Bachelor's Degree in Religious Studies

Religious studies is an expansive and varied field. It is ideal for students who want the greatest breadth and depth of intellectual pursuit. Our professors are scholars who offer a twofold approach to studying religion. The first is an examination of the world's great religious traditions, their scriptures, theologies and histories. The second involves studying religion as an element of the human experience in relationship to contemporary issues including: death; marriage; sexuality; peace and social justice; science and society; and urban problems. As a religious studies student, you will have the opportunity to take courses on: ancient religions including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism or Buddhism; Catholic intellectual tradition and Catholic social teaching; new religious movements, religion in pop culture and cutting-edge philosophy of religion; theories on the afterlife; and mysticism and meditation.