Religious Studies

Major

The major in religious studies (reference number 769) requires a minimum of 30 semester hours and leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree. At least 15 hours must be in courses numbered 300 or above, with at least 6 hours at the 400-level. A minor or second major is required.

The 30 hours must be distributed as follows:

I. Religious Texts (3 hours)
RELS 100: The New Testament OR
RELS 101: The Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures OR
RELS 300: The Life of Jesus OR
RELS 301: Life and Teaching of Paul

II. Traditions (9 hours)
RELS 302: Buddhist Religious Traditions
RELS 303: Hindu Religious Traditions
RELS 304: Judaic Religious Traditions
RELS 305: Christian Religious Traditions
RELS 306: Islamic Religious Traditions
RELS 307: Native American Religious Traditions
RELS 308: East Asian Religious Traditions

III. Senior Seminar (3 hours)
RELS 496

IV. Electives (15 hours)
Electives may be selected from among the total offerings in RELS, including additional courses in I-II and up to 6 hours of departmentally-approved language courses and up to 6 hours of departmentally-approved study abroad courses.

Minor

The minor in religious studies (reference number 447) requires a minimum of 21 hours. At least 12 hours must be taken in courses numbered 300 or above.

The 21 hours must be distributed as follows:

I. Religious Texts (3 hours)
RELS 100: The New Testament OR
RELS 101: The Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures OR
RELS 300: The Life of Jesus OR
RELS 301: Life and Teaching of Paul

II. Traditions (9 hours)
RELS 302: Buddhist Religious Traditions
RELS 303: Hindu Religious Traditions
RELS 304: Judaic Religious Traditions
RELS 305: Christian Religious Traditions
RELS 306: Islamic Religious Traditions
RELS 307: Native American Religious Traditions
RELS 308: East Asian Religious Traditions

III. Electives (9 hours)
Electives may be selected from among the total offerings in RELS, including additional courses in I-II and up to 6 hours of departmentally-approved language courses and up to 3 hours of departmentally-approved study abroad courses.

Advisement

Joseph Trafton

Cherry Hall 314
(270) 745-5750
E-Mail: Joseph.Trafton@wku.edu

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