ANU - STUDYAT - Bachelor of Religions (Asian Societies)

Program Requirements

The Bachelor of Religions (Asia Societies) requires completion of 24 courses (144 units) including:

a. Core component: ten courses (60 units) providing a disciplinary foundation in religion and society from coursework offerings in the Faculty of Asian Studies and the Faculty of Arts

b. Asian language component: an Asian language sequence comprising four courses (24 units), offered by the Faculty.

c. Elective component: ten courses - unprescribed. This allows a student the option to take a relevant major in another Faculty. It also allows the taking of further language courses. To meet honours requirements, Honours candidates will need to slect additional Asian language courses from this elective area, to secure an Asian language major.

Foundation in Religion and Society
The foundation in religion and society comprises 10 courses selected from the following indicative list:

RELS1002 Introduction to Religions A - compulsory
RELS1003 Introduction to Religions B - compulsory
ASIA2165 Islamic Alternatives in Southeast Asia
ASIA2174 Mysticism
ASIA2203 Chinese Foundations of Civilisation
ASIA2251 Buddhism
ASIA2161 Religions and Politics in India 1193-1858
ASIA2163 Religion and Politics in South Asia B
ASIA 2172 India: the Classical Civilisation
ASIA2173 Religion and Social Movements in Southeast Asia
ASIA2263 Modern Hindu Thought
ASIA2265 Religion in Modern East Asia
ASIA3008 Orientalism and the Study of Asia
ASIA3201 Clio in Asia: A European Muse Meets Her Sisters
ANTH2004 Religion, Ritual and Cosmology
ANTH2033 Religion and Society in India
ARTH2056 Art and Architecture of Southeast Asia
HIST2137 Ancient Israel: History, Religion and Archaeology
HIST2138 Historical Jesus and Christian Origins
MEAS2162 Islam: History and Institutions

Bachelor of Religions (Asian Societies) - Requirements