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Bachelor’s Degree in Religion and Philosophy Requirements

Expected Outcomes:

  • Students will be prepared to enter a graduate program in religion and/or philosophy.
  • Students will develop critical thinking skills.

Degree Requirements (Semester Hours)

General Education Core

Note: The Core should include:

REL 241Introduction to Philosophy

3
REL 101History & Literature of the Old Testament

3
REL 102History & Literature of the New Testament

3
PSY 113General Psychology

3
SOC 211Principles of Sociology

3

Additional Required General Courses (9)

REL 101History & Literature of the Old Testament

3
Or
REL 102History & Literature of the New Testament

3
REL 201World Religions

3
REL 251Philosophy of Religion

3

REL 101 and REL 102: not taken in the Core

Required Upper Level Religion/Philosophy Courses (27)

REL 325Introduction to Ethics

3
REL 370Christianity and Unbelief

3
REL 371Concepts of Being Human

3
REL 372Social Ethics

3
REL 399Bioethics

3
REL 401History of Christian Thought

3
REL 41220th Century Continental Philosophy

3
REL 415Intro to Contemporary Christian Theology

3
REL 455Senior Seminar in Religion & Philosophy

3

Religion/Philosophy Upper-Level Electives (12)

(students may find the following courses helpful, but are not limited to these)

REL 301The Life & Teachings of Jesus

3
REL 311The Johannine Literature

3
REL 321The Life & Letters of Paul

3
REL 351Principles of Christian Education

3
REL 375Faith & Popular Culture

3
REL 380The Battle for God: Fundamentalism in Religious Life

3
REL 391Religious & Philosophical Perspectives on the Environment

3
REL 440Religion in America

3
REL 450The Holocaust in Historical Perspective

3
REL 499Selected Topics & Readings in Religion

1

General Electives (At least 6 elective hours must be upper level) (18-24)

Total Credit Hours: 121