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Updated: August 31, 2005
Major
Minor
Engineering Sequence
Arts and Science GER
Departmental Honors
The study of religion at Case Western Reserve
University is multicultural, non-sectarian, and interdisciplinary.
As appropriate, courses are designed to utilize Internet resources,
cultural institutions in University Circle, and the cultural
diversity of greater Cleveland. A major in Religion provides
a well-rounded liberal arts education or can be combined conveniently
with a second major. Minors or sequences in Religion complement
and broaden any field chosen as a major.
The academic study of religion provides an excellent
background for a variety of professional career-including law,
engineering, medicine and health care delivery, journalism,
and social work -and for graduate studies in a number of fields. The
Department of Religion also contributes courses to and supports
a number of the College's interdisciplinary programs such as
Asian Studies, Women's Studies, Environmental Studies, Judaic
studies and International Studies.
Students interested in a Religion major, minor,
or sequence should contact Professor Peter Haas, Phone: 368-2741;
E-Mail: pjh7@case.edu
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
Major
Students majoring in Religion must complete a minimum of 30 semester
hours of work:
- RLGN 102: Introduction to the Study of Religion (3 hours)
- RLGN 399/499: Majors/Minors Seminar (repeatable for up
to 6 hours).
- Three courses in one of the three areas described below
(9 hours)
- One course in each of the other two areas (6 hours)
- Electives (6-9 hours) to develop interdisciplinary competency;
may be fulfilled by taking courses in other departments relevant
to their area of concentration.
For a list of Religion courses by area of concentration,
click here: Courses
and Areas of Concentration
Area 1: Religious Texts and Traditions
These courses encourage critical reflection on
the methods and theories employed to study religious texts and
traditions. Interpretive perspectives include those drawn from
the academic study of religion and other disciplines in the
arts and humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences.
Area 2: Religion and Culture
Courses which examine how religious discourses
and practices are interwoven into larger webs of culture. Through
analysis of a wide range of cultural productions, both ancient
and contemporary, from visual culture to popular media, these
courses focus on the complex ways in which religion takes form
within particular cultural contexts, and conversely, helps to
form cultural artifacts.
Area 3: Religion in Society
Courses investigating the various ways that people
practice their religious beliefs within their own social groups.
Within this area are courses on the tensions between religion
and science, on ethics, and on how religious groups affect political,
economic, and social issues within local and world communities.
Some courses in this area offer opportunities for working with
social service and advocacy agencies in the community.
Minor
Students minoring in Religion must complete 15
semester hours of work in the Department.
- RLGN 102: Introduction to the Study of Religion (3 hours)
- RLGN 399/499: Majors/Minors Seminar (at least 3 hours).
- Nine hours of electives chosen in consultation with a departmental
advisor. Must demonstrate diversity in the study of religion.
Engineering Sequence
Sequences normally include three courses that
demonstrate diversity in the study of religion. Approval for
sequences must be obtained from the departmental advisor. In
selecting courses, attention will be given to religious pluralism
and diversity of approaches to the academic study of religion.
Arts and Sciences General Education
Requirements (GER)
- History, Philosophy, and Religion -- RLGN
102, 115, 120, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 217,
223, 231, 254, 271,300, 301, 303, 306, 309, 314, 332, and
341.
- Global and Cultural Diversity -- RLGN 204,
205, 208, 216, 217, 219, 223, 254, 303, and 314.
- Science and Society -- RLGN 206 and 240.
These courses need not be taken in sequence.
SAGES Global and Cultural Diversity
The following RLGN courses fulfill the SAGES
Global and Cultural Diversity requirement:
- RLGN 204, 208, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 223, 233, 234,
254, 280 and 303.
Departmental Honors
Students who are majoring in religion and who
have an overall grade point average of 3.5 and also a grade
point average of 3.5 in religion courses may apply for the Departmental
honors program. Honors candidates enroll for RLGN 395 each semester
during their senior year; a year-long honors project must be
accepted by a member of the department faculty and the student's
application must be approved by the department, upon demonstration
of satisfactory progress, not later than the end of the first
semester. Departmental honors are awarded upon satisfactory
completion, defense, and acceptance of the senior project by
a faculty committee, provided that the required grade point
averages are maintained.
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