REL 6038 Religion and Fieldwork 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Combining classroom based learning with supervised field research, this class will introduce students to the theoretical and practical issues of religion and fieldwork and will focus on the “nuts and bolts” of fieldwork. We will read both classic and newer works that showcase issues and questions in religion and fieldwork.
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REL 6347 American Buddhism 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Exploration of relationship between Buddhism and American culture.
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RLG 5143 Religion and Social Change 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Religion's role in social movements and other forms of cultural, economic, and political transformation.
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RLG 5195 Topics in Religion and Society 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines the interaction between religious bodies and the structures of the societies in which they function, with particular attention to the United States.
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RLG 5199 Religion and Nature in North America 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Investigation of ways that concepts of religion and nature have evolved and influenced one another during cultural, political and environmental history of North America since European contact.
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RLG 5297 Topics in Biblical Studies 3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines methods of interpreting particular texts or themes chosen from Hebrew scriptures or the Christian New Testament.
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RLG 5338 Topics in Asian Religions 3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines religious traditions that are indigenous to India, China, or Japan.
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RLG 5361 Global Islam 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Promotes a deeper understanding of the diversity of Muslim cultures and societies in the contemporary global context through an interdisciplinary approach that is both topical and geographical, drawing from perspectives from the social sciences and the humanities
Prerequisite: Currently enrolled UF graduate students may enroll in the course. Non-degree seeking students may enroll pending upon the approval of the Department of Religion.
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RLG 5365 Studies in Islam 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Historical study of development of selected doctrines, institutions, and practices, using primary and interpretive material.
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RLG 5396 Religion and Animals 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines the place of animals in the cosmologies and ethical systems of the world's diverse religions.
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RLG 5495 Topics in Religious Thought 3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Investigation of particular themes in a religious tradition or the comparative approach to intellectual dimensions of religious communities.
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RLG 5696 Topics in Jewish Thought 3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Themes, issues, and personalities in the Jewish tradition, from the biblical period through modern times.
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RLG 5906 Individual Work 1-5 Credits, Max 12 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Study of chosen materials under the individual direction of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Plan of study and method of evaluation must be pre-approved by the supervisory committee.
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RLG 5937 Topics in Religious Studies 3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Issues and methods in the study of religion. Generally more than one religious tradition is studied.
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RLG 6035 Method and Theory I 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines classical formulations of approaches to studying religion and to developing religious studies as an academic discipline.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Required of all religion graduate students.
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RLG 6036 Method and Theory II 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Study of religion in light of recent challenges in the humanities and social sciences. Special attention to the concept of religion and its origins in Christian culture of Western Europe; and to the engagement of religion in colonial culture.
Prerequisite: RLG 6035 and graduate standing. Required of all religion graduate students.
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RLG 6038 Religion and Fieldwork 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Combining classroom based learning with supervised field research, this class will introduce students to the theoretical and practical issues of religion and fieldwork and will focus on the “nuts and bolts” of fieldwork. We will read both classic and newer works that showcase issues and questions in religion and fieldwork.
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
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RLG 6095 Utopias and Dystopias 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Ideal societies and their roles in religious movements, ideologies, and communities.
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RLG 6107 Core Seminar in Religion and Nature 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Religious dimensions of relationships between what humans call "nature" and "culture."
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RLG 6126 Religion in the Americas 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Origins and interactions of religions in the Americas.
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RLG 6137 Religion in North America 3 Credits, Max 6 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Examines religious bodies in the United States, from historical, sociological, and theological perspectives.
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RLG 6167 Radical Environmentalism 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Critically examines the emergence and social impact of radical environmental groups.
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RLG 6183 Religion and Environmental Ethics 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explorations in classic and contemporary theories and applications of environmental ethics, with special attention to religion.
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RLG 6185 Religion, Nature, and Society 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Explores relationships between religion, nature and society both in the context of religious traditions and as a means to understand how these relationships reflect and shape social relations among people. Covers approaches to studying the relationships between different societies and nonhuman nature.
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
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RLG 6319 Interpreting Asian Religions 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Critical assessment of the world-religions model for interpreting Asian religions.
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RLG 6385 Native Religions in the Americas 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Indigenous religious communities and traditions in North, Central, and South America.
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RLG 6387 Religions in Latin America 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Important historical developments and contemporary expressions of religions in Latin America.
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RLG 6709 Islam in Africa 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
The course examines processes of Islamization and the emergence of local Muslim cultures. It exposes students to the diversity of Islam in Africa. You will become familiar with contemporary African Islam, and understand how it interacts with broader political dynamics. You will acquire skills to assess issues with broad relevance.
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RLG 6910 Supervised Research 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Research
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RLG 6936 Seminar Relig Studies 3 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Seminar Relig Studies
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RLG 6940 Supervised Teaching 1-5 Credits, Max 5 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Supervised Teaching
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RLG 6957 Overseas Studies in Religion 1-3 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Overseas Studies in Religion
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RLG 6971 Research for Master's Thesis 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Required of all candidates for the M.A. degree.
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RLG 7979 Advanced Research 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for doctoral students before admission to candidacy. Designed for students with a master's degree in the field of study or for students who have been admitted to a doctoral program. Not appropriate for students who have been admitted to candidacy.
Prerequisite: consent of graduate coordinator.
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RLG 7980 Research for Doctoral Dissertation 1-15 Credits
Grading Scheme: S/U
Research for Doctoral Dissertation
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SRK 6905 Individual Study in Sanskrit 1-4 Credits, Max 9 Credits
Grading Scheme: Letter Grade
Graduate reading in Sanskrit language and literature.
Prerequisite: consent of instructor.