RST2603 - New Religious Movements: Cults, New Age and Related Phenomenon
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 6
Credits - 12
Purpose: To enable students to demonstrate their understanding of the emergence and significance of cults and new religious movements (NRMs) in modern society (including definitions, incidence and significance, typology, factors that determine the success or failure of NRMs, and NRMs with respect to violence and the media).