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Religious Studies

Major

30 semester hours of religious studies coursework, of which at least 18 hours must be upper-division. A single course may not be counted toward more than one of the following requirements. The 30 hours of coursework must include

  1. In each of the following areas, at least three semester hours chosen from a list of courses available from the religious studies adviser:
    1. Area I: Religions of Asia
    2. Area II: Religions of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa
    3. Area III: Religions of the Americas
    4. Area IV: Approaches to the study of religion and comparative studies of religion
  2. Primary area: Six additional hours of upper-division coursework in one of these four areas chosen in consultation with the religious studies adviser
  1. Religious Studies 375S, Advanced Seminars in Religious Studies