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Feb 02, 2025
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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Philosophy and Religion, Interdisciplinary Religion Concentration, B.A.
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This option is designed for students who want to concentrate in religion but also integrate their work in religion with work in another complementary disciplinary area. A student electing this option will fulfill the requirements for the regular concentration in religion, with one change: nine credits from one or more disciplinary areas outside of religion (must be chosen in consultation with the adviser) will substitute for six of the religion electives credits required for the concentration in religion. Accordingly, the total required elective credits for the interdisciplinary concentration will be 18 (nine religion elective credits, nine interdisciplinary elective credits), giving a total of 36 credit hours to complete the program.
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Degree and Major Requirements
Required Courses
- General Education 41 Credit Hours 1
- Foreign Language classes (intermediate level required) 0-14 Credit Hours 2
- Philosophy course (in addition to General Education courses) 3 Credit Hours
- University electives 26-40 Credit Hours
- Major requirements (listed below) 36 Credit Hours
Footnotes
1 The General Education program contains a set of requirements each student must fulfill. The number of credit hours necessary to fulfill these requirements may vary.
2 The foreign language requirement may be satisfied by successful completion of the second semester of the intermediate level of the student’s chosen language (typically 232) or by placing out of that language through the Department of Foreign Language’s placement test. Concentration Core Courses: 6 Credit Hours
Capstone
Your capstone also fulfills one of your track or breadth requirements. Choose one of the following courses: Track Requirements: 12 Credit Hours
Choose 4 courses from one track. This will be your home track. Breadth Requirements: 6 Credit Hours
Choose two additional courses outside of your home track. These two courses cannot be from the same track and they cannot be cross-listed in your home track. Interdisciplinary Requirements: 9 Credit Hours
Choose three relevant courses from other disciplines or departments (in consultation with your Religion adviser). Elective: 3 Credit Hours
Choose an additional Religion course in order to reach 36 total credit hours for the major. Your electives may be from any of the tracks. They may also include any of these courses outside the track system: Religion Tracks
Track 1: Eastern Traditions
Track 2: Western Traditions
Track 3: Biblical Studies and Theology
Track 4: Religion and Society
Recommended Schedule for Interdisciplinary Religion Concentrators
The following outline is a sample four-year program. The actual courses and sequence a student takes may vary. Students may declare a major in Philosophy and Religion at any point in their careers.
First Year
- REL 101: Religions of the World 3 Credit Hours
- One additional Religion course 3 Credit Hours
- General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours 1
- B.A. requirements /university electives 9-12 Credit Hours
Second Year
- REL 200: Exploring Religion 3 Credit Hours
- Two additional Religion courses 6 Credit Hours
- General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours
- B.A. requirements/university electives 6-9 Credit Hours
Third Year
- Two Religion courses 6 Credit Hours
- Interdisciplinary requirement (one relevant course from another discipline or department) 3 Credit Hours
- General Education courses 12-15 Credit Hours
- B.A. requirements/university electives 6-9 Credit Hours
Fourth Year
- Religion capstone course 3 Credit Hours
- One additional religion course 3 Credit Hours
- Interdisciplinary requirements (2 relevant courses from other disciplines/departments) 6 Credit Hours
- B.A. requirements/university electives 18 Credit Hours
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