HUMN 210 - World Religions

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23HU, 23WG

Prerequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

This course is an introduction to the world’s major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for World History & Global Awareness is satisfied by HUMN 210. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of a broad outline of world history and/or the development of the distinctive features of at least one civilization or culture in relation to other regions of the world; and
demonstrate an understanding of the structures, systems, and interrelationship among civilizations and cultures within historical and/or contemporary contexts, and their impact on wellbeing and sustainability.

The General Education requirement for Humanities is satisfied by HUMN 210. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities; and
recognize and analyze nuancce and complexity of meaning through critical reflections on text, visual images, or artifacts.

Course-specific SLOs for HUMN 210 include:

To introduce and outline the varying histories, beliefs and practices of the great religion systems from around the world
To provide an understanding of how religion affects personal convictions in human thought systems, conduct and behavior
To show how religion leads to an understanding of the human search for the meaning of life and a hope in death
To illuminate religious prejudice and the effect it has on our world, providing an open objective forum for safe discussion
To demonstrate that these beliefs, philosophies and sacred writings (and the cultures deriving from them) represent the universal aspirations of all people of good will in some way