Religion and Politics Major (Classes of 2016 and 2017)

Requirements

American Politics and Theory Track

The major consists of a minimum of 15 courses:

GOVT 101	Introduction to United States Politics
GOVT 104	Introduction to Political Theory
GOVT 401-418	One GOVT Seminar
REL 101	Religions in World Cultures
REL 102	Contemporary Religious Issues
REL 222	Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict
REL 231	Religions in American History and Culture
REL 240	Theories of Religion
REL	One 300-level REL elective

Four GOVT electives from:

GOVT 207	Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics
GOVT 211	State and Local Government and Politics
GOVT 213	Law and Society
GOVT 215	Campaigns and Elections in the U.S.
GOVT 241	The Politics of Fashion
GOVT 243	Ancient and Medieval Political Theory
GOVT 244	Modern Political Theory
GOVT 245	Early American Political Thought
GOVT 246	Recent American Political Thought
GOVT 248	Capitalism and its Critics
GOVT 258	Political Opinion and Participation in the U.S.
GOVT 310	Politics, Policy, and Law in American Federalism
GOVT 311	Constitutional Law and Politics in the United States
GOVT 313	First Amendment in the United States: Law and Politics
GOVT 314	Liberty in the United States: Law and Politics
GOVT 320	The Presidency and Executive Politics
GOVT 321	Congress and the Legislative Process
GOVT 341	Contemporary Political Thought

One REL elective from:

REL 201	The Biblical Imagination: Torah, Prophets, Writings
REL 202	Christian Scriptures
REL 214	Christianity: From Jesus to the Third Millennium
REL 217	Latina/o Religions: Not Just Catholicism
REL 236	African Diasporic Religions in the Americas
REL 237	Contemporary Catholic Issues in the United States
REL 238

And one of the following:

GOVT 495-496	Thesis
REL 495-496	Honors Thesis
	Joint thesis in Government and Law and Religious Studies
GOVT 390-391	Independent Study
REL 390-391	Independent Study

International Track

The major consists of a minimum of 15 courses:

GOVT 102	Introduction to International Politics
GOVT 103	Introduction to Comparative Politics
GOVT 401-418	One GOVT Seminar
REL 101	Religions in World Cultures
REL 102	Contemporary Religious Issues
REL 222	Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict
REL 240	Theories of Religion
REL	One 300-level REL elective

Four GOVT electives from:

GOVT 221
GOVT 223	Politics of Africa
GOVT 225	Politics of Russia, the Other Post-Soviet States, and Eastern Europe
GOVT 227	Latin American Politics
GOVT 230	International Politics of the Middle East and Persian Gulf
GOVT 231	Global Environmental Politics
GOVT 232
GOVT 234
GOVT 235	International Law and Organization
GOVT 270	Chinese Foreign Policy
GOVT 329	The Politics of Social Movements
GOVT 331	Politics of the European Union
GOVT 332	Globalization and Security
GOVT 334	American Security Policy
GOVT 336	International Conflict

Two REL electives from:

REL 207	The Quran
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 227	Religion and the Environment
REL 228	Religion and Politics in Africa
REL 232	Religions in Latin America

And one of the following:

GOVT 495-496	Thesis
REL 495-496	Honors Thesis
	Joint thesis in Government and Law and Religious Studies
GOVT 390-391	Independent Study
REL 390-391	Independent Study

Thesis/Independent Study work must be done under the direction of at least one faculty member in each department.