Religion, B.A.

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Religious studies is a large, interdisciplinary field and the Religion major is designed to be flexible allowing students to meet specific goals while still encouraging breadth and depth in their work. Courses applied to major requirements will be agreed upon in consultation with the department chair and the student’s academic advisor with the design of the major varying to the interests, vocational direction and needs of the student.

A religion major requires 8 or more courses and must include:

REL-475 Senior Seminar which includes a major research paper

at least four courses numbered 200 or greater studying religious traditions, including at least two courses from each of two religious traditions

Christianity

Judaism

Buddhism

Islam

Hinduism

three more courses studying religion which may include additional religious traditions courses, comparative courses and/or a single course from another department

Comparative

Other

ANT-344 Anthropology of Religion
AST-225 Premodern Literature of India
PHL-215 Philosophy of Religion
POL-235 Politics of Religious Movements
SOC-233 Sociology of Religion
*REL-101 , REL-111 , REL-125 or a first year seminar on a religious topic may contribute to major requirements if completed prior to declaring the major, subject to approval from the department. Two two-credit May Experience courses taught by members of the Religion department may also be considered as a single course for meeting major requirements.