Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
COLP-0001
Organization's ID:
PHIL 113
Organization:
Location:
Classroom-based
Length:
8 weeks (57 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Humanities, Philosophy, or Religion
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to explore the idea of worldview, and the various worldviews shaping the contemporary world including secularism, New Age, Christianity, Islam, and postmodernism.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify and understand their own worldview
  • Evaluate ideas and their worldview implications
  • Discuss with those of differing worldviews with a strong understanding of their approach to fundamental questions of God, humanity, and nature
  • Apply their worldview consistently to their personal and academic lives
  • Apply their worldview consistently to their familial and cultural lives.

General Topics:

  • Description of various religious systems, evaluation of various religious systems, evidence of worldview in culture, evidence of worldview in society, and worldview in historical events and movements
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Audio Visual Materials
  • Case Studies
  • Computer Based Training
  • Lectures

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Performance Rubrics (Checklists)
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials