Religious Studies Major
The major in Religious Studies requires the completion of 33 credits.
Required Courses
RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion
10 Religious Studies electives selected in consultation with a department advisor
The student who completes the major in Theology and Religious Studies will:
1. Explain the components of religion and the key tenets of one or more theories of religion.
2. Explain key concepts and practices of the Catholic tradition, including its understanding of the relationship of faith and reason.
3. Explain key beliefs and practices of a religious tradition other than Christianity.
4. Analyze a biblical passage using historical-critical methods.
5. Express his or her own understanding of the human journey in dialogue with major thinkers in Catholicism and/or other religious traditions.
6. Defend a position on a controversial question (whether ethical, sociological, philosophical, theological, etc.) relating to religion.
Religious Studies Minor
The minor in Religious Studies requires the completion of 18 credits.
Required Courses
RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion
Five Religious Studies electives selected in consultation with a department advisor
Associate in Arts General Studies
Emphasis Requirements (15 credits)
RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion
Four Religious Studies electives
Certificate in Catholic Theology
RS 101 Introduction to the Study of Religion
Four Religious Studies electives on topics in Catholic theology, from an approved list
The goal of this program is to introduce students to the basics of Catholic fundamental, systematic, and moral theology. The learning outcome of this concentration is that the student will be able to specify the basic issues in contemporary Catholic fundamental, systematic, and moral theology. In the fourth course, the student writes a capstone paper pulling together the three subfields of theology.