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Nov 13, 2024
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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Religious Studies - Major
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Students majoring in Religious
Studies complete 36 hours in courses in the department. The major program
includes courses in world religious traditions, theology and spirituality,
sacred texts, ethics, and comparative studies.
The goal for our majors is that they develop mastery in the
field of Religious Studies. We
understand mastery to mean the acquisition, synthesis, and communication (oral
and written) of knowledge about religion in general as well as specific
religious traditions (hereafter indicated as “religion(s)”).
The more specific objectives for any student who graduates
with a major in Religious Studies are that s/he should be able to:
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demonstrate fundamental factual and theoretical
knowledge in required areas of study in the major: world religions, theology
and spirituality, sacred texts, ethics, and comparative studies;
Students seeking to enter the Inclusive
Education (Quadruple Certification Grades 1-9) program may major in Religious
Studies.
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Religious Studies Senior Experience
For the Senior Experience the student has three options: a portfolio
(including three papers that represent the student’s best work and an
integrative essay showing how work in the major has both enhanced and been
enhanced by work in the general curriculum); a thesis; or a special project.
All three options include both written work and an oral presentation.
Religious Studies Core
Students majoring in Religious Studies must complete 36 credits in courses in
the
department from the following areas, including one Writing Intensive course in
the major.
Foundation Courses
Students must take one course from the following list; all are Perspectives I
courses:
Religious Traditions
Students must take three courses in religious traditions from the
following list, as well as two additional courses in any one tradition:
Theology and Spirituality
Students must take one course in theology and spirituality from the following
list:
Sacred Texts
Students must take one course in sacred texts from the following list:
Ethics
Students must take one course in ethics from the following list:
Comparative Studies
Students must take one course in comparative studies from the following list:
Junior - Senior Seminar
Students must take the following Junior - Senior Seminar:
Religious Studies Sample Program
Freshman Year
- Modern Foreign Language Credits: 6
- Math and Science Perspectives I Credits: 7
- Other Perspectives I Credits: 3
- Upper Division Religious Studies (200 level or above) Credits: 3
As well as: Sophomore Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 12
- Perspectives II Credits: 3
- Math or Science Perspectives II Credits: 3
- Upper Division Religious Studies (200 level or above) Credits: 6
- Liberal Arts Elective Credits: 6
Junior Year
- Elective Credits: 9
- Upper Division Religious Studies (200 level or above) Credits: 12
- Perspectives II Credits: 6
Senior Year
- Upper Division Religious Studies (200 level or above) Credits: 9
- Elective Credits: 21
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