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Religious Studies: Religious Study

Overview of Degree Requirements

The BA degree is composed of 120 credits for all of the three concentration areas. The four degree categories below account for the College Liberal Arts core, Pre/Co-requisites where appropriate, Major core for the concentration, Major concentration area requirements, and open electives. As necessary and appropriate, accommodation will be made for students with transfer credit or related course experience for exceptions to the program information detailed below.

I. College Liberal Arts Core  
All students who choose to major in Environmental Studies must complete the following liberal arts core courses:
  RST 213 Religion and the Natural World 3 credits
  POL 201/203 Introduction to American Government
Introduction to Global Politics 		3 credits
3 credits
  BIO 125/225 Environmental Science I
Environmental Science II 		4 credits
4 credits
  MTH 134 or MTH 231 Brief Calculus OR Calculus 3 - 4 credits
II. Major Core 10 credits
  POL 368 Environmental Politics 3 credits
  RST 341 The Story of the Universe:
Foundational Cosmology and Earth History 		3 credits
  ENV 452 Environmental Colloquium 1credit
  ENV 495 Capstone Seminar in Environmental Studies 3 credits
III. Religious Studies Concentration Requirements 18-21 credits
  Required:
  RST 339 Spirituality for an Ecological Era 3 credits
  RST 404 Catholic Creation Theology 3 credits
  RST 412 Environmental Ethics and Religion 3 credits
  POL 302 Social Statistics 3 credits
     
  Electives:  
  Two electives from the following (or any Political Science or Ecological/Environmental Concentration area course, or any approved elective as advised):
  RST 340 Creation Masters Series 3 credits
  RST 370 Contemporary Peacemakers 3 credits
  RST 400 Internship in Religious Studies 3 credits
  ENV 300 Special Topics in Environmental Studies 3 credits
IV. Open Electives  
All three concentration areas allow for a volume of open elective credits with which to further a student's interest in additional subject matter or pursuit of additional major or minor interests. The available number of open elective credit for this program is 27 to 33 credits.