Sub-major - Religion, Anthropology and Philosophy
Western Sydney University
Sub-major
Code:
SM1032.1
Available to students in other Western Sydney University Courses :
YES, if the specialisation is available on your Home campus. Please ensure your course structure allows space for enrolment in the units in this unit set. Students must also meet any pre-requisite requirements. Consult your Course Advisor for further advice.
This multidisciplinary sub-major pursues critical and rational analysis of questions about individuals and societies; about human knowledge, culture and existence. It inquires into issues about human nature; the scope and limits of knowledge and belief; God and ethics; conflict and violence; ritual and myth; and religion, politics and culture. The sub-major provides students with rigorous training in analytic and creative thinking, intellectual independence and cultural and ethical awareness.
Sub-major
Structure
Students must complete 40 credit points from the following pool with no more than one unit at Level 1
Note: Not all units will be offered each year. Units will be offered on a rotational basis.
Level 1 Unit Pool
101462
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Understanding Islam and Muslim Societies
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Level 2 Unit Pool
101882
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A History of Modern Global Buddhism
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100850
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Buddhism in the Contemporary World
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100852
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Classics of Modern Philosophy
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101464
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Great Texts of Islam: Qur'an and Hadith
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101843
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Philosophy and Environment
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101881
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Philosophy and the Good Life
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101294
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The Western Philosophical Tradition
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Level 3 Unit Pool
101688
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Anthropology of Religion
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400087
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Applied Critical Methods
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101463
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Islam in the Modern World
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101467
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Islam in Southeast Asia
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101465
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Islamic Law in a Changing World
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100875
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Literature and Philosophy
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100275
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Philosophies of Love and Death
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101761
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Philosophy and the Visual
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100969
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Theories of Conflict and Violence
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101880
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The Space of Literature
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101471
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Women in Arabic and Islamic Literature
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