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Mountain State University Religious Studies
School of Arts and Sciences
Bachelor of Arts in
Religious Studies
The
religious studies program is built around the central themes relating to
spiritual questions and the ways in which the world’s major religions address
such questions to give graduates a solid knowledge of the history, philosophy,
and sociology of religions. A flexible
look at questions and research juxtaposes the world’s religious philosophies
with the traditions, beliefs, rites, ethics, communities, and cultures of a
variety of faiths.
Degree Requirements
The religious studies curriculum is composed of 36 hours of general education requirements, 42 hours of liberal arts, and 51 hours of religious studies courses.
General Education Requirements
ENG 101 English Composition IENG 102 English Composition II
HUMN 300 Religion and the Arts
MATH 102 Beginning Algebra
SOCI 201 Introduction to Sociology
Communications elective
CIS elective
Humanities elective
Natural science elective
Social science elective
Religious Studies Requirements
RELI 120 Bible SurveyRELI 210 Intro to the New Testament
RELI 215 Judaism, Christianity, Islam
RELI 220 Intro to the Old Testament
RELI 225 Religion and Culture
RELI 300 Religion and the Arts
RELI 309 Eastern Religion
RELI 310 Studies in the Gospels
RELI 320 Islamic Civilization
RELI 350 Intro to World Religions
RELI 400 History of Biblical Interpretation
RELI 490 Senior Capstone
Recommended Liberal Arts Courses
ASTR 201 Understanding the UniverseENGL 209 Survey of World Literature I
ENGL 210 Survey of World Literature II
HIST 101 History of World Civilizations I
HIST 102 History of World Civilizations II
PHIL 106 Logic and Critical Thinking
PHIL 190 Ethics
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy
PHIL 380 Faith and Science
PSYC 302 Social Psychology
PSYC 480 Death and Dying
PSYC 481 Counseling
SOCI 480 Sociology of Religion
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