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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: 20

Average GPA: 3.21 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 29.82%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 5.27%

Ananda Abeysekara202426.2%48.9%7.7%1.6%5.4%10.3%2.968
Zhange Ni202375.8%14.4%8.8%1.1%0.0%0.0%3.614
Peter L Schmitthenner202362.6%24.5%4.0%1.5%3.7%3.8%3.406
Muhammed Shah Shajahan202255.8%20.3%0.0%3.9%20.2%0.0%2.872

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Fall 2019Spring 2020Summer I 2020Fall 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Term050% W