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RS 280Cults and New Religious Movements

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Religious Studies
Cross-listed
SOC 262

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

This course examines various cults and new religious movements (e.g., Scientology, Krishna Consciousness, Neo-paganism) and places them within the context of our sociological knowledge of their emergence, who joins and why, and other issues.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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  • Awesome class, great prof

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  • Great Prof, super engaging and interesting. Mandatory term paper, and if you do both midterms the final is optional. If you show up to class and do the readings its an easy 80

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Spring 2018

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

Calendar versions

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