Major Requirements
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Core Requirements
Required lower division courses:
- RELG110 Introduction to Christianity I and RELG111 II
- Two 200-level religion electives (2 cr. each)
Required upper division courses:
- RELG316 Comparative World Religions
- RELG335 Lutheran Confessions
- RELG420 Rhetoric of Religion
- SOCL345 Religion and Society
Major Electives
Choose four of the following courses:
- RELG300 History of Christian Thought I: Post-Apostolic Fathers to Chalcedon
- RELG301 History of Christian Thought II: Chalcedon to 15th Century
- RELG302 History of Christian Thought III: 17th Century Enlightenment to Modern & Post Modern
- RELG320 Luther: His Ongoing Significance
- RELG325 Psalms and Wisdom Literature of the Old Testament
- RELG330 Christian Social Thought
- RELG340 Apologetics
- RELG350 Islam
- RELG360 History of the Christian Church
- RELG380 Pauline Literature
- RELG382 Johannine Literature
- RELG425 Influence of Eastern Religion upon American Culture
- RELG435 Post-Exilic and Intertestamental History & Literature
- RELG480 Topics In Religious Studies
- RELG495 Senior Seminar In Religious Studies (cross listed LART495)
- RELGIND Independent Study (per Instructor's approval)
Area of Emphasis
Completion of a minor in another academic discipline is required for this major.
Capstone
- LART490 Introduction to Research and Writing or SOCL320 Research Methods in Social Sciences
- HIST490 Historical Research or SOCL320 Research Methods in Social Studies
- RELG495 Senior Seminar In Religious Studies
