# Religious Studies (RELS) courses

Las Positas College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 2 courses

Source: https://laspositas.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/1097/1125/1198

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Summer 2026, Fall 2026.

### RELS 1 — Religions of the World

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Summer 2026, 2 sections (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/summer-2026/rels.md); Fall 2026, 3 sections (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/rels.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional
- Cal-GETC: 3B
- LPC-GE: 3

This course is an introduction to select religious traditions and cultures through exploring the history and beliefs of different religions. This course will also examine classic sacred texts and a variety of sacred practices. Religions studied include Shamanistic/Indigenous Religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism. Sikhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

### RELS 3 — Introduction to Women's Spirituality

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 54 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/las-positas-college/schedule/fall-2026/rels.md)
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Grading Option: Optional
- Cal-GETC: 3B
- LPC-GE: 3

An interdisciplinary and cross-cultural examination of women’s spirituality with particular reference to women’s contributions and influence in redefining feminine aspects of the divine. Examines the use of feminine experience as a primary construct for understanding the connection between women’s spirituality and the sacred. This course will also explore how issues of gender, culture, and identity influence women’s religious experiences. Explores religious texts, rituals, music, poetry and film.