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Bachelor of Arts in Religious Education
The Religion & Philosophy major offers two options for the interested student as well as an array of courses in both disciplines.
Courses in Religion are designed (1) to introduce the student to basic religious concepts, problems, and terminology, (2) to help the student gain an accurate knowledge of and appreciation for the Bible, (3) to introduce the student to major developments in the Western religious tradition, both historical and contemporary, (4) to afford opportunity to examine non-Western religious traditions and (5) to explore the relationship of religion to other aspects of human behavior.
Courses in Philosophy are designed (1) to introduce the student to basic philosophical concepts, problems and terminology, (2) to develop a sense of the history and development of ideas in the Western tradition, (3) to introduce the student to non-Western intellectual traditions and (4) to enable the student to grapple with contemporary value issues.
Degree Requirements
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Education
The requirements for the option in Religious Education consist of 38 semester hours including 20 semester hours chosen from Religion & Philosophy courses.
Additional requirements are six semester hours chosen from:
- Education 209 - Educational Psychology
- Education 332 - Teaching Language Arts & Reading to Children II (prerequisite: Communication 107 only)
- Education 367 - Methods and Materials, 5-Adult
Six semester hours of Education 290 - Practicum.
Six semester hours chosen from:
- Psychology and Human Services 216 - Child Development
- Psychology and Human Services 217 - Adolescent Development
- Psychology and Human Services 221 - Adulthood and Aging
- Psychology and Human Services 222 - Theory and Practice of Counseling Psychology
Additionally, an academic minor selected outside the Department of Religion and Philosophy.
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