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Religion and Philosophy, Bachelor of Arts

Course Requirements (RELP)

General Education Requirements

(# - Refer to General Education Course Requirements for Course Options)

Complete the following course (0 credits)

CBU 101Orientation to CBU

0

Mathematics # (3 credits)

Statistics (3 credits)

Fulfilled by SOA Requirements

PHIL 201Introduction to Logic

3

English (8-9 credits)

English Composition I
ENG 111English Composition I

3
OR
ENG 231Honors Survey of World Literature I

4
English Composition II
ENG 112English Composition II

3
OR
ENG 232Honors Survey of World Literature II

4
English Literature # (3 credits)

Waived if ENG 231/ENG 232, Add 1 Hr. to Free Elect

Religious Studies # (6 credits)

Any 2 RS Courses in Addition to Major Requirements

Social Science or History # (6 credits)

Natural or Physical Science # (4 credits)

Moral Values # (3 credits)

Any PHIL GER Course in Addition to Major Requirements

Aesthetics

Fulfilled by English Literature GER

Total Credit Hours:31

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

(*One Course from Social Sciences or Humanities Cluster Must Have a “Global Perspective”. Refer to Degree Requirements for course options.)

Language * (12 credits)

Must be in a Single Language.

Fine Arts * (6 credits)

Literature * (3 credits)

Philosophy / Humanities * (3 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

History * (6 credits)

History - U.S. (3 credits)

Choose From:

HIST 151American Society to 1877

3
HIST 152American Society since 1877

3
HIST 211/HUM 211Memphis Past and Present

3
HIST 342Colonial America

3
HIST 343The American Revolution and Early National Period

3
HIST 345The Antebellum South

3
HIST 346The Civil War and Reconstruction

3
HIST 347Emergence of Modern America

3
HIST 348Modern America

3
HIST 349The South since Reconstruction

3
HIST 350Honors African-American History

3
HIST 351History of the American West

3
HIST 352Environmental History of America, 1491-Present

3
HIST 353Cities and Suburbs: Ecology and Community in U.S. History

3
HIST 354Manhood and Womanhood in Modern America

3
HIST 355Childhood and Youth in American History

3
HIST 375/POLS 375United States Foreign Policy

3
HIST 380/POLS 380Honors Political History of the Space Age

3
History - Non-U.S. (3 credits)

Choose From:

HIST 107World History to 1500

3
HIST 108World History since 1500

3
HIST 301Ancient Civilization

3
HIST 302/POLS 302The Roman World

3
HIST 304England 1760-1950

3
HIST 305The Middle Ages

3
HIST 306Rock 'n' Roll History of Great Britain

3
HIST 313British India

3
HIST 315Modern East Asia

3
HIST 324Scientific Revolution

3
HIST 336Africa and the West since 1450

3
HIST 339Europe and the Great War

3
HIST 340Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany

3
HIST 341Revolutionary Change in Modern Europe

3
HIST 376Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

3
HIST 377Revolutionary Latin America

3
HIST 385-389Special Topics in Non-U.S. History

3

Behavioral Science * (3 credits)

Political Science * (3 credits)

Total Credit Hours:33

School of Arts Support Requirements

History (3 credits) Non-U.S. History Preferred

Total Credit Hours:3

Religion and Philosophy Major Requirements

(2.0 GPA in Major Required)

Total Hours for Concentration (36 credits)

Total Credit Hours:36

School of Arts Major-Specific Electives

Free Electives

18
Total Credit Hours:18

15 Hours Must Be in Courses Outside of Major

Total Credit Hours: 121

2.0 Cumulative GPA Required

Concentration Requirements for Bachelor of Arts in Religion and Philosophy (RELP)

Philosophy Concentration (PHIL)

(2.0 GPA in Major Required)

Religious Studies (RS 200 Level)

3
Religious Studies (RS 300 Level)

3
PHIL 200-Level (or Higher) Elective

3
PHIL 300-Level (or Higher)

6
PHIL 201Introduction to Logic

3
PHIL 497/RS 497Junior Seminar

1
PHIL 498Senior Project

2

PHIL 300-Level History Courses (9 credits)

Choose 3 Courses From:

PHIL 317Ancient Philosophy

3
PHIL 318Modern Philosophy

3
PHIL 320Contemporary Philosophy

3
PHIL 340Ethical Theory

3

PHIL 300-Level (or Higher) Topics Elective (3 credits)

Choose From:

PHIL 317Ancient Philosophy

3
PHIL 318Modern Philosophy

3
PHIL 320Contemporary Philosophy

3
PHIL 322Medical Ethics

3
PHIL 324Technology and Human Values

3
PHIL 325Environmental Ethics

3
PHIL 335/RS 335Philosophy of Religion

3
PHIL 350Philosophy of the Arts

3
PHIL 380-389Honors Special Topics in Philosophy

1-4
PHIL 491-496Special Topics in Philosophy

1-3

PHIL 300-Level (or Higher) Ethics Elective (3 credits)

Choose From:

PHIL 322Medical Ethics

3
PHIL 324Technology and Human Values

3
PHIL 325Environmental Ethics

3
PHIL 340Ethical Theory

3
PHIL 391-396Special Topics in Ethics

3
Total Credit Hours:36

Religious Studies Concentration (RELS)

(2.0 GPA in Major Required. 12 hours of Religion courses for the major must be 300 level or higher.)

Religion / Scripture (3 credits)

Choose From:

RS 217Old Testament (Hebrew Scriptures)

3
RS 218New Testament

3
RS 375The Prophets

3
RS 377Apocalyptic Imagination

3
RS 380Paul: His Life and His Letters

3
RS 385The Gospels

3

Religion / History (3 credits)

Choose From:

RS 220History of Christian Thought: Through the Reformation

3
RS 221History of Christian Thought: Since the Reformation

3
RS 285Church in the World

3
RS 300Jesus Christ

3
RS 310Sacred Signs & Symbols: Gifts of the Christian Life

3
RS 320Religion in America

3
RS 324Christian Spirituality

3
RS 402Contemporary Religious Thought

3
RS 405Honors Contemporary Religious Thought

3

Religion / Morality (3 credits)

Choose from:

RS 230Christian Ethics

3
RS 260Person, World, and God

3
RS 326Social and Political Theologies

3
RS 330Justice and Society

3

Religion / Culture

Choose From:

RS 200Understanding Religion

3
RS 270World Religions

3
RS 271/SOC 271Sociology of Religion

3
RS 280Catholicism

3
RS 326Social and Political Theologies

3
RS 340African American Theology

3
RS 345God, Evil and Suffering

3
RS 355Judaism

3
RS 356/POLS 356The Holocaust: Political and Religious Dimensions

3
RS 372Women and Christianity

3

RS Elective (12 credits)

Philosophy / History (3 credits)

Choose From:

PHIL 317Ancient Philosophy

3
PHIL 318Modern Philosophy

3
PHIL 320Contemporary Philosophy

3
PHIL 340Ethical Theory

3

Philosophy / Topics (3 credits)

Choose From:

PHIL 322Medical Ethics

3
PHIL 324Technology and Human Values

3
PHIL 325Environmental Ethics

3
PHIL 335/RS 335Philosophy of Religion

3
PHIL 340Ethical Theory

3
PHIL 350Philosophy of the Arts

3
PHIL 380-389Honors Special Topics in Philosophy

1-4
PHIL 391-396Special Topics in Ethics

3
PHIL 491-496Special Topics in Philosophy

1-3

Complete the following:

PHIL 201Introduction to Logic

3
RS 497/PHIL 497Junior Seminar

1
RS 498Senior Project

2
Total Credit Hours:36