Religion, BA - Comparative Religion Emphasis

36 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in Religion with a comparative religion emphasis affords students the opportunity to gain a solid foundation in the academic study of religion while also studying broadly in different particular religious traditions.

Degree Requirements

Eight required courses:

ANT 32400	The Anthropology of Religion	3
REL 15000	World Religions	3
REL 20100	History of Christianity	3
REL 20200	Religion in America	3
REL 30500	The Psychology of Religion	3
REL 31000	Islam and the West	3
REL 31800	Asian Myth and Religion	3
REL 40000	Senior Project	3

Two courses selected from the following options:

REL 21000	Old Testament	3
REL 21100	New Testament	3
REL 22200	Amusements and American Religion	3
REL 23000	Introduction to Asian Religions	3
REL 30000	Religion, Science, and Faith	3
REL 32000	The Christian Faith	3
REL 33000	Religious Upheaval in 16th Century Europe	3
REL 33500	Christianity, Ethics and Modern Society	3

Two courses selected from the following options:

ANT 21000	Native North American Indians	3
CSP 35000	History of Traditional Chinese Civilization	3
CSP 35100	History of Modern Chinese Civilization	3
PHL 31800	Asian Philosophy	3
REL 21000	Old Testament	3
REL 21100	New Testament	3
REL 22200	Amusements and American Religion	3
REL 23000	Introduction to Asian Religions	3
REL 30000	Religion, Science, and Faith	3
REL 32000	The Christian Faith	3
REL 33000	Religious Upheaval in 16th Century Europe	3
REL 33500	Christianity, Ethics and Modern Society	3

GE-Communications recommendation

COM 10300

Storytelling

3

GE-Cross Cultural recommendations

ANT 21000	Native North American Indians	3
ANT 32400	The Anthropology of Religion	3
ARTH 38400	Classical Myth	3
COM 37600	Asian Cinema	3

GE-Natural Science recommendation

ANT 13100

Biological Anthropology with Lab

4

GE-Social Science recommendations

ANT 10000	Introduction to Anthropology	3
ANT 11200	Cultural Anthropology	3
PSY 10000	Principles of Psychology	3
SOC 10200	Basic Concepts of Sociology	3