Considers themes science fiction shares with religion, including questions of transcendence, the nature of reality, apocalypticism, utopias, the problem of evil, religion and scientific speculation, race and colonialism, new media, and the application of science fiction theory to religious studies.

Prerequisites: Upper-division standing.

4

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Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

Upper division only

Level Limit

Letters and science

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BUSTO R V
Rudy Busto
4.1
56 reviews
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RGST110F . Busto R V 7 Years Ago

Religion and Science Fiction. Signed up on a whim. Best course I've ever taken with the most interesting and philosophical prof ever. This was my first Reg Studies course but my mind was blown on a daily basis. So grateful for the opportunity to have had him as a prof. TAKE HIM!!!

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RGST . Busto R V 2 Months Ago

Lectures are really easy to listen to; just remember to take notes of lectures and be attentive to the reading. Reading is short for the most part but genuinely interesting and falls in well with lecture topics. Section participation is mandatory.

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RGST . Busto R V 2 Months Ago

Chill professor overall. He sometimes goes a bit off topic, but nothing major. Lectures are heavy and can be boring, but attendance at sections and reviewing slides matter. The midterm and final were very easy just use the study guide and a good TA helps. Not what I expected, but still an easy GE.

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RGST . Busto R V 3 Months Ago

Rudy is the most chill guy ever, the lectures are super fun and interesting and you can tell hes passionate about what he thinks. He's pretty disorganized but who cares, this class isn't rocket science. If you attend the lectures and take notes you'll do fine. Also TA Kelsey was super helpful, especially to remedy Rudy's disorganization.

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RGST . Busto R V 3 Months Ago

Rudy is the most disorganized professor I think I've had. The study guides were given out right before the tests, and there were 3 separate ones with different answers, and one was AI! (Zerkxis is a TERRIBLE TA) The class is only graded on the midterm, final, and project. On the bright side, he's very funny, and his lectures aren't boring.

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RGST . Busto R V 4 Months Ago

I love Rudy busto so much. I fear he is the most disorganized scatterbrain on the planet. Nonetheless he is a great lecturer if you like the topics at hand just don't expect to have anything assigned on time.

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