ASR100 - World Religions
Unit details
Year: | 2020 unit information |
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Important Update: | Classes and seminars in Trimester 3, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of trimester. Last updated: 5 October 2020 |
Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 3: Online |
Credit point(s): | 1 |
EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Leesa Davis Trimester 3: Leesa Davis |
Prerequisite: | Nil |
Corequisite: | Nil |
Incompatible with: | ASB105, ASB106, ASP102, ASP202, ASP205, ASP305, ASP405 |
Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 1-hour class per week, 1 x 1-hour seminar per week |
Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 1 (one) scheduled online seminar per week |
Note:Previously coded ASP102 |
Content
This unit introduces students to the major ‘world religions’: Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The unit explores these religions by looking at their historical development, basic ideas, practices and sacred texts. In addition, students are introduced to a range of philosophical issues that arise within these religious traditions, such as: karma and rebirth; the relation between self and world, and self and God; different conceptions of God; and different conceptions of salvation or liberation.
| These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | |
ULO1 | Interpret, reconstruct and accurately explain passages and texts from different religious traditions | GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO2 | Integrate the analysis of sacred and scriptural texts with contemporary scholarly and critical material | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO3 | Discuss in a reflective and critical way the beliefs and arguments of competing religious and philosophical schools | GLO2: Communication |
ULO4 | Put forward ideas and arguments of your own using language that is concise, clear and conforms to the standards of academic scholarship (e.g., proper referencing of sources) | GLO6: Self-management GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
ULO5 | Analyse different belief structures and isolate their scriptural and cultural underpinnings | GLO5: Problem solving GLO4: Critical thinking |
ULO6 | Evaluate the transformation of traditional understandings in the light of modern interpretations and cross cultural religious literacy | GLO8: Global citizenship |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
Assessment
Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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Assessment 1 (Individual) - Essay | 1500 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Essay | 1500 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Online Exercises | 20% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ASR100 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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