Requirements
Overview
The major in Religion requires a minimum of forty hours (ten courses), one of which may be taken in a cognate discipline. It is important for the student to work closely with an adviser in choosing a course of study, which may include, for example, an emphasis in a particular religious tradition or a thematic emphasis such as religion and conflict, religion and ethics, religion and gender, ritual and performance studies, classical texts and religious thought, or comparative sacred texts.
All courses of study in the major require:
(1) Religion 300: Interpreting Religion
(2) Religion 490WR: Senior Symposium
(3) Two courses, each in a different religion tradition, from Religion 301–320.
(4) Three courses in the religion department numbered 301 or higher.
(5) Religion 100 or 150 or 209 or 211 or 212.
(6) Two courses at the 200 level or higher, one of which may be taken outside the department in an academic discipline cognate with the Department of Religion, in consultation with the adviser.
All courses taken towards the major must be taken for a letter grade. It is recommended that majors complete the two courses from Religion 301–320 in the sophomore and junior years, if possible, so that they may serve as background for senior course work in the department.