REL 49300 - Undergraduate Seminar

Intensive examination of selected topics in religious studies. Topic varies.

Preparation for Course
P: Instructor approval required.

Cr. 3.
Variable Title
(V.T.)
Notes
May be repeated for credit with different topic(s) for a maximum of 9 credit hours.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the primary concerns, objectives, and modes of argumentation found across a diverse body of philosophical literature.
2. Understand the basic historical development of Buddhist philosophical traditions from their inception in India to their subsequent development and proliferation in Tibet.
3. Contextualize Buddhist philosophical traditions within the cultural milieu in which they arose and thrived.
4. Become conversant with emic concepts essential to the understanding of “philosophy” and “religion” in Asia.
5. Challenge commonly held assumptions about Buddhist traditions by integrating the study of living traditions of practice with the study of primary texts.