Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Major in Religious Studies — Major Requirements - 10 units
Code | Title | Units |
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General Education Requirements | ||
The student must complete the General Education Requirements of the College of Arts & Sciences. | 9 | |
Major Requirements | ||
Select one unit from the following at the 100-level: | 1 | |
Introduction to Biblical Literature | ||
Is That a Religion? | ||
Introduction to Asian Religions | ||
One God: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
Introduction to Judaism | ||
Christian Thought and Doctrine | ||
Sacred Traditions of the World | ||
Two units from each of the three following categories, four of which must be 300- or 400-level courses | 6 | |
Select two units in Jewish and Christian traditions from the following: | ||
Gender and Difference in Biblical Texts and Traditions | ||
Prophets of Social Justice | ||
Monsters and Beasts in the Bible | ||
In Search of Jesus | ||
The Gospels | ||
Life and Letters of Paul | ||
Envisioning the Psalms | ||
Select two units in Islamic and Asian religious traditions from the following: | ||
Islam: Religion of the Prophet | ||
Muhammad and the Qur'an | ||
Religions of China and Japan | ||
Religions of India | ||
Buddhism: The Middle Way | ||
The Religion and Culture of Hinduism | ||
Reform and Revolution in Modern Islam | ||
Genies, Saints, and Superheroes: The Moral Imagination of Muslim Literatures | ||
Select two units in religion, history, and society from the following: | ||
History of Early Christianity | ||
Religious Ethics and Moral Problems | ||
Apocalyptic Visions and American Culture | ||
Between Martin and Malcolm: Religion, Civil Rights, and the Black Freedom Movement | ||
Moral Reflections on the Holocaust | ||
The American Jewish Experience | ||
The American Christian Experience | ||
Shapers of Christian Thought | ||
The Dead Sea Scrolls | ||
Immigrants, Outsiders, and the Biblical Tradition | ||
Society and the Supernatural in Asia | ||
Religion and Violence in Asia | ||
Resisting Religion | ||
Mary, Max, and Mozart: Religion and European Culture | ||
One unit of RELS electives. No more than one unit total may come from a combination of travel courses with the pass/fail election, teaching apprenticeships (RELS 395), or internships (RELS 397). | 1 | |
Complete the following four courses: | 2 | |
Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion | ||
Department Colloquium | ||
Department Colloquium | ||
Senior Project 1 | ||
General Electives | 13 | |
Total Units | 32 |
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Students satisfying RELS 499 through another course must still complete a total of 10 units within the RELS major by substituting a 300- or 400-level RELS course.
All students in the College of Arts and Sciences must meet General Education requirements in addition to specific requirements within the major area of study.
Each student must complete at least four writing or writing enhanced (WE) courses to complete the University Writing Requirement. At least two of these courses must be from General Education. Based upon Admissions application information, students may be placed in ENGL 100; ENGL 100 will count toward the Writing requirement if completed with a minimum grade of C.
A single course may not be used to meet more than one of the General Education requirements, but a single course may count toward a General Education requirement and the student’s major or minor requirements, as well as count as a Writing Enhanced course in the Writing requirement. Students should check with their advisor regarding the eligibility of transfer credits to meet General Education requirements after students have enrolled at Stetson. A key component of a liberal education is to learn about the modes of inquiry from a diverse set of disciplines, so no more than 3 courses used to meet General Education requirements may come from a single department and at least 16 of the 32 units required for graduation must come from departments outside the department of the major.
For many majors, certain courses outside the major field of study are required. These courses are called “collateral requirements.”
A student majoring in Education may count among the 32 units as many in the major as are required for completion of an approved program for teacher certification by the State of Florida.
Code | Title | Units |
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Foundations 1 | ||
Writing Requirement | ||
FSEM 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
Quantitative Reasoning (any Q course) | 1 | |
Junior Seminar | 1 | |
Knowledge of Human Cultures and the Natural World | ||
Select five of the following: 2 | 5 | |
Creative Arts (any A course, or 4 - MUSC, MUSA or MUSE credit courses) | ||
Culture and Belief (any B course) | ||
Historical Inquiry (any H course) | ||
Individuals, Societies, and Social Systems (any S course) | ||
Modern Languages (any L course) | ||
Physical and Natural World (any P course) | ||
Personal and Social Responsibility | ||
Select any 'Stetson Values (V)' course | 1 | |
Total Units | 9 |
Cultural Events/Campus Engagement
In addition to completing 32 course units, students join Stetson's intellectual and creative life outside the classroom by participating in at least 24 approved cultural events at Stetson. These events include lectures by distinguished visitors, musical performances, plays, and art shows. Students may also view the list of approved cultural events3 under Calendar of Events at https://www.stetson.edu/other/calendar/ and selecting Deland Campus.
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Foundation courses may not be taken pass/fail.
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1 unit each from 5 out of the 6 areas.
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The Calendar of Events for the Deland campus identifies Cultural Events as those marked with a turquoise blue colored square in the lower-left corner of the event block.