What are special topics courses? I’m taking RLG389H1 “Museums and material religion” but I dont know what to expect of it since there is no course summary posted. Will I receive a religion credit from it despite it being a special topics course?
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hey there,
this is an oddball because usually these kinds of courses only appear in fourth year (for example, see RLG410Y1). however, RLG389H1 seems to follow the same general pattern as any other fourth-year ‘advanced topics’ course.
basically, special/advanced topics courses are taught in a general area (in this case, a “topic of central interest to students of religion“), and the prof/department get to decide which specific topic will be the focus of the class in any given year.
what you can expect is likely a prof who’s super excited by what they’re teaching, because it’s usually pertinent to their academic interests. you can also expect a really unique coverage of a topic not many other students will get.
the lack of a course description is actually pretty exciting. think of it as walking into ms. frizzle’s class every morning – you never know what kind of adventure you’re likely to get into.
and it will count as a religion credit, since it has the ‘RLG’ prefix.
hope you like the course!
aska