The department of Religion offers a wide variety of courses in the undergraduate major. Not all classes are offered all the time, so be sure to check the schedules to see what classes are being offered. 840:0   Handouts for Religions of the Eastern World Weekly handouts for 840:211, "Religions of the Eastern World," will be available here. Please see the current semester to access them. 840:1   Handout Week 01-Religions of the Eastern World 840:101   Introduction to Religion: Social Patterns Varied origins of religion and motifs in its development in different cultures. (only open to first-year students and Sophomores) 840:102   Introduction to Religion: Patterns of Thought Lifestyles and systems of thought represented by major religions. (only open to first-year students and Sophomores) 840:111   The Religious Quest Investigations of diverse forms of religious experience found in autobiographies of the East and West. 840:112   Death and Afterlife Various religious concepts of death, resurrection, reincarnation, and other forms of afterlife; their relevance to this-worldly life.