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Programs in Religion

Religion Major Requirements (39 total hrs)

  • Introductory (3 hrs): REL 001 Intro to Religious Studies OR REL 005 World Religions
  • Religious Traditions (two traditions, one of which must be non-Abrahamic) (6 hrs):
    • REL 011 Protestantism
    • REL 012 Catholicism
    • REL 014 Islam
    • REL 015 Judaism
    • REL 111 / PHIL 124 Eastern Philosophy
  • Bible (two courses, one of which must be > 100) (6 hrs):
    • REL 051 Old Testament
    • REL 052 New Testament
    • REL 053 Life and Teachings of Jesus
    • REL 150 Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament
    • Independent Study in Hebrew
    • Other Bible courses as offered.
  • Ethics, Society and Culture (3 hrs):
    • REL 091 Contemporary Ethical Problems
    • REL 118 Race, Religion and Civic Culture
    • REL 120 Black Christianity and Prophetic Politics
  • Theories of Religion (3 hrs): REL 125 Philosophy of Religion
  • Theology (3 hrs):
    • REL 153 Introduction to Christian Theologies
    • REL 155 Liberation and Feminist Theologies
  • Senior Capstone (3 hrs): Student will work with faculty member on an independent study topic.
  • Elective Courses (12 hrs)
  • Special Notes
    • No more than 15 hours of < 100 level courses may count toward major.
    • Suggested fields of study that would nicely complement the Religion major but that do not necessarily count toward the major include Philosophy, Culture & Society, English, and History.
    • Individual requirement may be waived with departmental approval only if student has taken additional courses outside the major that substantially strengthen the student’s major and only if the courses waived do not weaken the student’s major experience. This should happen only in extraordinary circumstances.

 

Religion Minor Requirements (18 total hrs)

  • REL 001 Introduction to Religious Studies
  • PHIL/REL 091 Contemporary Ethical Problems
  • Six credit hours to be satisfied by REL 010, 051, 052, 053, or upper division courses in biblical studies
  • PHIL/REL 125 Philosophy of Religion
  • Three credit hours in an upper division religion course
  • No more than 12 credit hours in the minor may be in courses numbered below 100