Department of Religious Studies

Major Requirements

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Below are listed courses required for the B.A with a major in Religious Studies

Courses that fulfill both College Core Options and Major Requirements

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

RST 101 Religion in the Contemporary World
3

RST 204 - 209 Choose one elective in Catholic Theology
3

Departmental Courses required for the Major

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

RST 338 or 375 Gospels or Wisdom Literature
3

RST 336, 401, 402, 409 Choose two: The Church: Issues and Challenges; Images of Jesus Throughout History; Christian Sacramental Theology; Jesus and Judaism
6

RST 310 Religious Traditions of China
3

RST 301, 312, 315, 320, 324, 326, 332, 370, 406, 410, 411, 422 - 429, 448 Choose any three: Christian Sexual Ethics, Biomedical Ethics in the Christian Tradition; Church History; History of Christian Spirituality I; Spiritual Masters; Thomas Merton; Prayer: Theology & Practice; The Sacred Universe; Theology of Christian Service; Contemporary Peacemakers; Religion and the Constitutions; Oxford University Theology; Special Topics
9

RST 450 Capstone: Senior Seminar
3

Total credits required for this major: 24