Apr 02, 2026

2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

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2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog

Religious Studies Major, BA - Religion and Nonprofit Leadership Concentration

Campus: Knoxville, Distance Education

For additional information regarding distance education programs, including Admissions Requirements, visit https://volsonline.utk.edu/

Not every course is offered each term or available in all modalities. Students should review their degree audit regularly and work closely with their academic advisor to plan their courses and ensure timely progress toward degree completion based on course availability in their declared modality.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements:

¹The Religion and Nonprofit Leadership concentration consists of 30 hours.

I. Complete (12 Credit Hours):

REST 300* - Method and Theory in Religious Studies 3 Credit Hours
REST 301* - Religion and Nonprofit Leadership 3 Credit Hours
REST 494* - Internship 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 Credit 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 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 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 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
REST 310* - Religion and Gameworlds 3 Credit Hours

III. Select one course from the following list (3 Credit Hours):

ALEC 202* - Leadership and Diversity in Organizations and Communities 3 Credit Hours *
ALEC 303* - Analysis of Leadership Approaches and Styles 3 Credit Hours *
CMST 446 - Leadership 3 Credit Hours
LEAD 201* - Introduction to Leadership Studies 3 Credit Hours
JMED 499* - Enterprise and Leadership in Media 3 Credit Hours *
MGT 472 - Managing People in the Global Environment 3 Credit Hours
REST 309* - Religion and the Workplace 3 Credit Hours
RSM 201 - Foundations of Recreational Therapy Practice 3 Credit Hours

IV. Select 3 hours

REST 101* - Religions of the World 3 Credit Hours
REST 103* - Religions in the U.S. 3 Credit Hours
or any other Religious Studies course at the 200 level or above

Notes:

¹Not every course is available in both modalities or offered every term. Students should regularly review their Degree Audit Report System, i.e., DARS, and consult with their academic advisor to plan their courses and ensure timely progress toward degree completion based on course availability in their declared modality.

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirement