Religious Studies Major (Classes of 2016 and 2017)

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of nine courses:

REL 101	Religions in World Cultures
REL 240	Theories of Religion
REL 490	Senior Capstone
	Or
REL 495-496	Honors Thesis

REL 490, REL 495-496: Students wishing to take honors should inform their advisers early in the second semester of the junior year. They enroll in REL 496, as a 10th course, after successfully completing REL 490 or REL 495.

Six additional approved electives:

Will include one course in Texts, one course in Society or American Religious Experience, two courses in Traditions, and one 300-level elective chosen from the following Religious Studies Course Areas:

Introductory:

REL 101	Religions in World Cultures
REL 102	Contemporary Religious Issues
REL 103	Religion, Myth, and Fantasy
REL 104	Saints, Mystics, Ecstatics

Traditions:

REL 211	Hinduism: Unities and Diversity
REL 212	Buddhism: From India to Asia and Beyond
REL 213	Judaism: Faith, Communities, Identity
REL 214	Christianity: From Jesus to the Third Millennium
REL 215	Islam: History, Faith, and Practice
REL 216	Religions in Africa: Contemporary and Historical Expressions
REL 217	Latina/o Religions: Not Just Catholicism

Oral and Written Texts:

REL 201	The Biblical Imagination: Torah, Prophets, Writings
REL 202	Christian Scriptures
REL 203	Religion and the Literary Imagination
REL 204	India's Religious Texts: Sacred Word, Sacred Sound
REL 205
REL 207	The Quran

Society:

REL 221	Religion in Society
REL 222	Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict
REL 223	Religious Healing and Health
REL 224	Religious Ethics
REL 225	Sex, Gender, and Religion

American Religious Experience:

REL 231	Religions in American History and Culture
REL 236	African Diasporic Religions in the Americas
REL 237	Contemporary Catholic Issues in the United States

Advanced: 301 or above