Religious Studies Major

Requirements

The major consists of at least nine courses in religious studies, including the following:

REL 101INTRO TO RELIGION: GLOBAL REL

4

 

REL 210/JS 210CC: JEWISH TRADITIONS

4

or

REL 211CHRISTIAN TRADITIONS

4

 

REL 212/ANT 205HINDUISM, PEACE, AND CONFLICT

4

or

REL 214/GIS 214ISLAMIC TRADITIONS

4

or

REL 215/EAS 224/HIS 224/PHI 213CONFUCIAN TRADITIONS

4

or

REL 216/EAS 278/HIS 278/PHI 214DAOIST TRADITIONS

4

or

REL 218/PHI 208BUDDHIST TRADITIONS

4

 

REL 401THEORIES OF RELIGION

4

REL 402CAPSTONE SEMINAR

4

  

REL 493ADVANCED STUDY SEMINAR

4

or

Two additional courses at the 300 or 400 level

One elective chosen from any department with adviser approval

REL 401 Normally taken in the junior year

REL 402 taken after REL 401

With departmental permission, an appropriate first-year seminar may be counted toward the major.

Advisers: L. Harlan, D.K. Kim, S. Portnoff, S. Uddin