2021-2022 
Undergraduate and Professional Studies Program Requirements Religions and Cultures Specialization
Undergraduate and Professional Studies Program Requirements Religions and Cultures Specialization
Specialization
Specialization in Religions and Cultures
Graduation Requirements:
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must also satisfy the Bachelor of Arts (four-year) degree requirements, which include regulations on first year and subject maximum and breadth requirements.
Program Requirements:
Students will need to achieve a minimum 60% average in the 54 credits presented for the Specialization in Religions and Cultures.
| Students must complete 120 credits including 54 credits in the Specialization as follows: | ||
| RLCT 1000 level | 3 cr. | |
| RLCT Group I | 3 cr. | |
| RLCT Group II | 3 cr. | |
| RLCT Group III | 3 cr. | |
| RLCT upper level | 42 cr. | |
Breadth Requirements and Electives:
| ACAD 1601 | 3 cr. | |
| Social Science and/or Professional Studies | 6 cr. | |
| Science | 6 cr. | |
| Electives | 51 cr. | |
Note:
A maximum of 18 credits of cross-listed courses may count toward a Specialization in Religions and Cultures.
Group Requirements:
Group I Social Justice, Gender, & the Environment
| RLCT 2096 | Religion, Colonialism and State Violence | |
| RLCT 2057 | Peace and Non-Violence | |
| RLCT 2156 | Religion, Justice and Animals | |
| RLCT 3066 | Religion, Spirituality and Social Justice | |
| RLCT 3507 | Religion and the Environment | |
| RLCT 3116 | Women and Western Religions | |
| RLCT 3117 | Gender, Sex, and the Bible | |
| RLCT 3026 | Women and World Religions |
Group II Politics and Identity
| RLCT 2026 | The Roots of Evil | |
| RLCT 2046 | Global Spiritualities: Religious Traditions in the Contemporary World | |
| RLCT 2056 | Religion and Violence | |
| RLCT 2096 | Religion, Colonialism and State Violence | |
| RLCT 2146 | World Religions: Eastern Traditions | |
| RLCT 2166 | Issues in Religion and Law | |
| RLCT 3046 | Science vs. Religion? | |
| RLCT 3205 | Philosophy of Sex and Love | |
| RLCT 3206 | Theories of Religion | |
| RLCT 3216 | Is God Dead? Faith in the Modern World | |
| RLCT 3226 | Fanaticism | |
| RLCT 3506 | Religions and Politics |
Group III Belief, Living Religion, and Texts
| RLCT 2016 | Practicing Religion: Rituals, Ceremonies and Celebrations | |
| RLCT 2017 | Death and Immortality | |
| RLCT 2036 | History of Christian Thought I | |
| RLCT 2037 | History of Christian Thought II | |
| RLCT 2066 | Death, Dying and Spirituality | |
| RLCT 2116 | Health Healing and Religion | |
| RLCT 2117 | Cults and New Religious Movements | |
| RLCT 2127 | The Bible As Cultural Text | |
| RLCT 2126 | Religious Themes in Literature | |
| RLCT 2136 | Examining the Paranormal | |
| RLCT 2147 | World Religions: Western Traditions | |
| RLCT 2206 | Religion and Popular Culture | |
| RLCT 3307 | Spiritual Journeys |