Philosophy & Religion, BA Comparative Religion Emphasis

36 credit hours

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

Requirements

One required course:

PHRL 40000Senior Project

3

Four courses selected from the following courses:

PHRL 11000Star Wars and Religion

3

PHRL 11200World Religion: The Meaning of Life

3

PHRL 11400The Bible

3

PHRL 11600World Religions

3

PHRL 20000The Story of Christianity

3

PHRL 20200Religion in America

3

PHRL 20400Women, Religion, and Violence

3

PHRL 20600Jesus

3

PHRL 20800Christianity and Politics

3

PHRL 22000Introducing Judaism

3

PHRL 31000Religion and the History of Science

3

PHRL 31200The Psychology of Religion

3

PHRL 31400New Religious Movements in America

3

PHRL 31601Islam and the West

3

PHRL 31602Religions of India

3

PHRL 31603Religions of China

3

PHRL 33000Christian Theology

3

PHRL 33200Catholic Identity in the Modern World

3

PHRL 33400Protestant and Catholic Reformations

3

PHRL 34600Philosophy of Religion

3

One course selected from the following options:

PHRL 11000Star Wars and Religion

3

PHRL 11200World Religion: The Meaning of Life

3

PHRL 11400The Bible

3

PHRL 11600World Religions

3

Two courses selected from the following options:

PHRL 20000The Story of Christianity

3

PHRL 20200Religion in America

3

PHRL 20400Women, Religion, and Violence

3

PHRL 20600Jesus

3

PHRL 20800Christianity and Politics

3

PHRL 22000Introducing Judaism

3

Two courses selected from the following options:

PHRL 31400New Religious Movements in America

3

PHRL 31601Islam and the West

3

PHRL 31602Religions of India

3

PHRL 31603Religions of China

3

Two courses selected from any PHRL courses and/or the following options:

ANT 21000Native North American Indians

3

ANT 32400The Anthropology of Religion

3

CSP 35000History of Traditional Chinese Civilization

3

Note: No duplication of coursework allowed.