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Religious Studies

The Religious Studies Department seeks to stimulate an understanding of religion as a vital element of the human experience. Courses are offered that help the student reflect on the faith and experience of the Christian community in relation to other faiths and world visions.

 

 
 

On the undergraduate level, both a major and minor are offered in religious studies.
Students in the baccalaureate program in religious studies will:

  • Demonstrate that they value the human search for meaning embodied in all religious faiths.
  • Deepen their reflective skills and bring religious ideas to bear on contemporary life issues.
  • Acquire research skills necessary to locate and work with primary and secondary religious resource materials.
  • Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the major religious traditions of the world.
  • Be able to demonstrate knowledge of the major areas of Christian theology.
  • Acquire the scholarly and critical tools required for further study in graduate school and in other related professional careers.
 
 

Major Requirements

B.A. Degree
Major in Religious Studies
(Min. at Elms College: 21 cr. / Min. G.P.A.: 2.3)
Major Requirements-36 credits

  • REL 101 Contemporary Catholicism
  • REL 202 Sacraments
  • REL 204 Contemporary Christian Ethics
  • REL 208 Hebrew Scriptures
  • REL 210 Christian Scriptures
  • REL 212 Images of Jesus
  • REL 306 The Church
  • REL 326 A Reasoned Faith
  • REL 417 Christian Spiritual Journey
  • Choose three courses: REL 211-425

3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
9 credits

Minor in Religious Studies-18 credits

  • REL 101 Contemporary Catholicism
  • Choose five (5): REL electives

3 credits
15 credits

 
 
 
 
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