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Bachelor of Arts

Studies in Religion

Program of Study Credit Points
Prescribed Units for this Major
Complete the following units:
12 cps
Unit Code Unit Title Unit cps  
RELS181 Introduction to World Religions A 6  
RELS182 Introduction to World Religions B 6  
Listed Units for this Major
Complete 36 credit points from the following units:
36 cps
HIST343 Islam in the Modern World 6  
HIST367 Issues in Church History: Australia and America 6  
PHIL303 Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond 6  
RELS382 Philosophy East and West 6  
RELS384 Religions of the Ancient Near East 6  
RELS385 Women and Religion 6  
RELS386 Buddhism: A History 6  
RELS387 Earliest Christianity: Social Context and Sacred Text 6  
RELS388 The Pagan Religions of Ancient Greece and Rome 6  
Course Requirements: 96 cps
To achieve an overall total of 144 credit points candidates must complete a further 96 credit points by completing a second Major and Elective Units. Elective Units can be selected from any unit offered by the University subject to meeting overall course requirements and prerequisite and timetabling requirements for individual units.  
Total 144 cps
Suggested Elective Units to complement this Major:  
ANCH322 Bronze Age Greece and the Aegean 6  
ANCH324 Egypt in the Age of the Pyramids 6  
ANCH325 New Kingdom Egypt 6  
ARPA351 Australian Rock Art in World Perspective 6  
ASST100 Asian Pasts 6  
EDCX476 Religion in Australia 6  
HIST111 Medieval Europe 6  
HIST165 Europe and the New World 6  
HIST305 Byzantine History AD330-1056 6  
HIST308 The Crusades 6  
HIST342 Gandhi and Non-Violent Action in the 20th Century 6  
HUMS100 Colliding Worlds 6  
HUMS101 The Art of Good Thinking 6  
HUMS102 Learning Life-Long Academic Skills 6  
HUMS301 Special Option A 6  
HUMS303 Special Option C 6  
PEAC100 Introduction to Peace Studies 6  
PHIL303 Epistemology: The Enlightenment and Beyond 6  
PHIL342 Ethical Theory 6  
PHIL363 Persons and Individuals 6  
PHIL375 Social Philosophy: Issues in Applied Ethics 6  
PHIL385 Reason and Choice: Individual, Social, Political 6  

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Suggested Full Time Course Plan

The following are standard patterns of enrolment or pathways for candidates studying on a full-time or part-time basis. They take into account unit pre-requisite, co-requisite and timetabling requirements. Candidates can each year choose to study less units than the full-time pattern or more units than the part-time pattern, but if doing so should use these standard patterns as guides as to how best to structure their studies.

For candidates studying Full-Time = 48 cps per year or 24 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 40-48 hours per week.

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their 1st year candidates should enrol in these 2 Prescribed Units for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 4 Elective Units.

RELS181

RELS182

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major, 4 Units from Second Major and 2 Elective Units.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

3 In Yr 3 candidates enrol in 4 Listed Units for this Major, 2 Units from Second Major and 2 Elective Units.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Note:
Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level;
At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and
At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors.

Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major.

Suggested Part Time Course Plan

For candidates studying Part-Time = 24 cps per year or 12 cps per semester. This equates to a workload of approximately 20-24 hours per week.

Year Notes Semester 1 Semester 2
1 In their 1st year candidates should enrol in these 2 Prescribed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

RELS181

RELS182

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

2 In Yr 2 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

3 In Yr 3 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

4 In Yr 4 candidates should enrol in 2 Listed Units for this Major and 2 Units from Second Major.

Listed Unit

Listed Unit

Unit from Second Major

Unit from Second Major

5 In Yr 5 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units.

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

6 In Yr 6 candidates should enrol in 4 Elective Units.

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Elective Unit

Note:
Complete not more than 60 credit points at 100-level;
At least 36 credit points at 300-level or above; and
At least 108 credit points must be from units listed in the Approved Majors.

Prescribed, Listed and Elective Units may vary within each Major.

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