Religious Studies Major Concentration (B.A. & Sc.)

36 credits · Bachelor of Arts and Science · 2026-2027 catalogue

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Degree Requirements — B.A. & Sc. students

This program is offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts and Science (B.A. & Sc.) degree. To graduate, students must satisfy both their program requirements and their degree requirements. The program requirements (i.e., the specific courses that make up this program) are listed under the Course Tab (above). The degree requirements—including the mandatory Foundation program, appropriate degree structure, and any additional components—are outlined on the Degree Requirements page . Students are responsible for ensuring that this program fits within the overall structure of their degree and that all degree requirements are met. Consult the Degree Planning Guide on the SOUSA website for additional guidance.

Required Courses (6 credits)

  • RELG 207 Introduction to the Study of Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 456 Theories of Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Fall

Complementary Courses (30 credits)

3-9 credits of Introductory Courses at the 200 level. (3–9 credits)

3-9 credits of Introductory Courses at the 200 level.

  • ANTH 209 Anthropology of Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CATH 200 Introduction to Catholicism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CATH 220 Selected Topics in Catholic Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 207 Jewish History: 400 B.C.E. to 1000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 219 Jewish History: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 200 Islamic Civilization (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 210 Muslim Societies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • JWST 201 Jewish Law (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 211 Jewish Studies 1: Biblical Period (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 216 Jewish Studies 2: 400 B.C.E. - 1000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 217 Jewish Studies 3: 1000 - 2000 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 245 Jewish Life in the Islamic World (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 254 The Jewish Holy Days (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • JWST 261 History of Jewish Philosophy and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 201 Religions of the Ancient Near East (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 202 Religion of Ancient Israel (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 203 Bible and Western Culture (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 204 Judaism, Christianity and Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 205 Death and Dying (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 210 Jesus of Nazareth (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 211 Theology through Fiction (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 212 Introduction to African Religions and Cultures (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 252 Hinduism and Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 253 Religions of East Asia (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 254 Introduction to Yoga Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 257D2 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 270 Religious Ethics and the Environment (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 271 Religion and Sexuality (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 279 New Testament Greek 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 288 Introduction to Sikhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter

0-12 credits of Classical language courses. (0–12 credits)

0-12 credits of Classical language courses.

  • CLAS 210 Introductory Latin 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CLAS 212 Introductory Latin 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CLAS 215 Intensive Introductory Latin (6 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CLAS 220 Introductory Ancient Greek 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CLAS 222 Introductory Ancient Greek 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CLAS 225 Intensive Introductory Ancient Greek (6 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CLAS 310 Intermediate Latin 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CLAS 312 Intermediate Latin 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CLAS 315 Intermediate Latin 2: Selections (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CLAS 320 Intermediate Ancient Greek 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • CLAS 322 Intermediate Ancient Greek 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CLAS 326 Intermediate Ancient Greek 2: Selections (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 322D1 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • ISLA 322D2 Lower Intermediate Arabic (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 257D1 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 257D2 Introductory Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 264 Introductory Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 265 Introductory Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 357D1 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 357D2 Sanskrit 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 364 Intermediate Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 365 Intermediate Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 381 Advanced New Testament Greek (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 390D1 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 390D2 Elementary Biblical Hebrew (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 457D1 Advanced Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 457D2 Advanced Sanskrit (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 464 Advanced Tibetan 1 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 465 Advanced Tibetan 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 491 Biblical Hebrew Narratives (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 492 Biblical Hebrew Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

15-21 credits of Advanced Courses at the 300 level or higher. (15–21 credits)

15-21 credits of Advanced Courses at the 300 level or higher.

  • CATH 310 Catholic Intellectual Traditions (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CATH 320 Catholicism and Modernity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CATH 325 Mystery and the Imagination (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CATH 330 Catholicism in a Global Context (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CATH 335 Confessions of Saint Augustine (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CATH 340 Catholicism and Public Policy (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • CATH 460 Catholic Studies Seminar (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CATH 370 Topics in Catholic Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • CATH 375 Topics in Catholic Theology (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • HIST 427 The Hasidic Movement (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 310 Women in Islam (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 375 Sufi Women (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • ISLA 390 Islamic Reform and Radicalism: Middle East (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 421 Islamic Culture - Indian Subcontinent (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • ISLA 530 Advanced Sufism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • JWST 334 Jews and Muslims: A Modern History (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • JWST 382 Jews, Judaism and Social Justice (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 300 Second Temple Judaism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 302 Literature of Ancient Israel 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 303 Literature of Ancient Israel 2 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 307 Bible, Quran and Interpretations (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 309 World Religions and Cultures They Create (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 310 Canadian Church History (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 311 Formation of the New Testament (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 312 The Gospels (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 315 Special Topics in Religion 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • RELG 316 New Religious Movements (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 317 Special Topics in Religion 2 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 318 Special Topics in Religion 3 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 319 Special Topics in Religion 4 (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 322 Church and Empire to 1300 (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 323 Church and State since 1300 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 325 Varieties Religious Experience in Christianity (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 326 Christians in the Roman World (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 331 Religion and Globalization (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 332 Conversations Across World Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Summer
  • RELG 333 Principles of Theology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 334 Theology of History (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 336 Contemporary Theological Issues (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 337 Themes in Buddhist Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 338 Women and the Christian Tradition (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 341 Introduction: Philosophy of Religion (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 344 Mahayana Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 348 Classical Hinduism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 350 Bhakti Hinduism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 352 Japanese Religions: History and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 353 Gandhi: His Life and Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 354 Chinese Religions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 358 Religion and Cinema in India (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 366 Rivers, Religion, and Environment in South Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 368 Japanese Religions in Pop Culture (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 369 Tibetan Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 370 Religion and Human Rights (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 372 Hindu Goddesses (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 373 Christian Ethics of Love (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 375 Religion, Politics and Society (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 376 Religious Ethics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 378 Pilgrimage, Heritage, and Tourism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 379 Eastern Orthodox Christianity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 380 Religion, Philosophy, Modernity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 382 Contemporary Theory of Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 398 North American Christianity (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 399 Christian Spirituality (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 407 The Writings (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 408 The Prophets (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 410 Paul and His Legacy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 419 Religious Heritage and Tourism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 422 Medieval Religious Texts (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 423 Reformation Thought (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 434 Advanced Theology (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 440 Global Islam (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 445 Modern Buddhism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 449 The Religion of the Samurai (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 450 The Way of the Kami (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 451 Zen Buddhism: Poetry and Art (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 453 Vajrayana Buddhism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 455 Religion, Performance and Agency in South Asia (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 459 Bhagavadgita and Mahabharata (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 470 Theological Ethics (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 479 Christianity in Global Perspective (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 502 Greco-Roman Judaism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 503 Advanced Topics in African Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 532 History of Christian Thought 1 (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 544 Ethnography as Method in Religious Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 545 Ramayana: Multiple Lives (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 547 Special Topics in Hinduism (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 548 Indian Buddhist Philosophy (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 551 Special Topics in Buddhism (3 credits) · Offered: Fall, Winter
  • RELG 552 Advaita Vedanta (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 556 Issues in Buddhist Studies (3 credits) · Offered: Fall
  • RELG 558 Indian Tantric Traditions (3 credits) · Offered: Winter
  • RELG 560 Buddhist Poetry (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 570 Research in Interfaith Studies (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 571 Ethics, Medicine and Religion (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027
  • RELG 572 Religion and Global Politics (3 credits) · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

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