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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

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2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Religious Studies Major, BA

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements

Majors will be required to take a total of 33 hours of courses.

I. Complete:

REST 300 - Method and Theory in Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours *
REST 499 - Advanced Seminar in the Study of Religion 3 Credit Hours *

II. Select one course from each of the following areas (12 hours):

A. Mediterranean and the Middle East

REST 311 - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 3 Credit Hours *
REST 312 - Early Judaism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 321 - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours *
REST 322 - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours *
REST 323 - Christianity: An Introduction 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 335 - Islam and the Body 3 Credit Hours *
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 381 - Judaism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 385 - Contemporary Jewish Thinkers 3 Credit Hours *
REST 386 - Voices of the Holocaust 3 Credit Hours *

B. North America and Africa

REST 306 - Contemporary Christian Thought 3 Credit Hours *
REST 350 - Black Power to Black Lives Matter in African American Religious Thought 3 Credit Hours
REST 352 - African American Religion in the United States 3 Credit Hours
REST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America 3 Credit Hours *
REST 354 - Popular Religion in the United States 3 Credit Hours *
REST 355 - Topics in North American Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 356 - Vodou Gods and Atlantic Perils: African Religions in the New World 3 Credit Hours
REST 359 - American Religious History 3 Credit Hours *
REST 360 - Witchcraft, Magic and Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 361 - The American Jewish Experience 3 Credit Hours *
REST 373 - African Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *

C. South, Southeast, and East Asia

REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 390 - Mindfulness 3 Credit Hours

D. Methods and Issues in Religious Studies

REST 301 - Religion and Nonprofit Leadership 3 Credit Hours *
REST 302 - Anthropology of Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 303 - Sociology of Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 305 - Contemporary Religious Thought and Practice 3 Credit Hours
REST 309 - Religion and the Workplace 3 Credit Hours
REST 316 - Topics in Religion and Film 3 Credit Hours *
REST 320 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion 3 Credit Hours *
REST 343 - Religion, Nature, and Ethics 3 Credit Hours

III. Select 15 hours:

any remaining Religious Studies courses (at least 3 hours must be at the 400-level, and no more than 6 hours may be taken at the 200-level)

Honors Concentration – Religious Studies

The honors concentration consists of 33 hours. Students must have an overall GPA of 3.25 to be accepted to the honors concentration. To graduate with honors the student must maintain an overall GPA of at least 3.25 and pass 407 and 408 with at least a 3.3 in each class. Students interested in the honors concentration should consult the department’s honors coordinator.

I. Complete:

REST 300 - Method and Theory in Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours *
REST 407 - Honors: Senior Thesis I 3 Credit Hours
REST 408 - Honors: Senior Thesis II 3 Credit Hours
REST 499 - Advanced Seminar in the Study of Religion 3 Credit Hours *

II. Select one course from each of the following areas (12 hours):

A. Mediterranean and the Middle East

REST 311 - Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 3 Credit Hours *
REST 312 - Early Judaism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 321 - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours *
REST 322 - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours *
REST 323 - Christianity: An Introduction 3 Credit Hours
REST 332 - Introduction to Islam 3 Credit Hours *
REST 335 - Islam and the Body 3 Credit Hours *
REST 339 - Islam in the Modern World 3 Credit Hours *
REST 381 - Judaism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 385 - Contemporary Jewish Thinkers 3 Credit Hours
REST 386 - Voices of the Holocaust 3 Credit Hours *

B. North America and Africa

REST 204 - Religion and American Horror 3 Credit Hours
REST 306 - Contemporary Christian Thought 3 Credit Hours *
REST 344 - Religions in Appalachia 3 Credit Hours
REST 350 - Black Power to Black Lives Matter in African American Religious Thought 3 Credit Hours
REST 352 - African American Religion in the United States 3 Credit Hours
REST 353 - Religion, Race, and Ethnicity in North America 3 Credit Hours *
REST 354 - Popular Religion in the United States 3 Credit Hours *
REST 355 - Topics in North American Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 356 - Vodou Gods and Atlantic Perils: African Religions in the New World 3 Credit Hours
REST 359 - American Religious History 3 Credit Hours *
REST 360 - Witchcraft, Magic and Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 361 - The American Jewish Experience 3 Credit Hours *
REST 363 - African Religions in the Western Imagination 3 Credit Hours
REST 373 - African Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 380 - American Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *

C. South, Southeast, and East Asia

REST 319 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion in Asia 3 Credit Hours
REST 372 - Contemporary Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 374 - Hindu Traditions 3 Credit Hours
REST 375 - Theravada Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 376 - Buddhism 3 Credit Hours *
REST 379 - Chinese Religions 3 Credit Hours *
REST 383 - Japanese Religions 3 Credit Hours
REST 390 - Mindfulness 3 Credit Hours

D. Methods and Issues in Religious Studies

REST 301 - Religion and Nonprofit Leadership 3 Credit Hours *
REST 302 - Anthropology of Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 303 - Sociology of Religion 3 Credit Hours
REST 305 - Contemporary Religious Thought and Practice 3 Credit Hours
REST 309 - Religion and the Workplace 3 Credit Hours
REST 316 - Topics in Religion and Film 3 Credit Hours *
REST 320 - Gender, Sexuality, and Religion 3 Credit Hours *
REST 343 - Religion, Nature, and Ethics 3 Credit Hours

III. Select 6 additional hours of honors-by-contract courses in Religious Studies numbered 300 or above.

IV. Select 3 additional hours:

any religious studies courses numbered 300 or above

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .