2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog

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Religious Studies, BA (1510)

Overview

College Core	45 credits
Major Requirements	27 credits
Liberal Arts Electives	18 credits
Open Electives	30 credits
TOTAL	120 credits

Major Requirements

Students who major in religious studies must complete nine courses (27 credits), in addition to the RST core requirement, with no more than three (3) 200 level courses, in the following areas:

Sacred Texts

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

RST 204 - Christian Scriptures Credits: 3
RST 328 - The Religious Imagination Credits: 3
RST 338 - Gospels Credits: 3
RST 345 - Sacred Music and Poetry Credits: 3
RST 375 - Wisdom Literature Credits: 3

Religious Ethics

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

RST 208 - Ethics and Morality Credits: 3
RST 318 - Violence, Peace & Social Justice Credits: 3
RST 324 - Christian Sexual Ethics Credits: 3
RST 370 - Creative Peacemaking Credits: 3
RST 406 - Biomedical Ethics and the Christian Tradition Credits: 3
RST 412 - Environmental Ethics and Religion Credits: 3

World Spiritualities

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

RST 206 - Spirituality Credits: 3
RST 320 - Spiritual Masters Series Credits: 3
RST 332 - The Spiritual Legacy of Thomas Merton Credits: 3
RST 339 - Spirituality for an Ecological Age Credits: 3
RST 340 - Creation Masters Series Credits: 3
RST 343 - Sufism: Traditions of Islamic Mysticism Credits: 3
RST 411 - Prayer: Theology and Practice Credits: 3

Systematic Theology

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

RST 207 - Vatican II and Catholic Reform Credits: 3
RST 326 - Theology of Christian Service Credits: 3
RST 327 - The Holocaust and the Churches Credits: 3
RST 336 - The Church: Issues and Challenges Credits: 3
RST 401 - Images of Jesus throughout History Credits: 3
RST 402 - Christian Sacramental Theology Credits: 3
RST 404 - Catholic Creation Theology Credits: 3
RST 409 - Jesus and Judaism Credits: 3

Religion and Cultures

One course (3 credits) chosen from:

RST 205 - Buddhist Wisdom Credits: 3
RST 210 - Religious Pluralism Series Credits: 3
RST 213 - Religion and the Natural World Credits: 3
RST 215 - Islam: History, Belief, and Practice Credits: 3
RST 310 - The Religious Traditions of China Credits: 3
RST 317 - The American Religious Experience Credits: 3
RST 330 - Women, Gender, and Religion Credits: 3
RST 341 - Story of the Universe: Foundational Cosmology and Earth History Credits: 3
RST 410 - Religion and the Constitution Credits: 3

Religious Studies Elective Courses

3 courses (9 credits) chosen from RST 300 - 400 level courses.

Capstone Course

One course (3 credits):

RST 450 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3