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Religion & Philosophy Requirements
Major
In order to realize the goals established by the department, religion majors will take a sequence of courses that are grouped into three levels: foundational, intermediate, and advanced. Majors are encouraged not to take courses in a higher level until they have completed courses in the previous level. GEN 100, or permission of the instructor, is a prerequisite for all intermediate and advanced religion courses. For non-majors, completion of the “Sacred and Secular” General Education course or permission of the instructor is a prerequisite for taking intermediate and advanced religion courses. During the senior year, students will complete a senior project as part of the advanced capstone course. This capstone experience will be completed by a satisfactory oral presentation of the project to the Religion faculty and Religion majors. Students who major in religion are to complete the following core of courses:
Foundational courses: REL 110, 170. REL 100 is strongly recommended, but not required.
Intermediate courses: REL 235, 272.
Advanced courses: REL 310, 470 (Capstone).
Students will also select one of the following tracks:
Christian Studies: REL 241, 340.
Comparative Studies: REL 272, 370.
Minor in Christian Tradition and Thought
This program of study will offer students an opportunity to explore various aspects of Christian tradition, including the study of the Bible, its history and methods of interpretation essential features of Christian thought and practice, and the study of significant contemporary Christian theologians.
Required courses: REL 110; two of the following: 235, 241 or 272; and 308 or 340.
NOTE: The program of study outlined above reflects the redesigned religion major, which commences in the academic year 2003-04. Several courses listed below will eventually be phased out of curricular offerings. In some cases, courses in the new major can count toward satisfying requirements of the old major. Such substitutions are noted in the course descriptions.
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