Liberal Arts students can choose any of three Religion Concentrations. In addition to meeting the requirements for the Liberal Arts Major, the specific requirements for a Religion Concentration within Liberal Arts are a total of 36 credits in Religion, of which a minimum of 24 must consist of courses selected from the appropriate list below.
For course descriptions, consult the Academic Calendar.
Concentration: The Judaic and Christian Traditions (select minimum of 8 courses)
REL100 - Western Religions
REL107 - Archaeology of the Middle East
REL112 - A Survey of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
REL118 - From Creation to Covenant: The First Five Books of the Bible
REL122 - Ancient Mediterranean Religions
REL126 - Judaism: A Covenant With God
REL130 - Jesus and the Gospels
REL131 - Paul’s Letters: The Earliest Christian Documents
REL203 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art
REL206 - Apocalypse Then and Now
REL214 - Israelite Mythology and Cultic Practice
REL215 - History and Legend in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
REL232 - Philosophy of Religion I
REL233 - Philosophy of Religion II
REL252 - Themes in Christianity: To the Reformation
REL253 - Themes in Christianity: The Reformation and After
REL257 - Christianity: From Constantine to the Twenty-first Century
REL311 - Advanced Study in Biblical Texts
REL328 - Christian Origins I
REL329 - Christian Origins II
Concentration: World Religions (select minimum of 8 courses)
REL100 - Western Religions
REL101 - Eastern Religions
REL107 - Archaeology of the Middle East
REL109 - Egypt and Mesopotamia: From the Rise of Civilization to the Persian
Conquest
REL112 - A Survey of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
REL118 - From Creation to Covenant: The First Five Books of the Bible
REL120 - Classical Mythology I
REL122 - Ancient Mediterranean Religions
REL124 - Hinduism: The Many Faces of the Divine
REL125 - Buddhism: The Middle Way
REL126 - Judaism: A Covenant With God
REL127 - Islam: Submission to Allah
REL200 - Politics and Religion
REL204 - Women in Religion
REL206 - Apocalypse Then and Now
REL207 - Sex and Religion
REL236 - Death and Dying in the Ancient World
REL239 - The Prehistoric Origins of Religion
REL254 - Asian Philosophy
REL257 - Christianity: From Constantine to the Twenty-first Century
REL258 - Indian Philosophy
REL280 - Roman Religion
REL332 - Magic and Divination in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean
Worlds
Concentration: Religion and Culture (select minimum of 8 courses)
REL100 - Western Religions
REL101 - Eastern Religions
REL107 - Archaeology of the Middle East
REL109 - Egypt and Mesopotamia: From the Rise of Civilization to the Persian
Conquest
REL120 - Classical Mythology I
REL148 - Psychology of Religion
REL149 - Sociology of Religion
REL200 - Politics and Religion
REL203 - Early Christian and Byzantine Art
REL204 - Women in Religion
REL206 - Apocalypse Then and Now
REL207 - Sex and Religion
REL208 - The Divine and Ultimate Concern
REL232 - Philosophy of Religion I
REL233 - Philosophy of Religion II
REL234 - Introduction to Middle Eastern Politics
REL236 - Death and Dying in the Ancient World
REL237 - Film and Religion
REL239 - The Prehistoric Origins of Religion
REL254 - Asian Philosophy
REL258 - Indian Philosophy
REL330 - Philosophy of Religion and Theology I
REL331 - Philosophy of Religion and Theology II
REL332 - Magic and Divination in the Ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean
Worlds
REL350 - The Goddess: History, Cult and Myth
