RT Article
T1 Teaching Introductory Upper-Level Religion and Theology Classes
JF Teaching theology and religion
VO 18
IS 4
SP 326
OP 342
A1 Clingerman, Forrest
A1 O'Brien, Kevin J. 1977-
LA English
PB Wiley-Blackwell
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1566341450
AB The undergraduate study of religion is predominantly undertaken by non-majors who are meeting a general education requirement. This means that, while curricular discussions make important distinctions between the work of lower- and upper-division courses, many religion and theology faculty are teaching hybrid courses that we call "introductory upper-level courses." These play an introductory role in general education while also serving the study of religion in a more advanced way. Attention to how these courses fit into multiple curricular goals will be important for the scholarship of teaching and learning in religious studies and theology. This essay draws on scholarship about introductory teaching and a survey of faculty about introductory upper-level courses to argue that the content of such courses should be understood as serving the study of religion at an advanced level, the context should be understood as introducing general education goals, and the goals for intellectual growth must strike a challenging balance between the two.
K1 advanced courses
K1 Context
K1 intellectual growth
K1 introductory courses
K1 pedagogical content
K1 religion major
K1 Survey
DO 10.1111/teth.12302