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Religious Studies Major

HFA PEAK

34 credits (Total does not include prerequisite courses)

Major Requirements

Area I

REL-100Introduction to World Religions

3 credits
REL-498Religous Studies Seminar

3 credits

Area II

Complete 6 credits from the following:
REL-112New Testament Introduction

3 credits
REL-113The Hebrew Bible

3 credits
REL-202Christianity

3 credits
REL-204Islam

3 credits
REL-206Judaism

3 credits
REL-220Christian Spirituality

3 credits
REL-225Christian Theology

3 credits
3 credits from the following may be used to help fulfill Area II requirement:
HIS-242The History of Christianity

3 credits
HIS-325Ancient Greek Language and Literature I

3 credits
HIS-326Ancient Greek Language and Literature II

2 credits
HIS-346Reformation of the 16th Century

3 credits
HIS-363The Rise of Christianity: Classical History and Archaeology

3 credits
HIS-364The Life of Jesus: History and Archaeology

3 credits
HIS-367The History of Jewish Art

3 credits
HIS-370Jewish History From the Diaspora to 1948

3 credits
HIS-372Jewish-Christian Relations Through the Ages

3 credits
HIS-374Women and Gender in Jewish Societies

3 credits
HIS-378Liberation Theology

3 credits

Area III

Complete 6 credits from the following:
REL-203Buddhism

3 credits
REL-205Native American Religions

3 credits
REL-210Japanese Religions

3 credits
REL-212Buddhism in America

3 credits
3 credits from the following may be used to help fulfill Area III requirement:
ATH-128Understanding Spirit in Art and Culture

3 credits
ATH-302Ritual, Myth, and World View

3 credits
HIS-221Chinese Religions

3 credits

Area IV

Complete 6 credits from the following:
PHI-201The Good Life

3 credits
PHI-351Philosophy of Religion

3 credits
REL-348Religion and Science

3 credits
REL-349Religion and Nature

3 credits
REL-350Religion and Ethics

3 credits
3 credits from the following may be used to help fulfill Area IV requirement:
SOC-304The Sociology of Religion

3 credits

Area V

REL ELEC -
Religious Studies Elective coursework

6 credits

Area VI

REL-499Senior Thesis

1-2 credits

Area VII

Complete 3 credits from the following subjects:
ART-
Art

3 credits
MUS-
Music

3 credits
THE-
Theatre

3 credits