An introduction to the major traditions of the world with an emphasis on the beliefs, practices, and histories of Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and Taoism.

An introduction of the growth and development of diverse religions in the United States that spans from the colonial period to the present. This course chronologically presents these religious movements, including the Puritans, slave religion, the religious reform movements, the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish communities, the Black religious experience, and contemporary religious movements.

A study of dying, death, and bereavement. Medical, ethical, legal, philosophical, and religious considerations will be explored (also offered as PHIL 180).

An overview of myth and its function in culture through an introduction to origin and end-time stories from many traditions including native American, the classical mythology of Greece, and the major living religions