Course list for the Studies in Religion Extended Major
Information valid for students commencing 2015
Studies in Religion
Extended Major
24 units consisting of:
2 units for compulsory gateway course -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| RELN1000 | 2 | World Religions |
which may include up to 2 units from -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| RELN1001 | 2 | Belief & Unbelief |
| RELN1510 | 2 | The History of the Supernatural |
and 2 units for compulsory cornerstone course -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| RELN2000 | 2 | The idea of the sacred: texts, places and festivals |
and 6 units to 12 units from -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| HIST2140 | 2 | Indian History and Religion Study Tour |
| HIST2416 | 2 | Medieval Heresy |
| PHIL2080 | 2 | Philosophy of Science and Religion |
| RELA2010 | 2 | Introduction to Sanskrit |
| RELA2011 | 2 | Advanced Sanskrit |
| RELN2101 | 2 | Psychology of Religion |
| RELN2110 | 2 | Ritual, Culture & Religion: Trance and Shamanism in Contemporary and Indigenous Worlds |
| RELN2113 | 2 | Spirituality in the Everyday |
| RELN2115 | 2 | Playing God: Religion & Science |
| RELN2117 | 2 | Sociology of Religion |
| RELN2204 | 2 | Meditation & Soul Journeys: Eastern & Western Spiritual Experience |
| RELN2300 | 2 | Rituals, Priests & Kings: A History of Hinduism |
| RELN2301 | 2 | Buddhism |
| RELN2307 | 2 | Islam in the Contemporary World |
| RELN2310 | 2 | Religion, Peace and Violence |
| RELN2409 | 2 | The World of Jesus and the Early Christians |
| RELN2410 | 2 | The Bible: Fact or Fiction |
| RELN2411 | 2 | From Aquinas to Dawkins |
| RELN2512 | 2 | A History of Western Magic: Magic, Meaning and Ritual |
| RELN2600 | 2 | Southeast Asia - History and Religion Study Tour |
| WRIT2011 | 2 | Writing Religion and Spirituality: Media, Film, Music and the Supernatural |
and 2 units for compulsory capstone course -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| RELN3000 | 2 | The Future of Religion: An Advanced Study of Contemporary Issues |
