Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

School

Historical & Philosophical Inq

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

In Person

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week

Assessment methods

Tutorial Participation (Internal students) 20%; or

Online Journal Entries (External students) 20%

Essay 1: Short Essay 15%

Essay 2: Essay 25%

Essay 3: Research Essay 40%

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) External External Profile unavailable

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Course description

Why and how do religions emerge and change? Why do some religions thrive and some die? This course will survey Asian religious traditions, including Vedic religion, Zoroastrianism, the speculative traditions of the Upani¿ads, Jainism, Early Buddhism, Manichaeism, Hinduism, Mahayana Buddhism, Chinese Religion, Japanese Religion, and Sikhism. It will place them in the contexts of their emergence and transmission, exploring themes of global interconnectedness, including their manifestations in Australia (utilising the Queensland Atlas of Religion).