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RELS384 Religions of the Ancient Near East

Updated: 31 August 2012
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Trimester 3 Off Campus
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites 12cp in ANCH or ASST or ECON (units with a 4 or 5 as second digit [denoting ECON HIST] only) or HIST or RELS or candidature in a postgraduate award
Co-requisites None
Restrictions HIST384 or HIST484 or HIST584 or RELS202 or RELS302 or RELS402 or RELS584
Notes

offered in odd numbered years
Combined Units RELS584 - Religions of the Ancient Near East
Coordinator(s) Lynda Garland (lgarland@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit deals with the religions of the three major areas of the Ancient Near East: Egypt, Mesopotamia and Canaan/Israel. The practices and beliefs of Egyptians, Sumerians, Babylonians, Canaanites and Israelites will be covered, religions which in many ways form the bedrock of present-day western and middle-eastern religions.
Materials Textbook information will be displayed approximately 8 weeks prior to the commencement of the teaching period. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment Assessment information will be published prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. explore the significant issues in religions of the Ancient Near East;
  2. demonstrate an understanding of human behaviour in an historically different context;
  3. possess an understanding of historical methodology;
  4. locate and use appropriate sources of information and analysis;
  5. write structured prose and frame arguments in the accepted manner of the discipline; and
  6. participate in effective discussions with fellow students either face-to-face or on the online bulletin board.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Knowledge of the studies in religion discipline will be taught through unit notes, essential readings and assessment tasks. It will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
2 Communication Skills
Students will be taught communication skills through written feedback on the essay and online components of the unit. Students will learn valuable communication skills through participation in seminars. Students will be assessed on the style of writing, clarity of writing, expression and development of ideas, and referencing. Students will practise their communication skills through completing the assessment tasks. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
This unit concentrates on a comparative perspective on world religions and this means it has an inherently global aspect. Religions of the Ancient Near East is one of these units that require students to learn a global perspective through the basic content of the course and the models of analysis provided. A global perspective is both practised and assessed in written and online assessment work. 		True True
4 Information Literacy
Students will be directed to relevant literature and taught how to assess its validity. Students will be assessed on their ability to identify and critically analyse the relevant literature. 		True True
5 Life-Long Learning
By completing the assessments, students will be provided with the necessary lifelong skills to be able to research, write and discuss social issues. These skills can be transferred to any discipline, and will be useful in any research positions. These attributes will be assessed in all of the assessments. 		True True
6 Problem Solving
Students will be assessed on their ability to deconstruct the essay question and to integrate theory and literature into their answer. Students will need to work out how to address the question and where the most appropriate material is to answer the question. 		True
7 Social Responsibility
Within the unit there are specific discussions concerning ethics in relation to the interpretation of texts, especially texts of other cultures than the student's own. Students are expected to practise such ethical approaches to the study of religions when doing their assessments and in their online postings. 		True True
8 Team Work
Team work applies in general to discussions between students online about problems they encounter or interesting questions for discussion. 		True
   

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