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:

A Religion major requires 9 courses, including:
REL 200Thinking about Religion ( to be taken before the senior year.)
Majors elect at least two courses at the 300 level.
REL 450Religion 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: 

REL 103World Religions
REL 104Religions in India
REL 105Buddhism
REL 215Hinduism
REL 216Religions of China and Japan
REL 218Islam
REL 327Women 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: 

REL 103World Religions
REL 104Religions in India
REL 105Buddhism
REL 215Hinduism
REL 216Religions of China and Japan
REL 218Islam
REL 327Women 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.