Courses

Introductory Courses  
Choose one course: 3
Introduction to Buddhism  
Introduction to World Religions  
Introduction to Judaism  
Introduction to Islam  
Areas of Emphasis  
Choose at least one course from each area of emphasis and a fourth from any of the areas 12
History  
Medieval Art  
History of Christianity  
Islamic Civilization  
HIST 3083
   
Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages  
Late Middle Ages  
Renaissance and Reformation, 1300-1600  
Byzantine Empire  
Wars of Religion: From the Crusades to 9/11  
Modern Islamic Thought  
Early Modern Islamic Empires, 1300-1750  
Religion in America to 1860  
Social Sciences  
The Anthropology of Religion  
Indigenous Peoples of North America: Anthropological Perspectives  
Religion in Latin America  
The Archeology of Death  
ANTH 4513
   
Islam and Politics  
Philosophy/Literature/Languages  
The Bible as Literature  
Modern Jewish Thought  
Contemporary Jewish Thought  
Islam: Beliefs and Practices  
Philosophy and the Christian Faith  
PHIL 4023
   
Philosophy of Religion  
Total Hours 15

Topics Courses/Seminars/Honors Colloquia: Students may also choose “topics/seminar” classes or an Honors colloquium in any Department or Program approved by the director as having a religious studies focus.