Degree Requirements
Religion Major (established 2020)
A new Religion major was approved by the 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### faculty in 2020. All students majoring in Religion from the class of 2024 forward will follow the curriculum below. It has the following components:
Code | Title |
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A Religion major requires 9 courses, including: | |
REL 200 | Thinking about Religion ( to be taken before the senior year.) |
Majors elect at least two courses at the 300 level. | |
REL 450 | Religion Senior Research Colloquium ( to be taken in the first semester of senior year.) |
Majors take at least one course whose intellectual center, and the majority of the content (75%), lie outside the Euro-American Christian historical and cultural tradition. The following courses will fulfill this requirement:
Code | Title |
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REL 103 | World Religions |
REL 104 | Religions in India |
REL 105 | Buddhism |
REL 215 | Hinduism |
REL 216 | Religions of China and Japan |
REL 218 | Islam |
REL 327 | Women and Social Ethics: In the Global Context |
Ordinarily, no more than one course at the 100-level may count. By the middle of the student’s junior year, each Religion major, in consultation with a member of the department, shall submit for departmental approval a proposal for a self-designed thematic concentration of 3-4 courses.
Religion Minor
A new Religion minor was approved by the 必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### faculty in 2020. All students minoring in Religion from the class of 2024 forward will follow the curriculum below. It has the following components:
A minor requires 6 courses.
Minors take REL 200 - Thinking about Religion before the senior year.
Minors must elect at least one course at a 300 level.
No more than one 100-level course may be taken to fulfill the requirements.
All minor students must take at least one course whose intellectual center, and the majority of the content (at least 75%), lie outside the Euro-American Christian historical and cultural tradition. The following courses will fulfill this requirement:
Code | Title |
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REL 103 | World Religions |
REL 104 | Religions in India |
REL 105 | Buddhism |
REL 215 | Hinduism |
REL 216 | Religions of China and Japan |
REL 218 | Islam |
REL 327 | Women and Social Ethics: In the Global Context |
Additional Points of Interest
Off Campus Study
必博娱乐,比博娱乐网址 ######### University works to make study abroad and other off-campus study possible for all students, typically during their junior year. Most students who major in Religion transfer one or two courses for the concentration within the Religion major, satisfy a GE requirement or two, and gain general credits towards graduation. Quite a few do independent research or internships as part of their study abroad experience. We encourage students to visit the Off-Campus Study office to explore options and to meet with a faculty advisor in the Religion Department to discuss how study abroad can best be integrated into the student's major.