Special Topic: Wellbeing, Happiness and Healing
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Program Overview
Course Overview
The Special Topic: Wellbeing, Happiness and Healing course, coded as RELI 345, examines how religions cultivate human flourishing. Topics include religious healing traditions, spirituality and mental health, visions of the good life, and techniques for achieving vitality.
Course Details
- Dates: 5 Jan 2026 to 8 Feb 2026
- Starts: Trimester 3
- Fees:
- NZ$1,090.60 for domestic students
- NZ$5,560.00 for international students
- Campus: Taught Online
- Estimated Workload: Approximately 200 hours or 40.0 hours per week for 5 weeks
- Points: 20 points
Entry Restrictions
- Prerequisites: 40 200-level points from Part A of the BA Schedule or 30 200-level HLWB points
- Corequisites: None
- Restrictions: Students who have already passed RELI 253 in 2023-2025 cannot take this course
Course Structure
- Taught by: School of Social and Cultural Studies — Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Disclaimer: This course outline may be subject to change
Key Dates
Important dates, including mid-trimester teaching breaks, can be found on the University's key dates calendar. Assessment dates will be communicated once the course has begun.
About This Course
This course is delivered fully online with pre-recorded lectures and online assessments. It runs in the second part of Trimester 3, 2025, in January-February 2026.
Course Learning Objectives
Students who pass this course should be able to:
- Demonstrate high-level analytical knowledge of issues relating to conceptions of the body in a variety of theoretical and Asian religious materials.
- Demonstrate critical thinking skills through the analysis of scholarly literature and primary sources.
- Formulate critical written scholarly arguments grounded in research-based evidence.
How This Course Is Taught
This course can be completed online through recorded modules and assessments.
Assessment
- 5 quizzes (5% each) = 25%
- 2 responses to readings and lectures of about 1000 words each (20% each) = 40%
- 1 essay (1800 words) = 35%
Mandatory Requirements
There are no mandatory requirements for this course.
What You'll Need to Get
You do not need to get any texts or equipment for this course.