Philosophy & Religion, BA Religion Emphasis

36 credit hours

The Bachelor of Arts in philosophy & religion with a 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

Philosophy & Religion Core

One required course:

PHRL 34600Philosophy of Religion

3

One of the following Logic courses:

PHRL 21000Logic

3

PHRL 21001Traditional Logic

3

PHRL 21002Symbolic Logic

3

One of the following Ethics courses:

PHRL 10000Moral Life

3

PHRL 10200Philosophy of Love

3

PHRL 11200World Religion: The Meaning of Life

3

PHRL 21200Ethics

3

PHRL 21201Contemporary Ethics

3

PHRL 21202Bioethics

3

PHRL 30000The Natural Law

3

One PHRL course with GE-Human Culture: Religion (3 credit hours).

One of the following culminating experiences:

PHRL 40000Senior Project

3

PHRL 40100Philosophy & Religion Internship

1-3

Religion Emphasis Requirements

One of the following courses:

PHRL 11200World Religion: The Meaning of Life

3

PHRL 11600World Religions

3

Two of the following 10000- and 20000-level courses.

PHRL 11000Star Wars and Religion

3

PHRL 11400The Bible

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

Two of the following 30000-level courses:

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

Religion Emphasis Electives (6 credit hours)

One more of the PHRL courses listed above in the Religion Emphasis Requirements (3 credit hours).

One more PHRL course or one of the following interdisciplinary courses:

ANT 32400Magic, Witchcraft, and Religion

3

ARTH 38400Classical Myth

3

ENGL 25400Mythology and Folklore

3

HIST 34100Church and State in Early Modern Europe

3

HIST 36100Missionaries, Militaries and Merchants in the Early Modern World

3

No duplication of coursework allowed.