SPRING2020RELIGIOUSSTUDIESCOURSEBROCHUREAllReligiousStudiescourses101-298satisfyGeneralEducationHumanitiesrequirements.ThereisbothamajorandminorinReligiousStudiesforthosewithaseriousinterestinthestudyofreligion.Allstudentswhohaveearned45creditsormoremustdeclareamajor.IfyouwouldliketolearnmoreabouttheReligiousStudiesmajor,pleasespeakwithyourReligiousStudiesprofessororwiththeChair,Dr.ElijahSiegler(sieglere@cofc.edu).REQUIREMENTSFORTHEMAJORINRELIGIOUSSTUDIES:34semesterhours,thatmustinclude:1.RELS101(ApproachestoReligion)or103(DeathandtheAfterlife)or105(IntroductiontoWorldReligions)2.RELS210:TheoriesintheStudyofReligions(onlytaughtinspringsemester)3.OneoftheWesternAbrahamicreligions:RELS223(AncientNearEast),225(Judaism),230(Christianity),or235(Islam)4.OneoftheAsianreligions:RELS240(Buddhism),245(Hinduism),247(Daoism),or248(religionsofChina&Japan)5.OneoftheAmericanreligions:RELS250(AmericanReligions),253(ReligionsofCharleston),260(NativeAmericanRels),270(AfricanAmericanRels)6.OneoftheSacredTexts:RELS201(HebrewBible/OldTestament),202(NewTestament),205(AsianSacredTexts)or310*(SacredTexts)--*iftakenasasacredtextcourse,2more300levelcoursesareneeded7.RELS450:SeniorSeminar(onlytaughtinfallsemester)8.RELS451:CapstoneColloquium(1credithouronlytaughtinspringsemester)9.Oneadditionalcourseatthe200-levelorabove10.Twoadditionalcoursesatthe300-levelorabove11.Additionalelective:1additionalcourseWiththeapprovaloftheChairofReligiousStudies,onecourse(200levelorabove)inarelateddisciplinemaybesubstitutedforoneofthecourseslistedunder9or10above.REQUIREMENTSFORTHEMINORINRELIGIOUSSTUDIES:18semesterhourswhichmustinclude:1.RELS101or103or1052.Oneof:RELS223,225,230,235,240,245,247,248,250,253,260or2703.Oneof:RELS201,202,205or310(note:310cannotbeusedtosatisfybothsacredtextcourserequirements)4.Oneadditionalcourseatthe300-levelorabove5.TwoadditionalcoursesinReligiousStudies.COURSEOFFERINGSFORSPRING2020CourseCRNTitleMeetingDaysMeetingTimesInstructorRELS101.0221193ApproachestoReligion:PilgrimagetoSacredPlacesinNorthAmerica,IndiaandTibetTR1215-130BjerkenRELS101.0323220ApproachestoReligion:Messiahs&MessianicMovementsMW200-315HuddlestunRELS101.0421324ApproachestoReligion:Messiahs&MessianicMovementsMW400-515HuddlestunRELS101.0523221ApproachestoReligion:ReligionandProtestMWF900-950FisherRELS101.0623222ApproachestoReligion:ReligionandProtestMWF1000-1050FisherRELS105.0120736IntrotoWorldReligionsMWF1100-1150DoireRELS105.0220737IntrotoWorldReligionsMWF1200-1250DoireRELS105.0320738IntrotoWorldReligionsTR925-1040LoweRELS105.0421599IntrotoWorldReligionsTR1050-1205LoweRELS115.0121999ReligioninSociety:BlackReligionandBlackNationalismTR140-255CresslerRELS120.0121974Religion,Art,andCulture:TheBibleandModernCultureandMediaTR1050-1205HuddlestunRELS205.0123223SacredTextsoftheEastandtheirModernMeaningsintheWestTR925-1040BjerkenRELS210.0121097TheoriesinStudyofReligionsTR140-255LoweRELS248.0123224ReligiousTraditionsofChina&JapanMWF1100-1150SieglerRELS250.0123225ReligioninAmericaTR1215-130CresslerRELS276.0123226ReligionandtheEnvironmentMWF1000-1050LeVasseurRELS315.0123227NewReligiousMovementsTR305-420GallagherRELS451.0121195CapstoneColloquiumM400-450BjerkenWGST200.0120266IntrotoWomen'sandGenderStudiesMW200-315DoireHONS381.0321098SelfandSocietyinChineseandJapaneseReligiousTraditionsMWF900-950SieglerHONS381.0621953BlackReligionandB...