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Che Chetty
Lecturer
Howard College Campus
Federico Settler
Associate Professor
Pietermaritzburg Campus
About Religion Studies
The study of Religion encompasses the scientific study of the major world religions in context. Focused on the African continent, it engages the study of religious phenomena in terms of the significance of their historical, ritual, moral, organizational and belief systems. Contextually, the discipline engages a wide range of fields, as Religion intersects and engages with Community Development, Politics, Economics, Gender, Human Rights, Migration, and Health and Environmental Studies amongst others.
The major in Religion has 4 compulsory modules out of 8: RELG101, RELG 106, RELG203, RELG308 and RELG309.
- Postgraduate and Undergraduate
- Howard College & Pietermaritzburg Campus
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