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Summary of Requirements
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| Major Program Requirements | ||||
| I. Foundations (21-24 Credit Hours) | ||||
| A. Introductions | ||||
| 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 | |
| C. Thesis | ||||
| Wrel | 395 | Senior Thesis** | 3 | |
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Thesis may be taken for six credit hours. |
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| II. Concentrations (12 Credit Hours) | ||||
| Students complete their major studies by taking twelve semester credit hours in one of the following concentrations. | ||||
| 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 | |
| B. Religion and Community Service | ||||
| 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 | |
| C. Religion and Contemporary Culture | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| General Education Requirements | ||||
| Eng | C101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 | |
| FYS | 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 | |
| Math | C105 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 | |
| Hum | C201 | Humanities I | 3 | |
| Hum | Approved Humanities Elective |
3 | ||
| SoSc | C201 | Social Sciences I | 3 | |
| SoSc | Approved Social Science Elective | 3 | ||
| Sci | C101 | Natural Sciences I | 3 | |
| Sci | C102 | Natural Sciences II | 3 | |
| Musc | 122 | World Music in the Liberal Arts | 3 | |
| Caps | C390 | Capstone Seminar | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts Electives | 7 | |||
| 40 | ||||
| Foreign Language1 | 12 | |||
| Electives2 | 32-35 | |||
| Total Semester Hours | 120 | |||
Notes
- Competency at the Intermediate (104) level is required for the B.A. degree. Such competency is met if secondary school instruction was in a foreign language other than English.
- Electives also can be used to complete a minor or a concentration.