Religious Studies Degree Requirements

The department offers one major and one minor:

  • Bachelor of Arts, Religious Studies major (required concentration in either Christian Theology or Religious Pluralism)
  • Minor in Religious Studies

Please reference the for course requirements specific to the Religious Studies Department major and minor.

  • Majors who want to delve deeper into the history, beliefs and practices of Christianity should choose the Christian Theology concentration.
  • Other majors, seeking a more comparative approach in the study of religion, should choose the Religious Pluralism concentration.
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