Mar 29, 2024  
Course Catalog 2022-2023 
    
Course Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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.


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Summary of Requirements


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.

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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