Religion
Major/Minor
The Bachelor of Arts program in religion is comprehensive and nonsectarian in its approach. The academic study of religion emphasizes the study of various religious traditions; their history, thought, and social context; and moral and ritual expression. Majoring in religion is a way of preparing for a wide variety of professions and vocations and for developing those critical faculties of thought and expression needed in modern life.
- The religion major includes 14 core courses within six areas: American religion, African religion, biblical studies, philosophy of religion or ethics, Eastern religion, and Western religion.
- A dual major and minor are also available. Due to the number of electives within the religion major, students have the opportunity to focus their studies on specific areas of interest.
| Bachelor of Arts in Religion—Suggested Curriculum |
Freshman
English Comp I & II
Math & Modern World
GE History
GE Non-Western Course
Social Life
GE Human Expression
GE Sciences (3)
Foreign Languages |
Sophomore
GE Human Behavior
GE Additional Courses (2)
College Component
Computer Literacy
Logic
What is Religion?
Eastern Religions
Western Religions
Hebrew Scripture
Literature & Religion of New
Testament
Philosophy of Religion:
Contemporary Western
Survey
Foreign Languages |
Junior
Statistics
Intro to the Afro-American
Religious Experience
Religions in the Biblical Period
American Religion
Biblical Literature
Asian Religion
Modern Society
History of Sociological Thought
Social Organization
Religion & Society
Golden Age of Greece
Elective |
Senior
Seminar in Religion
Early & Medieval Western
Religious Thought
Senior Project
Film Appreciation
Social Change
Individual & Society
Sociology of Small Groups
Modern Political Ideologies
American Texts: Later 19th
Century
Electives |
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