Religious Studies, B.A.
Overall Requirements
- 120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level
- Students must complete a minimum of 27 credit hours in Religious Studies at the 200 level or higher; at least 9 credits must be at 300 level or higher (excluding the Senior Seminar, REL 410 )
- Students must earn a grade of at least C- in all Religious Studies courses required for the major.
Degree Program Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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University Requirements | ||
General Education Requirements (MAC) | ||
College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CIC) |
Major Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 3 | |
Thinking About Religion | ||
Western Traditions | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
The Bible in Western Culture | ||
Hebrew Bible | ||
New Testament and the Origins of Christianity | ||
Bible and Black Experience | ||
Elements of Christian Thought | ||
Christianity to the Reformation | ||
Christianity from the Reformation to the Present | ||
Judaism | ||
The Synagogue | ||
Introduction to African American Religions | ||
Religion in America | ||
Witches, Spirits, and Metaphysicalism in America | ||
Religion and Race in the Americas | ||
Modern Judaism | ||
Spirituality and the 12 Steps | ||
Early Christianity | ||
Christianity in Byzantium | ||
Religions of the Greco-Roman World | ||
Christianity and the Construction of Gender | ||
Topics in Biblical Studies | ||
REL 312 | ||
REL 313 | ||
Saint and Society in the Early Middle Ages | ||
Major American Religious Thinkers | ||
Contemporary African American Religious Thought | ||
Enslaved Religion | ||
REL 340 | ||
REL 341 | ||
Topics in Christian Thought | ||
Non-Western Traditions | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Chinese Religion | ||
East Asian Religions | ||
Buddhism | ||
Hinduism | ||
Yoga: Theory And Practice | ||
Islam | ||
Approaches to the Qur'an | ||
Religion in Traditional Societies | ||
Native American Religions | ||
REL 364 | ||
Tibetan and Himalayan Religions | ||
Religion in South Asia: Selected Topics | ||
Religions of Iran: Selected Topics | ||
Cultural and Theoretical Studies | 3 | |
Select one of the following: | ||
Critical Thinking about Religion, Faith and Spirituality: Selected Topics | ||
Religion, War, and Peace | ||
Politics and Religion | ||
REL 241 | ||
REL 242 | ||
Comparative Religious Ethics | ||
Video Games and the Problem of Evil | ||
Religion and Public Health | ||
Religious Traditions and Care of the Earth | ||
Topics in Religious Social Ethics | ||
Philosophy of Religion | ||
Islam and the Construction of Gender | ||
Religious Movements and Communities: Selected Topics | ||
Philosophical Issues in Religion | ||
Religion and Psychology | ||
American Cults | ||
The Religious Discourse of Civil Rights | ||
Topics in Islam: Islamic Thought, Culture, and History | ||
Religion and Popular Culture: Selected Topics | ||
Topics in Religious Studies | ||
Electives | 12 | |
Select four additional electives in Religious Studies above the 100 level | ||
Senior Seminar | 3 | |
Senior Seminar |
Optional Concentration
The optional concentration as detailed following the major requirements may be added, but is not required.
- Nonprofit Management
Electives
Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for degree.
Nonprofit Management Concentration Requirements
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 12 | |
The Nonprofit Sector and Governance | ||
Internship in Religious Studies | ||
And a Religious Studies course to be approved by the head of the department | ||
Nonprofit Management and Leadership | ||
Skills Courses | 3 | |
Choose 3 of the 1 credit skills courses below | ||
Topics in Public Affairs: Marketing for Public and Nonprofit Agencies | ||
Topics in Public Affairs: Strategic Planning | ||
Topics in Public Affairs: Grant Writing | ||
Topics in Public Affairs: Nonprofit Law | ||
Topics in Public Affairs: Volunteer Management |
Religion and Popular Culture Concentration
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Core Requirement | 3 | |
Religion and Popular Culture: Selected Topics | ||
Electives | 9 | |
Select 9 credits from the list below: | ||
Islam and Popular Culture: Ms. Marvel, Movies, and Hip-Hop Hijabis | ||
Religion and Popular Culture | ||
Introduction to the Cultural Study of Videogaming | ||
Witches, Spirits, and Metaphysicalism in America | ||
Video Games and the Problem of Evil | ||
Fandom and Religion: Rituals, Texts, Communities | ||
Digital Religion | ||
Religion and Media | ||
Religion and Media: Selected Topics | ||
Videogaming and Death |
Disciplinary Honors in Religious Studies
Requirements
- A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
- UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Required | 3 | |
Senior Honors Project | ||
6 credits of Honors course work in the major | 6 | |
3 credits of Honors course work in the major or another area | 3 |
Recognition
Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in Religious Studies; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.
Honors Advisor
See Ashlee Andrews at anandrew@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in Religious Studies. To apply: http://honorscollege.uncg.edu/forms/disc-application.pdf