Religion and Politics Major

Requirements

The major consists of a minimum of 14 courses:

REL 101	Religions in World Cultures
REL 222	Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict
REL 240	Theories of Religion
REL 490	Senior Capstone
	Or
REL 495-496	Honors Thesis
GOVT 104	Introduction to Political Theory
GOVT 244	Modern Political Theory
GOVT	Three 200 or 300-level approved GOVT electives

And at least three additional approved REL electives:

Only one of which can be at the 100-level and at least one of which must be at the 300-level

One from:

GOVT 101	Introduction to United States Politics
GOVT 102	Introduction to International Politics
GOVT 103	Introduction to Comparative Politics

One Seminar from:

GOVT 401	Representation, Apportionment and Democratic Participation
GOVT 405	US Foreign Policy in a Changing World
GOVT 407	Law and Social Movements
GOVT 410	Personality and Supreme Court Decision Making
GOVT 412	Politics of European Integration
GOVT 414	Political Thought through Literature
GOVT 415	Nationalism in World Politics
GOVT 416	Critical Theory: Power and Resistance
GOVT 418	Democracy, Inclusion, Exclusion
	Or
GOVT 495-496	Thesis

Students writing an Honors Thesis will enroll either in REL 495 in the fall semester of their senior year and GOV 496/LAW 496 in the spring, or in GOV 495/LAW 495 in the fall semester and REL 496 in the spring. The Honors Thesis will be directed by a faculty member from either department, with at least one of the two readers being from the other department. No more than one semester of independent study is permitted.