Women and Religion - GENL1022
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
CSS Contribution Charge: 1 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Available for General Education: Yes (more info)
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Description
Recommended Prior Knowledge:
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes
- outline the key issues concerning women’s roles in the context of religion
- respect and critique traditional arguments from a contemporary perspective
- appreciate and enunciate the spectrum of similarities and differences between religions on the role of women
- exercise analytical and comparative skills at a higher level
- draw on knowledge from a number of related disciplines to understand the complexity of religious belief and practice
- articulate personal views based on a more profound understanding of the complexity of the world in which the students live and work
Assessment
Attendance | 5% |
Seminar Presentation (10 minutes) |
30%
|
1,500 Word Short Essay | 40% |
Mid-Session Multiple Choice Quiz (10 minutes) | 5% |
Final Open Book Class Test (45 minutes) | 20% |
Course Texts
Recommended: A full up-to date reading list will be provided in the detailed course outline.