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 | |
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REL 490 | Senior Capstone | |
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REL 495-496 | Honors Thesis | |
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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:
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.
This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found
here.