Department of Religious Studies
Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies
Students on Summer 2019, Fall 2019, or Spring 2020 requirements RELBA
Requirements
The major requires at least 30 credit hours, including the requirements listed below.
- Area A (Africa, Europe, and West Asia). One (1) course:
- Any REL-A 100–499
- Area B (South and East Asia). One (1) course:
- Any REL-B 100–499
- Area C (The Americas). One (1) course:
- Any REL-C 100–499
- Area D (Theory, Ethics, Comparison). One (1) course:
- Any REL-D 100–499
- Majors Seminar in Religion. One (1) course:
- REL-R 389 Majors Seminar in Religion
REL-R 389 Majors Seminar in Religion
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Notes
- Limited to majors
- Description
- Investigation of a theme or topic in the study of religion, with close attention to method, theory, and history of the discipline.
- Repeatability
- May be repeated with a different topic for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
- Electives.
- Advanced Electives. At least three (3) additional credit hours:
- Any REL-A 400–499
- Any REL-B 400–499
- Any REL-C 400–499
- Any REL-D 400–499
- Any REL-R 400–499
- Religious Studies 200–499 Electives. At least six (6) additional credit hours:
- Any REL-A 200–299
- Any REL-A 300–399
- Any REL-A 400–499
- Any REL-B 200–299
- Any REL-B 300–399
- Any REL-B 400–499
- Any REL-C 200–299
- Any REL-C 300–399
- Any REL-C 400–499
- Any REL-D 200–299
- Any REL-D 300–399
- Any REL-D 400–499
- Any REL-R 200–299
- Any REL-R 300–399
- Any REL-R 400–499
- Free Electives. At least six (6) additional credit hours:
- Any REL-A 100–499
- Any REL-B 100–499
- Any REL-C 100–499
- Any REL-D 100–499
- Any REL-R 100–499
- One course from the following:
- COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies
COLL-C 103 Critical Approaches to the Arts and Humanities
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 103 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the arts and humanities Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 103 or COLL-S 103.
- Fall 2024CASE AHcourse
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
COLL-C 104 Critical Approaches to the Social and Historical Studies
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisites
- None
- Description
- Specific topics will vary by section and over time, but all versions of COLL-C 104 will meet the objectives of the College of Arts and Sciences Critical Approaches curriculum. The curriculum is intended for freshmen and sophomores, who will learn how scholars from the social and historical studies Breadth of Inquiry area frame questions, propose answers, and assess the validity of competing approaches. Writing and related skills are stressed.
- Repeatability
- Credit given for only one of COLL-C 104 or COLL-S 104.
- Fall 2024CASE CAPPcourse
- Fall 2024CASE SHcourse
- Advanced Electives. At least three (3) additional credit hours:
- Major GPA, Hours, and Minimum Grade Requirements.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed in courses taken through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- At least 18 credit hours in the major must be completed at the 300–499 level.
- Except for the GPA requirement, a grade of C- or higher is required for a course to count toward a requirement in the major.
- A GPA of at least 2.000 for all courses taken in the major—including those where a grade lower than C- is earned—is required.
- Exceptions to major requirements may be made with the approval of the department's Director of Undergraduate Studies, subject to final approval by the College of Arts and Sciences.
Notes
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires at least 120 credit hours, to include the following:
- College of Arts and Sciences Credit Hours. At least 100 credit hours must come from College of Arts and Sciences disciplines.
- Upper Division Courses. At least 42 credit hours (of the 120) must be at the 300–499 level.
- College Residency. Following completion of the 60th credit hour toward degree, at least 36 credit hours of College of Arts and Sciences coursework must be completed through the Indiana University Bloomington campus or an IU-administered or IU co-sponsored Overseas Study program.
- College GPA. A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.000 is required for all courses taken at Indiana University.
- CASE Requirements. The following College of Arts and Sciences Education (CASE) requirements must be completed:
- CASE Foundations
- CASE Breadth of Inquiry
- CASE Culture Studies
- CASE Critical Approaches: 1 course
- CASE Foreign Language: Proficiency in a single foreign language through the second semester of the second year of college-level coursework
- CASE Intensive Writing: 1 course
- CASE Public Oral Communication: 1 course
- Major. Completion of the major as outlined in the Major Requirements section above.
Most students must also successfully complete the Indiana University Bloomington General Education program.