RELG 101 - World Religions

    Recent Professors
    Jeff Murico, Darren Iammarino
    Recent Semesters
    Summer 2026
    Class Size
    35 students
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None
    Summer 2026 Sections
    View Summer 2026 sections of RELG 101
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3B · IGETC Area 3B · CSU GE Area C2
    Description
    This course introduces students to the religious studies discipline. It provides an overview of the history, beliefs, and practices of a diversity of ethnic and religious groups from both Eastern and Western hemispheres, including Indigenous traditions of North America, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism. It explores the differences and similarities of the central tenets in the world's major religions and analyzes the close relationship among religion, society, and culture/ethnic groups. It evaluates multidisciplinary methodological approaches to the study of religion and religions. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: Credit for RELG 101 or RELG 101H .