College of Arts and Sciences (Undergraduate) Philosophy and Religious Studies - Undergraduate Log Number: 201408-13 Philosophy and Religious Studies Undergraduate Change a degree-major of an existing program Bachelor of Arts Religious Studies Major & Religious Studies Minor Program of Study Major: Religious Studies Degree: Bachelor of Arts Foundation (3 credits) REL2300 (CD) Comparative Religion (3 Credits) Core Requirements (9 credits) Methods in the Study of Religion (9 required credit hour, grade C or higher) REL3102 CD- Religion as Culture (3 Credits) REL3040 Theories of Religious Studies (3 Credits) COURSE TITLE CHANGE SELECT ONE COURSE FROM SACRED TEXTS REL 3293 Selected topics Bible/Scripture (3 Credits) REL 3241 New Testament (3 Credits) REL 3213 Hebrew Bible/OT (3 Credits) Major Requirements (18 credits) TRADITIONS Select 9 credits from below: Three courses from different areas many of which also fulfill the Foreign Culture requirements. (grade of C or higher) Judaism REL 3932 Special Topics: Judaism (3 Credits) REL 4937 Advanced Special Topics: Judaism (3 Credits) Christianity REL 3505 History of Christianity (3 Credits) REL 3930 Selected Topics: History of Religion (Christianity) (3 Credits) REL 3931 Special Topics: Christianity (3 Credits) REL 4938 Advanced Special Topics: Christianity (3 Credits) Islam ANT 3243 Comparative Muslim Cultures (3 Credits) ANT 4931 Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology(Islam) (3 Credits) REL 3933 Special Topics: Islam (3 Credits) REL 4939 Advanced Special Topics: Islam (3 Credits) Hinduism PHI 3930 Selected Topics (Indian Philosophy) (3 Credits)
ANT 4931 Selected Topics in Cultural Anthropology (Hinduism) (3 Credits) REL 3934 Special Topics: Hinduism (3 Credits) REL 4936 Advanced Special Topics: Hinduism (3 Credits) Buddhism REL 3930 Selected Topics in History of Religion (Introduction to Buddhism) (3 Credits) PHI 3930 Selected Topics (Chinese Philosophy, Indian Philosophy) (3 Credits) REL 3935 Special Topics: Buddhism (3 Credits) REL 4930 Advanced Special Topics: Buddhism (3 Credits) TOPICS IN RELIGION: 9 CREDITS (Grade of C or higher) REL 3120 Religion in America (3 Credits) REL 3127 Religion and the Courts (3 Credits) REL 3101 Religion and Popular Culture (3 Credits) REL 3148 Religion and Violence (3 Credits) REL 3930 Selected Topics: History of Religion (3 Credits) REL 3936 Selected Topics: Religious Thought (3 Credits) PHI 3700 Philosophy of Religion (3 Credits) PHI 3930 Selected Topics (3 Credits) REL 3xxx Race and Religion in the United States (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and Nature (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx American Indian Religions (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and the Arts in the US (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and Film (3 Credits) ADD Capstone Experience (3 credits)
This course should bring together the theoretical and methodological skills developed in the major and apply them to a specific area of data that could vary by instructor and/or by student interest. It will be one context in which the assessment of the Religious Studies Major can take place. Students must obtain a grade of C or higher. REL4910 Senior Seminar Capstone (3 Credits) Minor Required A minor is required for this major.* (Credits will vary) The minor must be selected from the list of approved minors, including those outside the college of the major. See List of Minors in the Undergraduate Catalog. Minors are generally completed during the last 60 credit hours of your program. Your minor may require prerequisites, so choosing a minor early is beneficial. See your Advisor to declare a minor. *(Double majors are exempt from a minor.) Foreign Language/Foreign Cultures Foreign Language (8 CHs)/Foreign Culture Requirement (6 CHs): All BA students in the College of Arts and Sciences are required to complete either (i) the Foreign Language option or (ii) the Foreign Culture option, in either case with grades of C or higher. TAKE 8 HRS OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE Select one two-course sequence of Spanish, French, Chinese, German, Japanese, Latin, Russian, or American Sign Language. The first course in each of the two-course sequences is typically offered in the fall; the second course in each of the two-course sequences is typically offered in the spring. To determine whether to enroll in the first or the second course of the two-course French or Spanish sequences, incoming students with prior experience in French or Spanish must take a placement exam. Students who place above the beginning level will satisfy the Foreign Language option by earning a "C" or better in the second French or second Spanish course into which they have placed. Students who complete a 3000-level French or Spanish course with a "C" or above have demonstrated the mastery that is required in the two-course French or Spanish sequence and may request retroactive credit for the sequence. The retroactive credit will either be 3 or 6 credits, depending on their placement following the exam. This policy applies to Chinese as well, placement being determined by the professor of the program. FC Foreign Culture Option Students who successfully completed 2 years of foreign language in high school have the option of taking 6 hours of foreign culture courses instead of 8 hours of college level foreign language. Foreign cultures contain (FC) in the course title. A complete list of foreign culture courses can be found in the Arts & Sciences Advising Office. Free Electives (7 credits)
This degree requires a minimum of 120 total hours with 48 upper (3000/4000) level hours. Free electives may be courses in any discipline (provided the required prerequisites are met) and they are the hours needed to satisfy the total requirement. These hours may vary (consult your advisor about free elective hours needed to graduate). FREE ELECTIVES 7 HOURS(3000/4000) RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR A grade of C or better is required for all minor courses. A minimum of 6 semester hours of upper level course work must be taken at UNF. 9 semester hours may be transferred in to the minor. REL2300 (CD) Comparative Religion (3 Credits) REL3102 CD- Religion as Culture (3 Credits) SELECT 3 FROM THE FOLLOWING: ANT 4241 Anthropology of Religion (3 Credits) ANT 4931 ST: Pilgrims/Sacred Ground (3 Credits) ANT 4931 ST: Comparative Islamic Cultures (3 Credits) LIT 3408 Approaches to Literature: Myth (3 Credits) LIT 3930 ST: Problem of Evil (3 Credits)
AMH 3932 ST: Religion in Antebellum US (3 Credits) PHI 3700 Philosophy of Religion (3 Credits) PHH 3811 The Philosophy of Zen Buddhism (3 Credits) REL 3012 Myths & Rituals (3 Credits) REL 3120 Religion in America (3 Credits) REL 3127 Religion & the Courts (3 Credits) REL 3101 Religion & Popular Culture (3 Credits) REL 4900 Directed Independent Study (3 Credits) REL 3145 Women & Religion: The Western Experience (3 Credits) REL 3148 Religion & Violence (3 Credits) REL 3213 Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (3 Credits) REL 3241 New Testament (3 Credits) REL 3293 Selected Topics: Biblical/Scriptural Studies (3 Credits) REL 3310 Asian Religions (3 Credits) REL 3330 Religions of India (3 Credits) REL 3420 20th Century Religious Thought (3 Credits) REL 3421 Studies in Comtemp Religious Thought (3 Credits) REL 3505 History of Christian Thought (3 Credits) REL 3607 Selected Topics in Jewish Studies (3 Credits) REL 3930 Selected Topics: History of Religion (3 Credits) REL 3936 Selected Topics: Religious Thought (3 Credits) REL 3xxx Race and Religion in the United States (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and Nature (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx American Indian Religions (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and the Arts in the US (3 Credits) ADD REL 3xxx Religion and Film (3 Credits) ADD