What is Religion?
| Module title | What is Religion? |
|---|---|
| Module code | THE1120 |
| Academic year | 2025/6 |
| Credits | 30 |
| Module staff |
Module description
This module provides you with foundational conceptual and practical skills for critically engaging with religion at university level. You will be introduced to subject-specific study skills (such as finding appropriate sources, referencing, and constructing critical arguments). You will develop an understanding of how the academic study of religion and theology have historically developed, how they are subdivided, and where they differ in emphases and approach. Finally, you will develop a knowledge of historical and contemporary debates on defining ‘religion’. This issue is considered both in terms of scholarship that wrestles with the very word ‘religion’, and through critical consideration of a selection of global traditions commonly labelled as “religions”.
Module aims - intentions of the module
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
ILO: Module-specific skills
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ILO: Discipline-specific skills
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ILO: Personal and key skills
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Summative assessment (% of credit)
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| 0 | 0 | 0 |
Details of summative assessment
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| Credit value | 30 |
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| Available as distance learning? | Yes |
