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- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Social and Human Sciences
- Instructor(s)
- Yumiyama Tatsuya
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- Day/Period(Room No.)
- Tue3-4(W9-910)
- Group
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- Course number
- SHS.U444
- Credits
- 1
- Academic year
- 2017
- Offered quarter
- 4Q
- Syllabus updated
- 2017/11/2
- Lecture notes updated
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- Language used
- Japanese
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Course description and aims
This course introduces religion and social problems. Emphasis is placed on religious antagonism against established social order. And Topics include psychiatric and ethical issues based on religious beliefs.
Student learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Obtain basic knowledge about religion and social problems.
2) Explain the background of social problems.
3) Express their view to overcome a conflict between secular and religious values.
Keywords
Religion and violence, religious issues, psychopathology of religion
Competencies that will be developed
| ✔ Specialist skills | Intercultural skills | ✔ Communication skills | Critical thinking skills | ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills |
Class flow
Students must respond to the question from a teacher through the discussions or short reports. And they should reach the same degree of understanding as they exchange their points of view.
Course schedule/Required learning
| Course schedule | Required learning | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction: What is religious issues ? | |
| Class 2 | Confrontation between freedom of religion and basic human rights (1) | Write a paper on relevant issues, watching a film dealing with the refusal of blood transfusion. |
| Class 3 | Confrontation between freedom of religion and basic human rights (2) | Discuss about this subject. |
| Class 4 | Confrontation between freedom of religion and basic human rights (3) | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 5 | Psychopathology of religion and salvation (1) | Write a paper on relevant issues, watching a film dealing with the faith healing. |
| Class 6 | Psychopathology of religion and salvation (2) | Discuss about this subject. |
| Class 7 | Psychopathology of religion and salvation (3) | Report the content of the last week's discussion. |
| Class 8 | Conclusion |
Textbook(s)
None required.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Course materials are provided during class.
Assessment criteria and methods
Discussion: 35%, Short report: 35%, Quiz: 30%
Related courses
- LAH.S403 ： Essence of Humanities and Social Sciences3
Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)
No prerequisites.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).
yumiyama[at]ila.titech.ac.jp
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.
