Nov 23, 2024

College Catalog 2020-2021

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College Catalog 2020-2021 ARCHIVED CATALOG

Religious Studies, B.A.

Requirements

A minimum of 36 credits, of which 18 must be at the 300 level or above

Introductory Course

Complete 1 of the following:

REL 101 - Religious Diversity in America 3 credits or
REL 200 - Exploring Religion 3 credits

Required Courses

Complete all 3:

REL 361 - Ways of Understanding Religion 3 credits
REL 495 - Independent Study 1 to 4 credits
REL 499 - Senior Intellectual Memoir and Portfolio 1 credits

Categories

Complete at least 6 credits in each of the three categories:

Global Religions

REL 201 - Monotheisms 3 credits
REL 202 - Religions of Asia 3 credits
REL 210 - Introduction to Biblical Studies 3 credits
REL 222 - Judaism 3 credits
REL 235 - Arabs and Muslims I 3 credits
REL 236 - Islam, the Middle East, and the West 3 credits
REL 311 - Life and Teachings of Jesus 3 or 4 credits
REL 313 - Heroes, Gods and Gurus 3 credits
REL 330 - Buddha and Buddhism 3 credits
REL 331 - Islam 3 credits

Religions: Comparisons and Contrasts

REL 251 - Monks, Nuns and Ascetics 3 credits
REL 253 - Women and Religion 3 credits
REL 321 - Religion in America 3 credits
REL 341 - New Religious Movements in Southern California 3 to 4 credits
REL 349 - Religious Fundamentalisms 3 credits
REL 352 - Pilgrimage 3 credits

Religions: Cultural Critique

REL 240 - Theology Through Film 3 credits
REL 340 - Global Ethics 3 credits
REL 350 - Latin American Liberation Theologies 3 credits
REL 351 - Religion and Politics in the United States 3 credits
REL 353 - Person, Cosmos, Community 3 credits

Note:

Students who major in Religious Studies must have one of the Religious Studies faculty as their advisor.