Religion Major, B.A.; B.S.

B.A. and B.S. degrees

Program Requirements

Required Courses I (3 hours)

One course in the study of religion and contemporary society to be chosen from:

REL 140	Religion, Race and Discrimination in America	3(3-0)
REL 207/WGS 207	Women in Religion	3(3-0)
REL 235	Religion and Social Issues	3(3-0)
REL 334	Death and Dying	3(3-0)

Required Courses II (3 hours)

Select one from the following:

REL 220	Religious Traditions of China	3(3-0)
REL 221	Religious Traditions of Japan	3(3-0)
REL 222	Religious Traditions of India	3(3-0)

Required Courses III (3 hours)

Select one from the following:

REL 314	Islam	3(3-0)
REL 315	Judaism	3(3-0)
REL 320	The Buddhist Tradition	3(3-0)

Required Courses IV (3 hours)

One course on the Bible or Christianity, to be chosen from:

REL 250	Creation, Conquest, and Chaos: Introduction to the Old Testament	3(3-0)
REL 260	From Gospel to Apocalypse: Introduction to the New Testament	3(3-0)
REL 313	Christianity	3(3-0)

Required Courses V (6 hours)

REL 501WI	Seminar in the Study of Religion	3(3-0)
REL 505WI	Research Seminar	3(3-0)

Electives (12 hours)

Select 12 additional hours of coursework in religion. Up to 9 of these elective hours may be counted from the cognate courses below. Students may petition to have other courses counted, as long as the 9-hour limit is not exceeded.

ANT 459	Anthropology of Religion	3(3-0)
HST 237	Baghdad and Beyond: The Middle East from 600 C.E.	3(3-0)
HST 341	Renaissance and Reformation	3(3-0)
PHL 230	Philosophy of Religion	3(3-0)

Total: 30 semester hours

Religion courses taken on a credit/no credit basis at the 100 and 200 levels may be counted on the major up to a maximum of three hours.