2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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Certificate in Religious Studies

Overview

Requirements

REL 262Christian Scriptures and Beliefs

3
or
REL 224Life and Teachings of Jesus

3
REL 371World Religions

3
PHIL 304/REL 304Philosophy of Religion

3
PSYC 370Psychology of Religion

3
Total Credit Hours:12

Outcomes

Students will:

  1. Students will appreciate the distinct approach of religious studies (in contrast to, say, philosophy of religion or confessional theology)
  2. Students will solidify a basic knowledge of Christian scriptures and beliefs
  3. Students will begin to glimpse the broader world of global and non-Western religious traditions
  4. Students will begin to see how Christianity might converse with these global religions as well as with broader disciplines such as philosophy and psychology