Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies (code R/STBA01)

The program in Religious Studies intends to develop in students critical understanding of the forms of Religious phenomena in their cultural and historical context and a sensitivity to different value systems. The program provides students with an introduction to the major religious traditions and to religion in the modern world. Religious Studies places special Sciences.

Requirements:

A minimum of 36 units is required, distributed in the following way:
Core Courses:
R/ST 401 and 6 units from the following: R/ST 100, R/ST 102, and R/ST 103.
Area Courses: 21 additional upper division units from two of the following three categories:

1. Western Religions: R/ST 210, 230, 311, 312I, 314, 315, 317, 322, 331I, 337I, 338I, 339I, 375, 376I, 383I, 459, 460, 467I, 471I, 472I, 490*, 499*;
2. Eastern Religions: R/ST 341I, 344, 351, 352, 353I, 442, 448, 490*, 499*
3. Religion in the Contemporary World: R/ST 202, 240, 301, 302I, 308, 362I, 383I, 391I, 402I, 425I, 472I, 485, 490*, 499*

Six additional units can be selected from either Religious Studies courses including language courses (Aramaic, Hebrew, or Sanskrit), or AIS 335, C/LT 342, PHIL 306, 307, 330.