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REL 200 Religion in Popular Culture
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Exploration of the relationship between religion and contemporary society. Includes representation of religion in popular
culture, function of religion as popular culture, and conflicts between religion and popular culture. Also includes a focus on
popular media, such as movies, television, music, news, advertising, and recreation.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
REL 220 Old Testament
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Major books of the Old Testament. Includes literary forms, historical context, moral implications of the literature, and
religious significance.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
REL 221 New Testament
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Major books of the New Testament. Includes literary forms, historical context, moral implications of the literature, and
religious significance.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
REL 233 Early Christianity
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
History and selected writings of the first three hundred years of Christianity. Includes the world of early Christianity,
writings of major Church Fathers, early Christian literature, and Christianity in the early Fourth Century.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
REL 234 Islam
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
History and literature of Islam. Includes basic themes of the Qur’an, life of the Prophet Mohammed, basic tenets and
practices of Islam, origin and development of Sufism, and historical and political development of Islam from Muhammad to
the present.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
REL 250 Religion and Culture in the Southwest
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the relationship and various forms of religion and culture in the Southwest. Includes native traditions,
European influences, Southwestern Catholicism, other religious influences in the Southwestern United States, and
contemporary religious traditions in the Southwest.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
REL 273 Judaism
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the Jewish religion. Includes the central themes of Judaism, Days of Awe, Shabbat, Pesach, Shavuot, Lots,
Hanukkah, cycle of Jewish life, and rituals, myths, and communities.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
REL 275 Native American Worldviews
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Native American religions surveying concepts of reality, morality, ethics, and the environment. Includes concept of
worldview, traditional Native American religious systems, Native American religions in a changing world, and future of
Native American religious thought.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
Reserve Officers Training Corps — ROTC - Air Force
For courses numbered 098, 198, 298, see “Topic Courses” on page 292
RELIGION — ROTC - AIR FORCE
MLA 100 Foundations of Air Force I
2 cr. hrs. 2 periods (2 lec.)
First Year General Military Course (GMC) Survey of the doctrine, mission, and organization of the United States Air Force
(USAF); U.S. strategic offensive and defensice forces; U.S. general purpose and aerospace support forces.
Information:
United States Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFROTC) Cadets must attend a Leadership Lab on Tuesday and
Thursday from 6:45 A.M. to 7:45 A.M.
Course offered in cooperation with the University of Arizona.
Offered: May not be offered this year, check class schedule.
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