REL 180 - FS: First-Year Seminar

Credits: 3 credits in Fall and Winter, 4 credits in Spring

Prerequisite: First-Year class standing. First-year seminar. Topics vary by term.

Fall 2017, REL 180-01: FS: Perspectives on Death and Dying (3). First-year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing. A comparison of ways in which various religious traditions, as well as modern secular writers, think about the meaning of life in the face of our human mortality. Students study memoirs, novels, essays, scripture, and film, and write a journal and essays. A discussion-centered course, with visits to a funeral home and cemetery. Note: Should not be repeated in the future as REL 213. (HU) Marks.