ASHEVILLE-BUNCOMBE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Course Outline
Course:
REL 110 World Religions
Credit Hours:
3
Placement:
Fall/Spring, online, hybrid, 8/16 week
Course Description:
This course introduces the world's major religious traditions. Topics include Primal religions, Hinduism,
Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the
origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied. This course has been approved to satisfy
the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement general education requirement in humanities/fine arts.
Prerequisites:
None
Corequisites:
None
Required Text:
Fisher,Mary Pat. Living Religions, ninth edition. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2014.
ISBN: 1269683780 ISBN: 9781269683784
Prepared by:
Sun Kondal
Revision Date: ____2/24/15________
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___________________________________________________ Chairperson
___________________________________________________ Dean
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Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the course, students will have:
1.
Recognized and recalled basic religious terminology.
2.
Identified the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
3.
Demonstrated a critical reading comprehension of the religions studied.
4.
Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
5.
Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
6.
Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
General Education Core Competencies
Upon successful completion of the general education requirements, the student will show
achievement in each of the following competencies (please bold and underline Competency if
relevant to this course):
1. Students will communicate verbally in a clear and appropriate manner with their audience.
2. Students will appraise meaning contained in significant humanistic and artistic expressions.
3. Students will critically analyze information from the social and historical perspectives to
determine their place in society.
4. Students will present evidence-based solutions to problems by applying mathematical or
scientific methodologies.
Assessment Methods (examples)
1. Classroom discussion
2. Project
3. Homework
4. Quizzes
5. Tests
6. Final exam
Content Outline
1) Module 1: Indigenous People
a) Recognized and recalled important terms associated with indigenous religions.
b) Defined characteristics of indigenous religions.
c) Identified specific practices and beliefs of several indigenous religions, particularly Native
American and Traditional African cultures.
d) Indicated major obstacles in understanding indigenous religions.
e) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
2) Module 2: Hinduism
a) Recognized and recalled important names and terms associated with Hinduism.
b) Indicated the theories concerning the origins of Hinduism.
c) Identified the defining characteristics, major beliefs and practices of Hinduism.
d) Named the defining contemporary issues of Hinduism.
e) Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
f) Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
g) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
3) Module 3: Buddhism
a) Recognized and recalled important names and terms associated with Buddhism.
b) Indicated the theories concerning the origins of Buddhism
c) Identified the defining characteristics, major beliefs and practices of Buddhism.
d) Identified the major divisions of Buddhism, their similarities and differences.
e) Named the defining contemporary issues of Buddhism.
f) Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
g) Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
h) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
4) Module 4: Judaism
a) Recognized and recalled important names and terms associated with Judaism.
b) Traced the origins of Judaism.
c) Identified the defining characteristics, major beliefs and practices of Judaism.
d) Identified the major divisions of Judaism, their similarities and differences.
e) Named the defining contemporary issues of Judaism.
f) Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
g) Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
h) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
5) Module 5: Christianity
a) Recognized and recalled important names and terms associated with Christianity.
b) Traced the origins of Christianity.
c) Identified the defining characteristics, major beliefs and practices of Christianity.
d) Identified the major divisions of Christianity, their similarities and differences.
e) Named the defining contemporary issues of Christianity.
f) Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
g) Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
h) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.
6) Module 6: Islam
a) Recognized and recalled important names and terms associated with Islam.
b) Traced the origins of Islam.
c) Identified the defining characteristics, major beliefs and practices of Islam.
d) Identified the major divisions of Islam, their similarities and differences.
e) Named the defining contemporary issues of Islam.
f) Distinguished between the origins, history, beliefs and practices of the religions studied.
g) Compared and contrasted the origins, history, beliefs, and practices of the religions studied.
h) Related beliefs and practices of religions studied to a specified context.