| Major Program Requirements |
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| I. Foundations (21-24 Credit Hours) | |
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| A. Introductions | |
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| Wrel | 102 | Introduction to Religions of Asian Origin* (formerly Introduction to Eastern Religions) | 3 |
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| Wrel | 103 | Introduction to Religions of Middle Eastern Origin* (formerly Introduction to Western Religions) | 3 | |
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| * | May be replaced with a 200- or 300-level course with permission of the advisor. |
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| B. Program Courses |
| Four 200-level Program Courses, chosen from the following: | |
| Wrel | 204 | Hinduism | 3 | |
| Wrel | 205 | Buddhism | 3 | |
| Wrel | 207 | Judaism | 3 | |
| Wrel | 208 | Christianity | 3 | |
| Wrel | 209 | Islam
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 211 | Protestantism
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 215 | Unification Philosophy
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 229 | Confucianism and Taoism | 3 | |
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| C. Thesis |
| Wrel | 395 | Senior Thesis** | 3 | |
| ** | Thesis may be taken for six credit hours. |
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| II. Concentrations (12 Credit Hours) |
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| Students complete their major studies by taking twelve semester credit hours in one of the following concentrations. | |
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A. Religion, Conflict Analysis, and Mediation
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| Wrel | 275 | Religion, Conflict Analysis, and Mediation
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 278 | Religion, Peace, and War
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 305 | Comparative Religious Ethics
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 374 | Religion and Politics in the Middle East
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 378 | Religion and Genocide
| 3 | |
| MCom | 280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
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| B. Religion and Community Service | |
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| Wrel | 275 | Religion, Conflict Analysis, and Mediation
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 299 | Religion, Leadership, and Community
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 305 | Comparative Religious Ethics
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 348 | Religion and Society
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 398 | WREL Internship
| 3 | |
| MCom | 280 | Intercultural Communication | 3 | |
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| C. Religion and Contemporary Culture | |
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| Wrel | 221 | Religion and Fiction
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 254 | Religion and Science
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 288 | Internet Religion
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 305 | Comparative Religious Ethics | 3 | |
| Wrel | 312 | Religion and Film
| 3 | |
| Wrel | 348 | Religion and Society | 3 | |
| | 33-36 | |
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| General Education Requirements |
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| Eng | C101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 | |
| FYS | 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| Math | C105 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 | |
| Hum | C201 | Humanities I | 3 |
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| Hum | | Approved Humanities Elective
| 3 |
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| SoSc | C201 | Social Sciences I | 3 |
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| SoSc | | Approved Social Science Elective | 3 |
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| Sci | C101 | Natural Sciences I | 3 |
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| Sci | C102 | Natural Sciences II | 3 | |
| Musc | 122 | World Music in the Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Caps | C390 | Capstone Seminar | 3 | |
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| Liberal Arts Electives | 7 | |
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| 40 | |
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| Foreign Language1 | 12 | |
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| Electives2 | 32-35 | |
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| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |