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RLCL-1904: Religion and Culture In Asia

Description: Historical and geographical overview of diverse religious/cultural traditions in Asia, such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shinto. Investigation of the categories religion and culture and their interactions in Asia. Examination of different methodological and interdisciplinary approaches and their integration, with emphasis on critical thinking about the complexities of studying religion and culture in Asia. Asia on a global stage, including Western views of Asia and Asian views of the West.

Pathways: 2 Critical Thinking Humanities, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 40

Average GPA: 3.32 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 34.16%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 3.76%

Ananda Abeysekara202432.2%46.5%7.0%1.0%3.9%9.4%3.0913
Peter L Schmitthenner202362.1%27.8%4.6%1.0%2.8%1.7%3.4215
Zhange Ni202375.9%16.7%5.1%1.3%0.7%0.3%3.648
Muhammed Shah Shajahan202255.8%20.3%0.0%3.9%20.2%0.0%2.872
Harpreet Singh Dhillon201660.0%33.4%0.0%0.0%6.7%0.0%3.321
Jamie N Sanchez201540.0%40.0%10.0%10.0%0.0%0.0%3.131

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