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College Catalog 2017-2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Religious Studies (B.A.)

Student Learning Outcomes for Religious Studies:

Students will be able to:

  • Analyze religion from different perspectives using primary and secondary literature.

  • Apply diverse theories and methods to examine religion.

  • Evaluate how their work in various courses and other learning contexts in the departmental program has prepared them to put their learning to work in the world.

  • Integrate religious studies literature into their own commentary on religion in the public sphere.

The Religious Studies major consists of 10 courses totaling no fewer than 36 credits.

The following courses are required:

Choose one of the following (4 credits):

Choose two of the following (8 credits):

Choose one of the following (4 credits):

Choose one of the following (4 credits):

Choose two from the following list of seminars and advanced studies OR one seminar or advanced study and one ancient language (REL 213 - 218) (8 credits):

Choose one of the following (0 to 4 credits):

Suggested first year courses:

Fall semester:

Spring semester:

Choose one or two Religious Studies courses:

One of the following:
Students interested in an ancient language, choose one of the following, if offered:
If REL 125 was not taken in the fall semester, choose one of the following: