{"id":31,"date":"2021-11-04T12:09:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T16:09:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/?page_id=31"},"modified":"2025-12-15T10:26:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:26:30","slug":"religious-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>What \u00a0Will I Study As a Religious Studies Student?<\/h2>\n<p>Religious Studies is the study of different religions as human social constructions in particular historical contexts. The study of religion is, in many ways, the key to the study of the many and varied cultures that make up the complex world in the twenty-first century.<\/p>\n<h3>You can take interesting classes like<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The World of Islam<\/li>\n<li>The Hebrew Prophets<\/li>\n<li>Hindu Mysticism<\/li>\n<li>Literature of the New Testament<\/li>\n<li>Buddhism<\/li>\n<li>The Teachings of Jesus<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Holocaust<\/li>\n<li>Religion in America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What Can I Do With Religious Studies?<\/h2>\n<h3>Almost anything!<\/h3>\n<p>Many of our majors go on to law school, medical school, or pursue a Ph.D. in Religious Studies or a related field. As an undergraduate stand-alone degree it is excellent preparation for any position where dealing with the many cultures of our pluralistic world is involved. About half of our majors are double majors, e.g., psychology and religion, art and religion, etc. A double major is very valuable in setting a student apart and above the rest in competition for graduate admissions.<\/p>\n<h3>Religious Studies students get<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Small classes,\u00a0<\/strong>a close-knit group of fellow students, and faculty who know and care about your individual goals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Intense advising<\/strong>: Students meet with Religious Studies professors once a semester for detailed discussions of major requirements, research interests, and job opportunities.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A flexible major that you can mold to your interests<\/strong>: With the aid of the faculty and staff, students can create a major that allows them to study topics not necessarily covered in the normal curriculum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the Religious Studies major, contact Dr. Jeff Ruff:<\/p>\n<p>304-696-2702 \/\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ruff@marshall.edu\">ruff@marshall.edu<\/a> \/ Harris Hall 411<\/p>\n<p>or email: <a href=\"mailto:religious-studies@marshall.edu\">religious-studies@marshall.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Faculty<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/dr-jeffrey-ruff\/\">Dr. Jeffrey C. Ruff<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/dr-sydnor-roy\/\">Dr. Sydnor Roy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/allen-armel\/\">Allen Armel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/teffany-armel\/\">Teffany Armel<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/larry-bailey\/\">Larry Bailey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/allie-bright\/\">Alexandra Bright<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/geography\/faculty-staff\/leonard\/\">Dr. James Leonard<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/english\/profile\/amine-oudghiri-otmani\/\">Dr. Amine Oudghiri-Otmani<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/humanities\/profile\/rosa-ross\/\">Rosa Ross<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Spring 2026 Courses<\/h3>\n<p>RST 206: Religious Traditions Asia (A. Armel) Online Course, <strong>2nd 7 wks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RST 225: Literature of the New Testament (Bailey) TR 12:30-1:45, HH 447<\/p>\n<p>RST 304: The Teachings of Jesus (Bailey) TR 9:30-10:45, HH 447<\/p>\n<p>RST 311: Jewish Holocaust (T. Armel) Online Course<\/p>\n<p>RST 351: Classics of Religious Literature (A. Armel) Online Course<\/p>\n<p>RST 360: Hindu Mysticism (Ruff) Online Course, <strong>2nd 7 wks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>RST 361: Buddhism (Ruff) TR 2-3:15, HH 447<\/p>\n<p>RST\/CL 490: Senior Seminar: Horoscopes &amp; Divination (Ruff) TR 11-12:15, HH 403<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Course Catalog 2025-2026<\/h2>\n<div class=\"courseleaf_majors list\">\n  \n<p>\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span> - General Education Course <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc_sccoursedescs\">\n<div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0205\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Religious Trads of West<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A comparative study of major religious traditions of the Western world: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Zorastrianism and religions of the Americas.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Core II Humanities, International<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0206\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Religious Traditions Asia<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A comparative study of the major religious traditions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto, and how these religions have influenced Asian thought and cultures.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Core II Humanities, International<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0207\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Biblical Geography<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Students explore the physical and human geography of ancient Palestine and assess how geography informs our understanding of people, events, and places described by Jewish and Christian scriptures.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Core II Humanities<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0220\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Lit of Old Testament<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Traces the origins, growth and development of the literature of Hebrew people to the Greek period. Includes an introduction to and application of modern tools of biblical study.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Core II Humanities, Literature<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0225\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Lit of New Testament<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Traces the origins, growth, and development of the literature of the early Christian church. Includes an introduction to and application of modern tools of biblical study.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Core II Humanities, Literature<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0250\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Humanities and Film (CT)<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An interdisciplinary course to introduce students to the elements of a humanistic education through study of film.  (Same as Philosophy 250 and Classics 250; PR or CR:  <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 101\">ENG\u00a0101<\/span>)<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong><span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 101\">ENG\u00a0101<\/span> with a minimum grade of C or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 200H\">ENG\u00a0200H<\/span> (may be taken concurrently) or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> (may be taken concurrently) or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 101P\">ENG\u00a0101P<\/span> (may be taken concurrently).<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Concurrent PR:<\/strong> <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 101\">ENG\u00a0101<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 200H\">ENG\u00a0200H<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 101P\">ENG\u00a0101P<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Critical Thinking, Core II Humanities, Literature, Multicultural<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0260\u00a0Intro Anc Egypt Relig &amp; Cult<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Treats the cultures and religions of Egypt from the Neolithic to Late Periods, and their impacts and receptions in ancient and modern cultures.  Archaeology art literature and history based.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0280\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0281\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0282\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0283\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Research adaptable to the needs of the individual student.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0300\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0The Nature of Religion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An analysis of the nature of religious personalities, institutions, literature, philosophies, experiences, and education.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Multicultural<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0303\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0World of Islam<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An examination of the global cultures of Islam with particular focus upon the origin and development of the religion which binds them together.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> International<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0304\u00a0The Teachings of Jesus<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An analysis of early Christian writing and a systematic study of the message of the historical Jesus that stands behind it.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Literature<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0305\u00a0Early Christianity<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Traces the background, birth, and development of Christian thought from Paul through Augustine.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0310\u00a0The Hebrew Prophets<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">The rise of the office of prophet and the contributions of prophecy to religion.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> COLA Humanities, Literature<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0311\u00a0Jewish Holocaust<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An examination of the religious\/philosophical questions raised by the Holocaust of European Jews:  Why and how did it occur?  What does it tell us about religion and humanity?<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> COLA Humanities<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0319\u00a0ABCs of Orthodoxy<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An examination of Eastern Orthodox Christianity from the culture in which it was birthed to its place in today's society.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0321\u00a0The Protestant Faith<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An examination of the distinctive historical and theological features of the Protestant movement in Western Christendom, with special attention to the distinctive beliefs and practices of contemporary American denominations.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0323\u00a0Religion in America<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">The rise and development of religious thinking in America. (Same as History 323)<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0324\u00a0The Jewish Way of Life<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An exploration of the distinctive features of the heritage of modern Judaism.  An integrated approach to the study of Jewish religious practices, teachings, literature, and contributions to contemporary life.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0351\u00a0Classics of Rel Lit<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A contextual analysis of selected popular religious classics, e.g., Foxe's Book of Martyrs, Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, St. Augustine's Confessions, Bhagavad-Gita, and the like.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> Literature<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0360\u00a0Hindu Mysticism<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A general survey of religious life and mysticism throughout South Asian history.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> COLA Humanities<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0361\u00a0<span class=\"notinpdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" alt=\"Bison image\" width=\"20px\"\/>\n<\/span><span class=\"pdf-only\"><fo:external-graphic src=\".\/images\/bison_MUGreen.png\" width=\"10px\" fox:alt-text=\" course\" content-width=\"scale-to-fit\" scaling=\"uniform\" margin-right=\"8pt\" keep-with-previous.within-column=\"always\"><\/fo:external-graphic>\n<\/span>\u00a0Buddhism<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">General survey of Buddhist life throughout history and around the world.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> International, COLA Humanities<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0375\u00a0Humanities Internship<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3-12 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">This course provides the academic structure for- and assessment of- an internship experience.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0390\u00a0Junior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, \nPhilosopy and Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature,\nreligion, philosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0391\u00a0Junior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosopy and\nReligious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosopy, art.\n(Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).\n<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0392\u00a0Junior Seminar<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy and\nReligious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion, philosophy, art.\n(Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosopy 390 - 394).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201\">ENG\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0393\u00a0Junior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy\nand Religious Studies in  the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion,\nphilosophy, art.  (Same as  Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0394\u00a0Junior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">A structured interdisciplinary study offered by the departments of Classics, Philosophy\nand Religious Studies in the foundations of human thought, myth, literature, religion,\nphilosophy, art. (Same as Classics 390 - 394 and Philosophy 390 - 394).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0419\u00a0Rel Thought in West World<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An analysis of the major schools of religious thought as they have developed in the West.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0450\u00a0Sociology of Religion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An investigation into religion as a social phenomenon.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0480\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0481\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0482\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0483\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0485\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Attributes: <\/strong> No Textbook Required<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0486\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0487\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0488\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0490\u00a0Senior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Disigned for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating\ninterdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 -494 and\nPhilosopy 490 - 494),<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201\">ENG\u00a0201<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0491\u00a0Senior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Designed for majors as a senior humanities  seminar and the culminating\ninterdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 - 494 and\nPhilosphy 490 - 494).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0492\u00a0Senior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating\ninterdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. Same as Classics 490 - 494 and\nPhilosophy 490 - 494 ).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0493\u00a0Senior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating\ninterdisciplinary study in the Humanities program.  (Same as Classics 490 - 494 and\nPhilosophy 490 - 494).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0494\u00a0Senior Seminar in Humanities<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">Designed for majors as a senior humanities seminar and the culminating\ninterdisciplinary study in the Humanities program. (Same as Classics 490 -494 and\nPhilosophy 490 - 494).<\/p><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\"><strong>Pre-req: <\/strong>ENG 102 or ENG 302 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"ENG 201H\">ENG\u00a0201H<\/span> or YGS 162 or IST 201 or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 231\">CL\u00a0231<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 232\">CL\u00a0232<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 233\">CL\u00a0233<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"CL 319\">CL\u00a0319<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 200\">PHL\u00a0200<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 201\">PHL\u00a0201<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 303\">PHL\u00a0303<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 321\">PHL\u00a0321<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 340\">PHL\u00a0340<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"PHL 353\">PHL\u00a0353<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 205\">RST\u00a0205<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 206\">RST\u00a0206<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 300\">RST\u00a0300<\/span> or <span class=\"code_bubble\" data-code-bubble=\"RST 304\">RST\u00a0304<\/span> or RST 320 or RST 325.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Graduate Course Catalog 2025-2026<\/h2>\n<div class=\"courseleaf_majors list\">\n  \n<div class=\"sc_sccoursedescs\">\n<div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0519\u00a0Rel Thought in West World<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An analysis of the major schools of religious thought as they have developed in the West.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0550\u00a0Sociology of Religion<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>3 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><p class=\"courseblockextra noindent\">An investigation into the nature of religion as a social phenomenon.<\/p><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0580\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0581\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0582\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0583\u00a0Special Topics<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0585\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0586\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0587\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols noindent\"><span class=\"text col-3 detail-code margin--tiny text--bold text--huge\"><strong>RST\u00a0588\u00a0Independent Study<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"credits text detail-hours_html text--bold text--big\"><strong>1-4 Credit hours <\/strong><\/span>\u00a0\u00a0<\/div><div class=\"noindent\"><div class=\"section noindent\"><div class=\"section__content noindent\"><strong>Grade Mode:<\/strong> Normal Grading Mode<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"courseblock\"><div class=\"cols 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