Religion, BA
The BA with a major in religion requires 30 semester hours, distributed as follows:
At least three hours must be taken at the 10000 level, and no more than six hours may be taken at that level.
At least 24 hours must be taken at the 30000 level or above.
Students can choose freely but must demonstrate coverage of at least three of the categories below:
Traditions
African | ||
Africa and the African Diaspora I | 3 | |
Africa and the African Diaspora II | 3 | |
African Religions | 3 | |
African-American | ||
Black Religion in the U.S. | 3 | |
Womanist Religious Thought | 3 | |
Black Religion and Black Literature | 3 | |
Buddhist | ||
Defending the Nation: China and India in Crisis | 3 | |
East Asian Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
Buddhism: Thought and Practice | 3 | |
Christian Traditions | ||
New Testament Greek | 3 | |
New Testament Literature and Life | 3 | |
Thinking about Christianity and Faith | 3 | |
Leadership in Ministry | 3 | |
Women and Early Christianity | 3 | |
Christian Tradition: Emergence to the Renaissance | 3 | |
Christian Tradition: Reformation to Modernity | 3 | |
Contemporary Catholicism | 3 | |
Catholicism Across the Globe | 3 | |
Jesus and the Gospels | 3 | |
Paul and the Early Church | 3 | |
Finding God: Christian Journey | 3 | |
Christian Ethics | 3 | |
The History of Evangelicalism | 3 | |
Jesus in Fiction and Film | 3 | |
Salvation in World Christianity | 3 | |
Hindu | ||
Hindu Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
The Many Faces of Krishna | 3 | |
Women Influencers Asian Religions | 3 | |
Indian Mystical Traditions | 3 | |
Religion and Goddess Traditions of India | 3 | |
Indigenous | ||
Native Americans, Religions, and Contemporary Issues | 3 | |
Indigenous Religion, Gender & Sexuality | 3 | |
Islamic | ||
Islam | 3 | |
Modern Islam | 3 | |
Islam in America | 3 | |
Jewish | ||
Judaism | 3 | |
Religion and the Search for Meaning in the Old Testament | 3 | |
Unlocking the Mysteries of the Dead Sea Scrolls | 3 | |
Revelation and Rhetoric: Biblical Prophets and Prophecy | 3 | |
Archaeology of the Biblical World: Syria Palestine and TransJordan, 1550-332 BCE | 3 | |
Love and Sex in the Biblical World | 3 | |
Latina/o | ||
Being Latina/o and Religious in the US | 3 | |
Latina/o Religion, Law and Identity | 3 | |
Latina Feminist Religious Thought | 3 | |
Religion and Revolution in Latin America | 3 |
Theories and Themes
America and Religion | ||
Sects and Cults in American Religion | 3 | |
The History of Religion in America | 3 | |
Women in American Religion | 3 | |
Religion and Revolution in Latin America | 3 | |
Interreligious | ||
Faith and Ethical Leadership | 3 | |
Finding Founders: Lives of Confucius, The Buddha, and Jesus* | 3 | |
Exploring Interreligious Studies | 3 | |
Mysticism | 3 | |
Church and State Relations in America | 3 | |
Religion and Art | ||
The Art and Science of Human Flourishing | 3 | |
Digital Religion, God, the Soul and Morality after the Digital Revolution | 3 | |
Religion and Art: Making Meaning | 3 | |
Religion and News Media | 3 | |
Religion, Art and Postmodernism: The Death of God and the End of Art | 3 |