Religious Studies 198
Fall 2004 A Humanities Base Course
The Humanities Base is the set of first year
humanities courses for the General Education Program at UD. Its
general theme: what it means to be human. This is divided into
four subthemes which you will hear often: autonomy and responsibility, the individual and society,
humankind and nature, faith and reason. Here are the official goals for the HB:
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Students will begin to develop and formulate their own
conception of what it means to be human.
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Students will understand how the humanities disciplines
ultimately constitute an integrated pursuit of the same goals.
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Faculty and students will form a community of learners
through the examination of selected texts and common themes.
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Students will develop a more critical understanding of
Western culture and will be introduced to the richness of non-Western civilizations.
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Students will develop general level competencies in reading,
writing, and information literacy in conjunction with the Competency Program
Rel 198 will pursue these goals, and through class
group presentations will contribute also to the the communication competency
goal that is otherwise addressed through specific communication courses.
Each of the departments offering HB courses
(Eng, Hst, Phl, Rel) selects certain readings that all of the students in the
first year HB courses will read. These are called "Common
Readings." For Religious Studies the common readings are
Genesis 1-3, the Buddha's Sermon at Benares, Mark's Gospel, and a
commentary on Gen. 2-3 by Phyllis Trible.
[for full information on the HB and the
UD General Education program:
[At portfolio, click on LEARNING
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On subsequent
pages, the relevant links will be at the FAR LEFT.
For material on the Humanities Base, click on "General Education"]
This page last revised May 6, 2004
