SOCA3902
Religion and Politics in Contemporary Society
10 Units
Available in 2013
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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| Ourimbah | Semester 1 |
Previously offered in 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008
Covers religion in contemporary societies, and in particular the impact of religion on the political arena. Topics include the development of religious fundamentalisms, gender and religion issues, left-wing religious movements of resistance to social oppression, and intersections between religion and environmental politics. Case studies are drawn from various societies and cultural arenas. The aim is to enable students to reach a sympathetic yet critical understanding of the place of these developments in contemporary societies.
| Objectives | 1. To enable students to understand the variety of religious expressions in the contemporary world. 2. To equip them to make informed and intelligent judgments and appreciations of such expressions. 3. To enable them to understand the social, political and cultural conditions which give rise to such expressions. 4. To enable them to understand the impact on the political process, local and global, of such expressions, in particular in regard to processes of identity formation at individual and group levels. 5. To enable the students to acquire an informed and critical understanding of key concepts employed in this field, including "globalisation," "secularisation" and "fundamentalism". 6. To aid in the development of high-level oral and written communication skills. |
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| Content | Topics include the development of religious fundamentalisms, gender and religion issues, left-wing religious movements of resistance to social oppression, and intersections between religion and environmental politics. Case studies are drawn from various societies and cultural arenas. The aim is to enable students to reach a sympathetic yet critical understanding of the place of these developments in contemporary societies. | ||
| Replacing Course(s) | SOCA2520 | ||
| Transition | Students who have successfully completed SOCA2520 are not permitted to take this course. | ||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||
| Assumed Knowledge | 40 units of study at 1000 level. | ||
| Modes of Delivery | Flexible Delivery / Student Centred Learning Internal Mode |
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| Teaching Methods | Lecture
Integrated Learning Tutorial |
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| Contact Hours | Lecture: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term Tutorial: for 1 hour(s) per Week for Full Term |
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| Timetables | 2013 Course Timetables for SOCA3902 |