Religion Major

The major consists of a minimum of 9 full courses (or the equivalent).

Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the major.

View the catalog page for the Religion department.

Summary of Requirements

Four 200-Level Religion Courses
One 300-Level Advanced Seminar Course
Capstone Course(s)
Three Elective Courses (at least one of which must be above the 100-level)

Note: In consultation with a major advisor and with approval from the department chair, up to two courses from outside the department may count toward the major. Examples include courses engaging religion from other disciplinary perspectives, language courses related to study within the major, courses topically or methodologically related to study within the major, and study abroad courses.

Religion Major Course Lists

200-Level Religion Courses

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Majors must complete at least one 200-level course from each of three categories (see below): Texts and Contexts, 2) Arts, Literature, and Performance, and 3) Ethics and Society and at least two courses from one category.

Note: Courses cannot be shared between categories.

Texts and Contexts

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Courses within this category study religious traditions past and present in relationship to their historical and cultural contexts. This includes critical analysis of material-cultural artifacts and religious texts as well as their reception over time and in different social contexts.

Arts, Literature, and Performance

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Courses within this category study religious traditions in relation to various media and performative traditions, past and present, including literature, the performing and visual arts, music, and film.

Ethics and Society

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The exploration of religion/s in relationship to broad and overlapping social issues including gender, race, health, the environment, and nationalism. This includes considerations of cultural, theological, and ethical values that help to shape societies, past and present.

300-Level Advanced Seminar Courses

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Capstone Courses

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Majors must complete RELG 401: Capstone Seminar (offered every fall semester) and they may elect to continue their capstone project in RELG 402: Capstone Colloquium (offered every spring semester).

Religion Major Electives

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