Major (For students entering Fall 2011 and after)
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.
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 OR
RELS 311: The Qur’an
II. Religious Traditions (9 hours; at least one course from each category)
Category A:
RELS 302: Buddhism
RELS 303: Hinduism
RELS 307: Native American Religious Traditions
RELS 308: East Asian Religious Traditions
RELS 317: Confucianism
RELS 318: Daoism
Category B:
RELS 304: Judaism
RELS 305: Christianity
RELS 306: Islam
III. Senior Seminar (3 hours)
RELS 496
IV. Electives (15 hours; at least 9 hours must be in RELS courses)
Electives may be selected from among the total offerings in RELS. Electives also may be selected from the following pre-approved list (or other courses approved by the Department Head) as well as from departmentally-approved language and study abroad courses.
ANTH 446: Anthropology of Religion
ART 316: Medieval Art and Architecture
ART 407: Islamic Art and Architecture
ENG 396: Mythology
ENG 487: Dante
HIST 318: Age of the Reformation
HIST 407: The Crusades: West Meets East
PHIL 310: Science, Religion and Contemporary Life
PHIL 329: Concepts of God, Good and Evil
PSY 485: Psychology of Religion
SOCL 322: Religion in Society
Minor (For students entering Fall 2011 and after)
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.
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 OR
RELS 311: The Qur’an
II. Religious Traditions (9 hours; at least one course from each category)
Category A:
RELS 302: Buddhism
RELS 303: Hinduism
RELS 307: Native American Religious Traditions
RELS 308: East Asian Religious Traditions
RELS 317: Confucianism
RELS 318: Daoism
Category B:
RELS 304: Judaism
RELS 305: Christianity
RELS 306: Islam
III. Electives (9 hours; at least 6 hours must be in RELS courses)
Electives may be selected from among the total offerings in RELS. Electives also may be selected from the following pre-approved list (or other courses approved by the Department Head) as well as from departmentally-approved language and study abroad courses.
ANTH 446: Anthropology of Religion
ART 316: Medieval Art and Architecture
ART 407: Islamic Art and Architecture
ENG 396: Mythology
ENG 487: Dante
HIST 318: Age of the Reformation
HIST 407: The Crusades: West Meets East
PHIL 310: Science, Religion and Contemporary Life
PHIL 329: Concepts of God, Good and Evil
PSY 485: Psychology of Religion
SOCL 322: Religion in Society
Major (For students entering prior to Fall 2011)
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 OR
RELS 311: The Qur'an
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 (For students entering prior to Fall 2011)
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 OR
RELS 311: The Qur'an
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
