HU 281 - Exploring World Religions

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3

Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None

English Prerequisites: None

Math Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Description: Students survey (through substantial immersion into world religion texts) the origins, teachings, values, and practices of Indigenous/Primal religions; Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Sikhism. While learning the content of individual traditions and exploring the comparative questions between/among traditions, students focus on how human beings have answered the perennial questions about the ultimate meanings and purposes of existence. It is recommended that students complete EN 101 with a C or Higher prior to enrolling in this course.

Department Consent: No Department Consent Required

General Education Distribution Category Met: Humanities