Prepares students for graduate school in philosophy or religious studies, for law school, or for employment or study in any field requiring strong analytical and interpretive skills.

Major Completion Summary

Major Completion Summary

Requirement	Credits
University Core Requirements	44-55
Major Requirements	39
Open Electives	45-56
Total Credits	128

University Core Requirements (44-55 Credits)

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Course List

Code	Title	Credits
University Core
Complete University Core Requirements		44-55
Total Credits		44-55

Major Requirements (39 Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Major Courses 1
PHI 113	Ancient Philosophy	3
PHI 116	Modern Philosophy	3
PHI 253	Logic	3
RES 202	Great Ideas in Eastern Religious Thought	3
Select one of the following:		3
RES 201	Great Ideas in Western Religious Thought
RES 231	The Bible: Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament)
RES 232	The Bible: Christian Scriptures (New Testament)
PHI 355	Ethical Theories	3
PHI 357	Philosophy of Religion	3
PHI 499	Senior Year Experience in Philosophy and Religious Studies 2	3
Required Major Electives
All courses with a PHI or RES prefix may be used as major electives. Students may use up to three courses from list below as major electives. Students are required to complete a total of five major electives using the guidelines provided.		15
AMS 200	Introduction to Critical Race and Ethnicity Studies
ANT 212	Magic and the Spirit World
ANT 296V	Topic: Anthropological Issues in Magic, Witchcraft and Religion
SOC 296H	Topic: Sociology of Religion
SOC 323	Social Theory
FSS 383	Theories of Film
HIS 206	European History: Witches, Wizards and the Rise of Scientific Thought
HIS 209	Israel and Palestine: The Heritage and the Challenge
HIS 223	Discrimination, Integration and Assimilation: Global Jewish Experience
HIS 296U	Topic: Bible and Gun: Christianity in China since 1500
LIT 211Z	World Mythologies
LIT 303	Introduction to Cultural Studies
LIT 304	Postcolonial Literature
LIT 329	Literary Theory and Criticism
PJS 203	Nonviolence: Theory and Practice
POL 241	Classical Political Thought
POL 242	Medieval Political Theory
POL 243	Modern Political Theory
POL 249	Feminist Political Theory
WS 369	Queer Theory
WS 380	Seminar in Feminist Theory
Total Credits		39

1	At least 12 credits each in PHI & RES.
2	Student may substitute PHI 499 Senior Year Experience in Philosophy and Religious Studies with RES 395 Independent Study in Religious Studies.

Open Electives (45-56 Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Open Electives
Select 45-56 credits		45-56
Total Credits		45-56