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Religious Studies Undergraduate Major (BA, BS, HBA, HBS)
- Acquire and further develop core humanities skills of critical thinking, textual analysis, expository and persuasive writing, and organized research, that displays academic knowledge of religious studies.
- Articulate the roles of religiosity in a secular democratic society and cultivate characteristics of engaged citizenship.
- Demonstrate sufficient familiarity with three classical world religions, including knowledge of at least one religious cultural tradition outside of European/American culture.
- Utilize various disciplinary approaches – historical, literary, philosophical, religious, ethical – to articulate the concept and meaning of “religion” and the nature of its academic study
- Apply scholarly methods to understand how religious communities address concrete issues such as environment, gender, violence, and secularity.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| REL 160/PHL 160 | *QUESTS FOR MEANING: WORLD RELIGIONS | 4 |
| REL 202/PHL 202 | INTRODUCTION TO RELIGIOUS STUDIES | 4 |
| REL 407 | ^SEMINAR | 4 |
| Global Literacy in Religion | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
| *RELIGIOUS ETHICS AND MORAL PROBLEMS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BUDDHIST TRADITIONS | ||
| *RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO HINDU TRADITIONS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO ISLAMIC TRADITIONS | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH TRADITIONS | ||
| *WORLD-VIEWS AND VALUES IN THE BIBLE | ||
| Studies in Religion and Culture | ||
| SHPR Courses | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses in the School of History, Philosophy & Religion: | 12 | |
| A HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN AFRICA | ||
| *SCIENCE AND RELIGION | ||
| *THE IDEA OF GOD | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| STUDY OF PEACE AND THE CAUSES OF CONFLICT | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| *CRITICS OF RELIGION | ||
| *GANDHI AND NONVIOLENCE | ||
| INTELLECTUAL ISSUES OF MEXICO AND MEXICAN AMERICANS | ||
| *ANCIENT JEWISH HISTORY | ||
| *EARLY CHRISTIANITY: ORIGINS TO 600 | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | ||
| HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE | ||
| HISTORY OF EARLY MODERN EUROPE | ||
| MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN SPANISH HISTORY | ||
| *PACIFISM, JUST WAR, AND TERRORISM | ||
| *FIRST FREEDOM: RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AND INTOLERANCE | ||
| *EARLY LATIN AMERICA | ||
| *AFRICANS IN LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY | ||
| *UNITED STATES RELIGION AND SOCIAL REFORM | ||
| *PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA | ||
| *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | ||
| *ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS | ||
| INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||
| READING AND CONFERENCE | ||
| GREAT FIGURES IN PHILOSOPHY | ||
| SELECTED TOPICS | ||
| *THE HOLOCAUST IN ITS HISTORY | ||
| HISTORY OF BUDDHIST PHILOSOPHY | ||
| BUDDHISM, NON-VIOLENCE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||
| *YOGA AND TANTRIC TRADITIONS | ||
| *THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MODERN YOGA | ||
| *SPIRITUALITY AND ECOLOGY: GREEN YOGA | ||
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION | ||
| *WORLD VIEWS AND ENVIRONMENTAL VALUES | ||
| *BIOMEDICAL ETHICS | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN PHILOSOPHIES | ||
| DEATH AND DYING | ||
| ART AND MORALITY | ||
| RELIGION AND U.S. FOREIGN RELATIONS | ||
| RELIGION IN THE AMERICAN WEST | ||
| *POLITICS AND RELIGION IN THE MODERN MIDDLE EAST | ||
| Non-SHPR Courses | ||
| Select 12 credits from the following courses: | 12 | |
| FOLKLORE AND EXPRESSIVE CULTURE | ||
| CONTEMPORARY NATIVE ISSUES | ||
| *THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| *FEMINISM AND THE BIBLE | ||
| *THE HOLOCAUST IN LITERATURE AND FILM | ||
| *NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| CLASSICAL POLITICAL THOUGHT | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | ||
| *INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES | ||
| *MUSLIM WOMEN | ||
| *GLOBAL FEMINIST THEOLOGIES | ||
| Additional Requirements | ||
| Remaining Bacc Core, CLA Core, BA/BS and Electives | 132 | |
| Total Credits | 180 | |
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Baccalaureate Core Course (BCC)
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Writing Intensive Course (WIC)
