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Dec 11, 2024
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2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Religious Studies, BA
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Program Code 102A
CIP Code: 38.0201
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General Education Requirements (44 Hours)
Some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information.
Language Requirements (6-12 Hours)
Completion of 6 semester hours at the *intermediate level or higher
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and
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or
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or
- Higher level courses
Note: Language courses 1010 & 1020 or 1030 are prerequisites for *intermediate level courses.
Language courses 1050 or 1060 may be used in General Education Liberal Studies Experience.
Major Requirements (36 Hours)
2.0 major GPA is required for graduation. Major GPA calculation will include all courses taken in the major department, plus any other courses under Major Requirements. Minimum of 18 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill major requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian. No more than 46 semester hours of Religion courses may be counted toward the BA Degree.
- At least 18 semester hours must be at or above 3000 level.
Core Religion Courses (15 Hours)
Choose one Studying Religion course:
Choose one Ways of Being Religious I course:
Choose one Ways of Being Religious II course
Choose one Understanding Study of Religion course
[WID] (all Pre:R C 2001 )
Religion Electives (21 Hours)
Courses taken for credit in section III-A may NOT also be counted in this section.
**** Please see a Religious Studies advisor, or contact the department, for a list of suggested tracks: Asian Religions; Religion, Culture & Society; Pre-Graduate Religious Studies; and Pre-Seminary.
- REL 1010 - Religion and Imaginary Worlds (3)
- REL 1100 - Religion and Contemporary Issues (3)
- REL 1110 - Religions of the World (3)
- REL 1115 - Religion Goes to The Movies (3)
- REL 1120 - Death, Grieving, and Immortality (3)
- REL 1530-1549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
- REL 2010 - Old Testament: The Jewish Scriptures (3)
- REL 2020 - New Testament (3)
- REL 2030 - Islamic Literature (3)
- REL 2110 - Judaism (3)
- REL 2120 - Christianity (3)
- REL 2130 - Islamic Religion and Culture (3)
- REL 2140 - Hinduism (3)
- REL 2150 - Buddhism (3)
- REL 2210 - Gods, Ghosts and Ancestors (3)
- REL 2500 - Independent Study (1-4)
- REL 2530-2549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
- REL 3010 - Biblical Prophets: Justice and Hope (3)
- REL 3020 - After Jesus: Paul to Christianity (3)
- REL 3030 - Gender, Sexuality, and the Bible (3)
- REL 3040 - Bible and Science (3)
- REL 3100 - Church and State in Latin America (3)
- REL 3110 - Religion in America (3)
- REL 3120 - African Thought (3)
- REL 3150 - Religion, Gender, and the Body (3)
- REL 3160 - Life and Teachings of Jesus (3)
- REL 3170 - Religion and Violence (3)
- REL 3180 - American Judaism (3)
- REL 3500 - Independent Study (1-4)
- REL 3520 - Instructional Assistance (1)
- REL 3530-3549 - Selected Topics (1-4)
- REL 3560 - Religion and Science Fiction (3)
- REL 3600 - Study Tour Abroad (3-6)
- REL 3700 - Theories of Religion (3) [WID]
- REL 3710 - Religion, Ecology, & Biology (3) [WID]
- REL 3715 - Biblical Interpretation (3) [WID]
- REL 3725 - Religion and Empire (3) [WID]
- REL 3740 - Religion and Social Theory (3) [WID]
- REL 3750 - Minds, Brain, and Religion (3) [WID]
- REL 3760 - Religion and Reason (3) [WID]
- REL 4115 - Religion and Cultural Forms (3)
- REL 4510 - Senior Honors Thesis (3)
- REL 4900 - Internship (3-6)
Minor Required (12-21 Hours)
- Minimum of 9 semester hours of courses taken to fulfill minor requirements must be courses offered by Appalachian.
Electives (15-24 Hours)
Taken to total 122 hours for the degree
- 2 semester hours of free electives must be outside the major discipline.
Total Required (122 Hours)
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