RELS 137 Religion and Film Units: 3.00
This course will explore how religion is portrayed in film, noting particularly the depiction of religious belief, practices, practitioners, and institutions, and the use of religious symbols and metaphors.
Learning Hours: 120 (24 Lecture, 12 Tutorial, 84 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite None.
Equivalency RELS 237/3.0*.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Analyze how religion can be presented in films.
- Collaborate with others in critical thinking, research, and writing.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the basic terminology and concepts for the academic study of religion; demonstrate comprehension of different analytical methods that can be used in the interpretation of religion in film.
- Evaluate how a film's use of religion reflects and/or creates worldviews.