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Here is some initial information
about this course. As the course's starting date approaches,
further info may be added to this page.
More detailed
information will be provided in
class, in the course syllabus, and on the course's Blackboard site. |
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Blackboard Log In.
Instructions on how to access this
course's Blackboard site may be found at the
Log-In Instructions page.
Textbooks, etc.
Note:
So that we can get started in an
efficient manner,
please bring your
textbooks with you to the first class meeting.
Required Texts:
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Huston Smith, The World's Religions
(San Francisco: HarperCollins, either the 1991 or 2009 edition).
ISBN-13: 978-0062508119 or ISBN-13: 978-0061660184.
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Jacob Neusner, ed., World Religions
in America: An Introduction, 3rd ed. (Westminster/John Knox
Press). ISBN-13: 978-0664224752
Required Dictionary. You
may purchase the below-listed dictionary or--at
your option--access it online at
m-w.com. This is the required
dictionary for use in preparing course assignments:
Required Viewing:
You will not need to
purchase these videos. A link for viewing them can be found on
the Presentations page of the course's Blackboard site, and DVD-copies of
them are also
available on campus in the Learning Resources Center (library).
A Heads-Up
about
Required Use of Internet and E-Mail.
In order to fulfill the requirements of this course, you will need
to utilize the Internet and e-mail on a regular basis.
It is the responsibility of the student to ensure that she/he has
consistent and reliable access to an appropriately functioning
computer with Internet connection for completing Internet-based
assignments on schedule, as well as for receiving communications
from the instructor. Lab computers, Internet access, and wifi
hotspots, are available on campus at Cuyamaca College, should you
need them during the first two weeks of class. In Paris,
computers with Internet connection will be available on the premises
of the Accord Language School, and wifi access for laptops will be
available in our main classroom at the Théâtre du Gymnase. Wifi
service may also be provided in some of the student lodgings
in Paris, but if it is not, then Internet access will be readily
available in Internet cafes and other locations throughout Paris.
If you possess a laptop computer with wireless capability, you are
encouraged to bring it with you to Paris (transporting it preferably
in your carry-on baggage).
Course Syllabus:
To download a pdf
file of the RELG 120 course syllabus, please click
here.
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