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Academic Programs / Liberal Arts RELIGIONReligion and Public Life Rebecca Alpert, Chair Vasiliki Limberis, Undergraduate Chair and Faculty Advisor Religion is a pervasive, powerful, multifaceted, and enduring dimension of human experience. Religions have shaped complex cultures and countless individual lives. They are influential in the world today and will continue to be so in the future. The academic study of religion is multidisciplinary, drawing upon approaches from history, literary studies, philosophy, and the social sciences. It is multicultural, exploring the beliefs, practices, and development of particular religious communities in many different cultures. The concentrations within the major differ only in emphasis. Religion and Public Life prepares students for careers in law, public policy, human and social services, medicine, and healthcare. Religions in a Global Context is of special value to those looking toward careers in the international area or involving religious diversity. Both concentrations are also excellent preparation for graduate work in religious studies, law, medicine, the humanities, and the social sciences. B.A. RequirementsRequired of All Majors and Minors:
Transfer students: No more than 5 religion courses taken at other institutions may be accepted for the major. The Director of Undergraduate Studies must determine that these meet the standards of the Religion major. Religion and Public LifeConcentration I: Religion and Public Life: Provides opportunities to explore and examine in depth the various dimensions and issues of public life that stem from religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutional legacies. By investigating the religious dimensions of a range of challenging issues, the student gains an awareness of the dilemmas and prospects religion offers to contemporary society. Both Concentrations need to be the same. Required: Eight of the following courses. No more than two numbered below 100.Note: Courses numbered 100-199 deal with African and Asian religions. Courses numbered 200-299 deal with Western religions. Courses numbered 300-399 deal with religion and contemporary issues. Religions in a Global ContextConcentration II. Religions in a Global Context provides opportunities to explore and examine in depth a variety of religious traditions. While investigating the philosophies, practices, history, and cultural implications of those traditions, the student gains insight into religion as a cross-cultural dimension of human experience. Required: Eight of the following courses. No more than two numbered below 100.Note: Courses numbered 100-199 deal with African and Asian religions. Courses numbered 200-299 deal with Western religions. Courses numbered 300-399 deal with religion and contemporary issues. Minor RequirementsA minor in Religion has the same objectives and offers the same kinds of opportunities for learning as the major, in a program designed for students concentrating in another academic field. It consists of:
For graduation with Distinction in Major, an overall GPA of 3.25 is required with 3.5 in Religion courses. |
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