RS 110Religions of the West
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- Religious Studies
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 2 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Encounter with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: the characteristics and interaction of the three major religious traditions originating in the Middle East that have shaped the image of the Western World.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
80% liked it76% easy72% useful
From 35 ratings and 10 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Get ready for an extremely independent course with little to no input from the Prof or the TA. You are completely on your own, no review, no nothing. Just listen to 12 Modules each consisting of 13-115 mins of lecture. No lecture notes, and you can't download the videos. A total of 3 online 80 question multiple choice tests, and a 500 word final course reflection, then a 30% final exam; written in person. Very bird, but very dry and dull content at times. Pure memorization, no application; 100s of terms and dates.
Apr 2017 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Had Peter Frick - terrible professor. Lecture slides contain no relevant information making them impossible to study off of. Had unannounced pop-up quizzes on minor details, worth around 5% each. Exams were fill in the blanks and long answer. Long answer portion was extremely subjective and impossible to achieve over a 75%. Lectures are very dry, however he will expect you to memorize nearly everything he says.
Oct 2017 · didn’t like it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Bird course, but VERY interesting!
Oct 2012 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
BIRDDD course esp if u alr have an idea of abrahamic religions. took it online. consisted of 3 tests worth 25% each (on each of the 3 religions) and then one reflection at the end also worth 25%
Apr 2025 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
I took this course online and had to do 6 discussion posts, 3 essays (each ~1000 words), and 3 quizzes. Overall the content was simple and interesting but coming from Eng there was a lot of writing and I spent more time on this course than I would have liked to.
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
22 posts and comments in 19 threads mention RS 110, January 2013 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2024
RS 110 - Online as bird? 1 point, 0 comments
Winter 2022
Anyone taken RS110 with Peter frick recently？ 2 points, 1 comment
Winter 2020
Bird courses for Spring term? 9 points, 1 comment
u/FloppySloppy: “… So far I’m enrolled in: ANTH 241 Food as Culture GER 271 German Culture: Objects HIST 205 History of Western Sport PHIL 324 Social and Political Philosophy RS 110 Religions of the West”
RS 110 1 point, 2 comments
Fall 2019
What’s an elective course that you found super enjoyable? 31 points, 41 comments
“It doesn’t have to be a bird course. Just any course you didn’t have to take but ended up liking it.”
u/BirdieWolf14: “I didn't have to take RS 110, I took it because I knew I would enjoy it and I did. I just find western religions fascinating when you look at it from a historical/academic lens. Now the course itself is pretty easy. I took it online. …”
Winter 2019
Easiest online course without an exam 7 points, 14 comments
“Looking for a course that i can spend the least amount of time on”
u/saucethepasta: “RS110”
Fall 2018
Online courses without exams? 4 points, 2 comments
“Trying to take one during co-op”
u/TheRedManFromRussia: “RS 101 or 110 forget”
Fall 2017
Thoughts on Religious Studies courses (RS 100, RS 110)? 1 point, 5 comments
u/theothercity: “Looking for an online course for next term, any thoughts on the difficulty and workload of any of these courses?”
u/cauliflowerlasagna: “Took RS 110 online last year with Peter Frick Effort: I listened to the lectures and typed notes up as there were no pdf versions available. I started making my notes about 2 days before the test opened up. …”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “… REES 180 REES 220 REES 261 REES 271 REES 273 REES 495 RELC 103W RELC 220W RELC 313W RS 100 RS 110 RS 112 RS 121 RS 130 RS 133 RS 170 RS 180 RS 213 RS 216 RS 233 RS 236 RS 242R RS 266 RS 270R RS 283 RS 291 RS 327 RS 353 RS 357 RS 380 RS 398 RS 499 RS 700 RSCH 100 RUSS 101 SCBUS …”
Winter 2017
Spring 2017 Online Course selection Advice 1 point, 5 comments
“Hey guys, don't really post here much but I need a bit of help. I'm interning in Toronto this summer (not in COOP) and wanted to take 2 online courses since I need 17 credits to graduate and I don't …”
u/AetherThought: “RS110. Boring as fuck, but meets your criteria. You only need to show up for the final exam.”
Anyone know how to download lecture videos from Learn? 3 points, 5 comments
u/1Password: “Can you share a screenshot of the screen with the video? I can download videos from modules for my course (MSCI 454)”
u/AetherThought: “The RS110 ones are Flash videos for some reason.”
Fall 2016
REC 280?? 3 points, 4 comments
[deleted]: “Has anyone taken REC 280 in recent years or RS 110? What's the breakdown of the course?”
u/Low-monthly-payments: “I took RS 110 over my last coop. It was pretty easy. You cover Judaism, Islam and Christianity and have a multiple choice test on each (this was online).”
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