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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Religious Studies, B.A.

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Program Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness Evaluation Plans for B.A. in Religious Studies.

Students pursuing the B.A. in Religious Studies are required to:

Maintain at least a 2.000 grade point average in the major.
Earn a grade of “C” or higher in major courses.
Complete all courses in the major for a letter grade.
Complete 21 credits from upper-division courses in the major.
Complete the senior capstone REL 498 .

foundations of religious studies (6 credits)

REL 115 - Living Religions of the World 3 credits
REL 130 - The Study of Religion 3 credits

scriptures and traditions (6 credits)

Judeo-Christian-Islamic traditions
one of the following
REL 200 - Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures 3 credits
REL 201 - Introduction to the New Testament 3 credits
REL 202 - Introduction to Islam 3 credits
REL 213 - Introduction to Judaism 3 credits
REL 214 - Introduction to Christianity 3 credits
REL 303 - Readings in Qur’an and Hadith 3 credits
REL 315 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 credits
REL 316 - Genesis and Gender 3 credits
REL 323 - Interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament) 3 credits
REL 324 - Interpretation of the New Testament 3 credits
REL 340 - The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Scriptures 3 credits
REL 341 - The Bible as Literature: The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
Asian traditions

one of the following
REL 335 - Hinduism and the Religions of India 3 credits
REL 335a - Religions of India: Diversity and Dialogue 3 credits
REL 336 - Buddhism 3 credits

philosophy of religion and theology (3 credits)

one of the following

REL 125 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
REL 217 - The Holocaust and Religious Faith 3 credits
REL 309 - Religion, Knowledge, and Evil 3 credits
REL 310 - From Socrates to Aquinas 3 credits
REL 311 - Descartes to Kierkegaard 3 credits
REL 319 - Images of Jesus 3 credits
REL 322 - Topics in Theology 3 credits
REL 322a - Philosophical Theology 3 credits

religion, ethics and society (6 credits)

two of the following

REL 120 - Global Ethics and Religion 3 credits
REL 240 - Interfaith Leadership, Understanding and Engagement 3 credits
REL 307 - Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
REL 312 - Religious Experience in Film and Fiction 3 credits
REL 314 - Fiction, Film and the Western Contemplative Tradition 3 credits
REL 325 - Albert Schweitzer: His Life and Thought 3 credits
REL 330 - Women and Religion 3 credits
REL 330a - Women and Religion: Voodoo in Context 3 credits
REL 333 - Deconstructing Hogwarts: Religion, Race, and Gender in Harry Potter 3 credits
REL 334 - Religion and Love in World Literature 3 credits
REL 350 - Happiness: Exploring Its Spiritual and Rational Foundations 3 credits
REL 351 - Health, Healing and Wholeness in the World Religions 3 credits
REL 352 - Quantum Theory, Cosmology and Consciousness 3 credits
REL 353 - Religion and Medicine 3 credits
REL 365 - Topics in the Holocaust 3 credits
REL 365a - Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers 3 credits
REL 366 - The Latino/a Religious Experience: From Colonialism to Liberation 3 credits
REL 380 - Law and Religion 3 credits
REL 490 - Independent Internship 1-6 credits
Travel Courses (to be approved by the chair of the department)

area of study (9 credits)

Three courses in an area of interest, to be chosen in discussion with a departmental advisor.

requirements (6 credits)

REL 398 - Junior-Senior Seminar 3 credits
REL 498 - Senior Capstone Project 3 credits

total credits 36

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