Religious Studies (BA)

Degree Requirements

Total program semester hours: 41

Core Requirements

21 semester hours

REL 100Introduction to Religion & Spirituality4
REL 225Sacred Texts4
REL 325Religion, Ethics, and Sustainability4
REL 490Research Strategies1
REL 499Senior Project4
PHIL 351Philosophy of Religions4
Total Semester Hours21

Sacred Texts

One course with ST designation (4 semester hours)

Select one of the following:4
Jesus and His Teachings
The First Christians
Topics in Religion (ST designation)
Total Semester Hours4

Religion, Ethics, and Society

One course with RES designation

Select one of the following:4
Religion in Film and Pop Culture
Politics & Religion in America
Latin American-Latinx Liberation Thought
Topics in Religion (RES designation)
Total Semester Hours4

World and Indigenous Religions and Spiritualities

One course with WIRS designation (4 semester hours)

Select one of the following:4
Eastern Religions
Native American Religions
Topics in Religion (WIRS designation)
Religion and the City
Total Semester Hours4

Electives

8 semester hours

Two upper division courses with either the REL or PHIL designation. Interdisciplinary courses that include Religion or Philosophy as a discipline can be applied here. Students can focus on one of the areas above.