Religious Studies, A.B. Major
Requirements
The major consists of a minimum of nine courses:
With the Department's approval students with a cumulative GPA of 3.00 or higher, and a major GPA of 3.20 or higher may elect to write and Honors Thesis (495/496) during their senior year.
Six additional approved REL electives:
The electives must include a 300-level elective, two courses in Transformations (Traditions and Practices), and at least one course in each of the three remaining non-Introductory domains of inquiry - Representations (Text and Contexts), Power and Difference, and Additional Department Electives chosen from the following Religious Studies Domains of Inquiry:
Introductory:
| REL 101 | Religions in World Cultures | 1 |
| REL 102 | Contemporary Religious Issues | 1 |
| REL 103 | Religion, Myth, and Fantasy | 1 |
| REL 104 | Saints, Mystics, Ecstatics | 1 |
Transformations (Traditions and Practices):
| REL 211 | Hinduism: Unities and Diversity | 1 |
| REL 212 | Buddhism: From India to Asia and Beyond | 1 |
| REL 213 | Judaism: Faith, Communities, Identity | 1 |
| REL 214 | Christianity: From Jesus to the Third Millennium | 1 |
| REL 215 | Islam: History, Faith, and Practice | 1 |
| REL 216 | Religions in Africa: Contemporary and Historical Expressions | 1 |
| REL 218/PHIL 218 | Confucianism: Self and Society | 1 |
| REL 231 | Religions in American History and Culture | 1 |
| REL 232 | Religions in Latin America | 1 |
| REL 233 | Female Divinities and Demons in East Asia | 1 |
Representations (Texts and Contexts):
| REL 201 | The Biblical Imagination: Torah, Prophets, Writings | 1 |
| REL 202 | Christian Scriptures | 1 |
| REL 203 | Religion and the Literary Imagination | 1 |
| REL 204 | India's Religious Texts: Sacred Word, Sacred Sound | 1 |
| REL 207 | The Quran | 1 |
| REL 209 | Sacred and Scared: Strange Tales and Popular Religions in East Asia | 1 |
| REL 260 | Global Muslim Literature and Film | 1 |
Power and Difference:
| REL 217 | Latina/o Religions: Not Just Catholicism | 1 |
| REL 222 | Interreligious Cooperation and Conflict | 1 |
| REL 225 | Sex, Gender, and Religion | 1 |
| REL 226/JS 226 | Jewish-Christian Relations: From Enmity to Dialogue? | 1 |
| REL 228 | Religion and Politics in Africa | 1 |
| REL 308 | Visual Culture and Religious Identity | 1 |
| REL 312 | Religious Body and Sexuality (Asia Focused) | 1 |
| REL 322 | Spirits of Capitalism: Spirit Possession and Witchcraft in Africa and the Diaspora | 1 |
| REL 350 | Religions on the Move Dynamic Approaches to the Religious History of the Americas | 1 |
Additional Department Electives:
| REL 223 | Religious Healing and Health | 1 |
| REL 224 | Religious Ethics | 1 |
| REL 250 | Anthropology of Religion | 1 |
| REL 301 | Philosophies of Religion | 1 |
| REL 304 | Spirituality and Transformation: From Sufism to Self-Help | 1 |
| REL 306 | Jewish Responses to the Holocaust | 1 |
| REL 307/JS 307 | Jews in Poland, Culture and Memory | 1 |
| REL 310 | Sacrifice: Ritual and Violence | 1 |
This page reflects the requirements for completing this major. General graduation requirements for all students can be found
here.