Approaches to Studying Religions

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Study concepts, common characteristics, and the function of religion in human life.

Approaches to Studying Religions course stats

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• 26260 students successfully completed
• 87 partners accept credit transfer.
• 3.0 semester credits
• Recommended for credit to the ACE® and DEAC college and university networks.

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Assignments & grading

This is a pass/fail course. You must complete 15 Challenges (formative assessments), 4 Milestones (summative assessments), and 3 Touchstones (project-based or written assessments) with an overall score of 70% or better.

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Investigate the major approaches to studying religion.
• Identify common elements of religions.
• Analyze religion's impact on individuals, society, and the world.
• Evaluate social, ethical, and cultural topics through the lens of religion.

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Approaches to Studying Religions reviews

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by Daniel P. on July 19, 2026
Amazing Course

by Daniel V. on July 18, 2026
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by Joel M. on July 17, 2026
Well thought out course, made the study of religion much more interesting than I thought it would be before starting this course. Also helped polish essay skills further.

by Clarice E. on July 17, 2026
I liked the course it was very informative, writing the essays was pretty straightforward and I enjoyed learning different things about different religions.

by Kayla W. on July 16, 2026
I enjoyed this class, thus far it has been my favorite class due to the learning of different topics on religions.

by April W. on July 15, 2026
Worked at my own pace, courses and milestones gave knowledgeable insight and definitely helped with completing for my university to accept.

by Wenshy P. on July 11, 2026
Amazing class!!

by Stephanie P. on July 10, 2026
love the videos. Huge help.

by Marvin D. on July 10, 2026
I really enjoyed this course, and the instructor Ted Fairchild, one of my favorite courses… it didn’t disappoint.

by Alondra Santos D. on July 08, 2026
Very interesting and easy to follow.