Center for Religion and Society Home
Faculty Profiles
Courses Offered
Course Descriptions
Events
Majors-Minors
FAQ
Resources
BackHome  
Theology Major

Requires twelve units passed with an average of 2.00 or above from those listed below, at least one of which must be a non-Christianity course (marked with an *):

Surveys - No more than 1
Religion 102 - Christian Faith and Life
Religion 103 - The Jewish Tradition*
Religion 104 - The World of Islam*
Religion 105 - Socrates, Jesus, and the Buddha
Religion 130 - Living Religions of the World*
Philosophy 101 - Philosophical Inquiry

Scripture - At least 2

Religion 111 - Hebrew Scriptures*
Religion 112 - New Testament
Religion 215 - The Life and Teachings of Jesus
Religion 216 - The Life and Teachings of Paul
Religion 217 - Topics in Israelite and Early Jewish Religions*

History - At least 2

Religion 210 - The Development of Christianity
Religion 211 - Religions of the Hellenistic World*
Religion 212 - The Reformation (cross-listed with History 231)
Religion 214 - Religion in America
Religion 246 - The Holocaust (cross-listed with History 246)
Religion 250 - New Religions in America

Theology - At least 2
Religion 220 - Christian Ethics
Religion 230 - Introduction to the Theology of Martin Luther
Religion 270 - Explorations in Religion and Society
Religion 280 - History of Christian Thought

Advanced - At least 2

Religion 312 - Topics in New Testament and Early Christianity
Religion 317 - Systematic Theology
Religion 320 - The Theology of Jonathan Edwards
Religion 330 - Christianity and World Religions

Philosophy - At least 2
Philosophy 213 - Religions and Philosophies of India* or
Philosophy 218 - Religions and Philosophies of China*
Philosophy 251 - Early Western Philosophy
Philosophy 252 - Modern Western Philosophy
Philosophy 260 - Selected Topics in Philosophy
Philosophy 265 - American Philosophy
Philosophy 310 - Kant's Critical Philosophy
Philosophy 321 - Philosophy of Religion
Philosophy 330 - Nietzsche and Heidegger on Nihilism

Senior Thesis - 1 unit
Religion 410, 411, 412 - Senior Thesis (1/2 unit, 1 unit 1/2 unit)
Religion 495, 496, 497 - Honors Project (1/2 unit, 1 unit 1/2 unit)

Political Science 342 or 343, Sociology 327, or some Intensive Learning courses may be considered electives with the approval of the Department.