Nov 22, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20

CLWR 3850J - Writing on Religion


Introduction to primary and secondary sources in the study of religious texts and practices, with the aim of producing and critiquing varying styles of writing about religious phenomena. Focuses on the process of researching and writing, analyzing sources, compiling bibliography, organizing evidence and composing and editing several drafts of each project.

Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
General Education Code: 1J
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • Take notes and cite sources accurately in text and in footnotes.
  • Conceive of and carry out an original research project.
  • Organize complex material, and develop a coherent argument in a research paper.
  • Revise and recombine material in subsequent drafts.
  • Understand and evaluate information from a wide variety of sources.


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