ATS3862 Thinking about religion
Faculty of Arts
ATS3862 Thinking about religion is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 5 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS3862
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3862
No unit lists ATS3862 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit considers different ways of thinking about religion and religious belief, both phenomenological (historical, social scientific, etc.) and philosophical. It raises philosophical questions about the role of religious discourse and the relationship of evidence to religious belief, examining classic texts on questions such as omniscience, simplicity and eternity. It also examines religious pluralism, and the range of responses that can be made to diverse views about salvation or enlightenment.
Offerings in 2027
The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3862.
Assessment
- Quiz/QuizzesQuiz / Test20%
- MultimediaArtefact30%
- Presentation15%
- ReflectionWritten15%
- OtherQuiz / Test20%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
To offer students the opportunity to improve their understanding of the history, beliefs, practices and sacred texts of various religious traditions
- 2
To help students develop their hermeneutical and exegetical skills, so that they can interpret, contextualise and explain passages and texts from different religious traditions, as well as integrate their analysis of scriptural texts with contemporary scholarly and critical material
- 3
To develop the capacities of students to engage in reflective and critical thinking, particularly the capacity to critically analyse and evaluate concepts, doctrines and arguments that have played a central role in the world's religions, as well as to put forward ideas and arguments of their own in a clear and cogent way.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Aydogan Kars
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Aydogan Kars
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3862?
ATS3862 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3862 offered?
ATS3862 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is ATS3862?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3862 have an exam?
No. ATS3862 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.