Religious Studies, BA

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Students who enter the College fall semester 2011 or later must fulfill Rhetorica Program requirements for graduation. Click here to view the Rhetorica Program and requirement information .

Area I

Essential Skills (12 semester hours)

ENGL 1101 - Composition I 3 hours
ENGL 1102 - Composition and Literature 3 hours
MATH 1101 - College Algebra 3 hours or
MATH 1110 - Math Modeling 3 hours
COMM 1000 - Introduction to Human Communication 3 hours or
COMM 1100 - Introduction to Public Speaking 3 hours

Area II

Humanities/Fine Arts (15 semester hours)

Foreign Language Sequence 6 hours

Select Two Literature Courses:

Select One Fine Arts Appreciation Course:

ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation 3 hours
MUSI 1100 - Music Appreciation 3 hours
THEA 1100 - Theatre Appreciation 3 hours

Area III

Science and Technology (11 semester hours)

Select Two Lab Science Courses 8 hours
CSCI 1100 - Introduction to Personal Computing 3 hours ¹

Area IV

Social Sciences (9 semester hours)

POLI 1100 - American Government 3 hours
Select one Social Science Elective
3 hours

Select One:

HIST 1111 - Survey of Civilization I 3 hours
HIST 1112 - Survey of Civilization II 3 hours
HIST 2111 - American History I 3 hours
HIST 2112 - American History II 3 hours

Area V

Courses Related to the Program of Study (39 semester hours)

Introductory Requirements (9 semester hours)

RELI 1100 - Old Testament 3 hours
RELI 2100 - The New Testament 3 hours

Select One:

RELI 1200 - World Religions 3 hours
RELI 1300 - Modern Religious Thought 3 hours

Intermediate Division Course Hours in the Major (18 semester hours - 9 for Breadth Requirement; 9 Electives)

(Breadth requirements: One course in Christianity from among *; one course in religious diversity from among **; and one course in theoretical reflection from among ***; 9 elective hours in the Intermediate Division)

RELI 2110 - Life and Teachings of Jesus 3 hours *
RELI 2120 - Eastern Sacred Scriptures 3 hours **
RELI 2130 - Hermeneutics 3 hours ***
RELI 2200 - History of Christianity 3 hours *
RELI 2210 - Introduction to Islam 3 hours **
RELI 2220 - Introduction to Buddhism 3 hours **
RELI 2230 - Introduction to Judaism 3 hours **
RELI 2300 - Theories of Religion 3 hours ***
RELI 2310 - Philosophy of Religion 3 hours ***
RELI 2320 - Comparative Religious Ethics 3 hours **
RELI 2330 - Christian Ethics 3 hours *

Advanced Division Course Hours in the Major (9 semester hours - 3 for Depth Requirement and 6 Electives)

(Depth requirement: One course in Christianity from among *; 6 elective hours in the Advanced Division)

RELI 3110 - Themes in Sacred Writing 3 hours *
RELI 3120 - Sacred Music 3 hours
RELI 3130 - Christian Thought 3 hours *
RELI 3160 - Pauline Writings 3 hours *
RELI 3210 - Protestant Reformers 3 hours *
RELI 3220 - Zen Buddhism 3 hours
RELI 3230 - Themes in Eastern Religion 3 hours
RELI 3240 - Religion in Appalachia 3 hours
RELI 3300 - Critical & Constructive Methods in Religious Studies 3 hours
RELI 4996 - Special Topics in Religion, Literature and the Arts 3 hours
RELI 4997 - Special Topics in Christian Theology 3 hours
RELI 4998 - Special Topics in Compartive Religions 3 hours

Senior Capstone (3 semester hours)

RELI 4900 - Senior Capstone Thesis/Project

Area VI

Additional Requirements (34 semester hours)

Electives 32 hours ²
Physically Active Life Skills (PALS) 2 hours ³

Total Hours for Graduation: 120

Note

¹ Computer proficiency may be demonstrated through examination.

² We strongly encourage Religious Studies majors to elect PHIL 1100 (Introduction to Philosophy) and PHIL 2200 (Introduction to Ethics), before taking upper division courses in Religious Studies.

³ We strongly encourage Religious Studies majors to elect PHED 1137 (Yoga I) and PHED 1138 (Yoga II) for fulfillment of Physical Education core requirements. A maximum of two Physical Education courses may be used as general electives.