ELHE 7504 Religion and Higher Education
Faith, religion, and spirituality have become topics of increasing interest for scholars and practitioners in higher education administration and student personnel development. This course explores the historical, sociological, and cultural dynamics between religion and higher education. Topics include secularism, modernity, and challenges to the integration of faith and intellectual life. Additional topics include: religious pluralism; religion in secular higher education; legal issues surrounding religion and higher education; academic freedom; constitutional matters; modernism, post-modernism, post-secularism and the tensions and opportunities that these cultural/intellectual movements pose for religion and higher learning in a modern, democratic, pluralistic society.
Course overview
- Department
- Educational Leadership and Higher Education
- School
- Lynch
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.63 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.82 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 3
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Michael James | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 | — | 13 of 18 |
| Spring 2024 | Michael James | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 10+ hrs/week | 14 of 16 |
| Spring 2022 | Michael James | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 7–9 hrs/week | 11 of 18 |