Requirements for a Major in Religious Studies
Bachelor of Arts
Must Complete 33 hours of work in religious students or related subjects and at least 24 hours must be taken in the department.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Required Courses | ||
RELS 205 | Introduction to Religion (preferably in first or second year) | 3 |
RELS 401 | Religious Studies Capstone (spring of senior year) 1 | 3 |
Select at least six hours from each Area of Emphasis: | 18 | |
Select three additional RELS courses | 9 | |
Total Hours | 33 |
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Those minoring in education may take RELS 401 Religious Studies Capstone in the spring of their junior year.
Areas of Emphasis
Biblical Studies Emphasis
Code | Title | Hours |
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RELS 111 | Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
RELS 112 | Biblical Hebrew | 3 |
RELS 211 | The Hebrew Bible:History and Literature | 3 |
RELS 212 | The New Testament:History and Literature | 3 |
RELS 213 | Life and Teaching of Jesus | 3 |
RELS 214 | Life and Letter of Paul | 3 |
RELS 215 | The Bible and Film | 3 |
RELS 217 | The Bible in America | 3 |
RELS 273 | Women in the Bible | 3 |
RELS 311 | Prophecy in Ancient Israel | 3 |
RELS 312 | Biblical Short Stories | 3 |
RELS 323 | The Book of Revelation | 3 |
GREK 346 | Greek New Testament | 3 |
The World’s Religious Traditions Emphasis
Code | Title | Hours |
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RELS 221 | World Religions:Indian, Buddhist, Chinese, Japanese | 3 |
RELS 222 | World Religions:Judaic, Christian, Islamic | 3 |
RELS 223 | Hinduism:History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
RELS 225 | Buddhism:History, Teachings, Practice | 3 |
RELS 227 | Islam | 3 |
RELS 228 | New Religious Movements | 3 |
RELS 229 | Native American Religions | 3 |
RELS 230 | Judaism | 3 |
RELS 231 | Christianity | 3 |
RELS/CLAS 242 | Archaeology of Israel | 3 |
RELS 246 | Jewish and Christian Identities in Ancient Israel/Palestine | 3 |
RELS 247 | Jewish and Christian Identities in Today's Israel/Palestine | 3 |
RELS 248 | Religions on Japan:Land of Kami, Land of Buddhas | 3 |
RELS 335 | History of Christianity from the Early Church to the Protestant Refo | 3 |
RELS 336 | History of Christianity from the Protestant Reformation to Present | 3 |
HONR 110 | Japanese Religion | 3 |
Religion and Culture Emphasis
Code | Title | Hours |
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RELS 235 | Religious Ethics | 3 |
RELS 237 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
RELS 251 | The Holocaust | 3 |
RELS 260 | Religions and the Natural Environment | 3 |
RELS 262 | Religion and Science | 3 |
RELS 264 | Religion and Literaure | 3 |
RELS 271 | Women and Religion | 3 |
RELS 274 | Women and Christianity | 3 |
RELS 275 | Liberation Theology | 3 |
RELS 280 | Religion in America | 3 |
RELS 282 | African-American Religion | 3 |
RELS 341 | Contemporary Theology and Ethics | 3 |
RELS 343 | Civil Religion and Public Theology | 3 |
RELS 384 | Contemporary American Religion | 3 |
HONR 115 | Theology of Martin Luther King Jr | 3 |
HONR 289 | Religion & the Founding Fathers | 3 |
Courses for which no area is specified
Code | Title | Hours |
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RELS 205 | Introduction to Religion | 3 |
RELS 401 | Religious Studies Capstone | 3 |
RELS 450 | Internship | 3 |
RELS 481/482 | Special Topics | 3 |
RELS 491/492 | Independent Study | 3 |
RELS 496/497/498 | Senior Project | 3 |