Program in the Study of Religion — Requirements & Recommendations
The Program in the Study of Religion is designed for students who wish to pursue the study of religion in a systematic way. Students will be assisted and advised by the Committee on the Study of Religion, which supervises the program. A student’s program of study must be coherent, balanced, and varied. It must provide for a clearly-defined focus and for study of a wide range of religious phenomena. Successful completion of the program is recorded on official university transcripts when a student has met all graduation requirements.
To fulfill the program requirements, a student must complete six or more courses, at least three of which must be selected from courses offered directly in the program with the remainder chosen either from the program’s courses or from the approved list (see below) of related courses.
Related Courses
In addition to the specific courses in the study of religion listed below, the following courses are closely related to the study of religion:
Approaches to Religion through Particular Disciplines
- ANTH G223 (Afro-Caribbean Religions)
- ANTH 366 (The Anthropology of Religion)
- ANTH 367 (Social and Cultural Perspectives on Witchcraft and Sorcery)
- PHIL 225 (The Philosophy of Religion)
- SOCIOL 325 (Religion and Social Change in
- SOCIOL 431 (The Sociology of Religion)
Major Religious-Cultural Traditions
- AFRSTY 112 (African-American Religions Since 1900)
- AFRSTY 120 (African-American Religions Before 1900)
- CLSICS 385 (Greek and Roman Religion)
- HIST 337 (Ancient Jewish History)
- HIST 338 (Jewish History since 1500)
- PHIL 297 (Asian Philosophy)
- PHIL 311 (Medieval Philosophy)
- POLSCI 470 (Christianity and Politics)
Religion and Literature
- ENGL 385 (
- FRENCH C275 (Freedom, Evil and Guilt: Religious Dimensions in Modern French Literature)
- MDNLNG L220 (Hades, Heaven and Hell)
- PHIL 303 (Simone Weil)
- PHIL 305 (Philosophy and Literature)
- PHIL 351 (Plato)
- PHIL 357 (Kierkegaard)