Religion (GPS)

Term One

• ENG 1100 - Academic Writing and Reading Credit Hour(s): 3
• Beginning Language Course (1010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• SCI Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• REL 2040 - Bible, Qur’an, and Western Culture Credit Hour(s): 3 **
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Two

• MTH 1450 - Mathematics and the Modern World Credit Hour(s): 3
• Beginning Language Course (1020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• Sci Course - Wright State Science Course Credit Hour(s): 4
• REL 2320 - Nonwestern Religions Credit Hour(s): 3 **

• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Three

• PHL 3000 - Critical Thinking Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2010 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• REL Course - Religion 3000-level Area 1 Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Four

• ENG 2100 - Research Writing and Argumentation Credit Hour(s): 3
• Intermediate Language Course (2020 level) Credit Hour(s): 3*
• REL 2050 - What Is Religion? Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL Course - Religion 3000-Level Area 2 Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• CORE - Wright State Core Course Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Five

• REL Course - Religion 3000-Level Area 3 Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL Elective - Religion 3000-Level Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• QT Course - Research Methods Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Six

• REL Course - Religion 3000-Level Area 4 Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL Elective - Religion Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Seven

• REL Course - Religion 3000-Level Area 5 Course Credit Hour(s): 3
• REL Elective - Religion Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Term Eight

• REL 4930 - Seminar in Religion Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 4
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
• GE - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Note(s):

*Languages include Arabic (ARA), American Sign Language (ASL), Chinese (CHI), French (FR), German (GER), Greek (GR), Italian (ITA), Japanese (JPN), Latin (LAT), Russian (RUS), and Spanish (SPN).

**REL 2040  and REL 2320  double count as both Core courses and major requirements.

Graduation requires 124 total credit hours.  42 hours must be at the 3000 level or above.

Program Description

Since religion is so much a part of human life at every level, studying religion is a way of getting broad perspective on many aspects of human society and culture. Religion may be studied in various ways by: emphasizing its sacred literature, tracing the different traditions it has shaped around the globe, seeing the way such concerns as art, ethics, and the quest for meaning in society and in history have been enriched by it through philosophy and theology, exploring the relationship to and influence upon social systems, and examining it as patterns of thought.

The study of religion has always incorporated various ways of understanding human experience, drawn from the humanities, the sciences, and the social sciences, in clarifying the data that help us understand important human concerns. The study of religion is therefore interdisciplinary in its fundamental attitude.

At the same time, it has a distinctive role among the disciplines and departments of the University, giving scholarly attention to tracing the human response to the transcendent dimension of experience. In this way the beliefs, the ethics, the rituals and forms of community, and the sense of meaning that life has for individuals and for groups, come into view in the various human cultures.

Career Opportunities

For career information, please visit Wright State University Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/careerservices

Campus Contact Information

The Department of Religion
370 Millett Hall
Phone: (937) 775-2274

http://www.wright.edu/cola/Dept/rel/

Additional Comments

Academic success resources (math, writing, tutoring): http://www.wright.edu/uc/success/

Admissions: http://www.wright.edu/admissions/

Financial Aid: http://www.wright.edu/financialaid/

Transitional Advising WebPage (TAP): http://www.wright.edu/semesters-advising

For career information, please visit the Wright State University Office of Career Services: http://www.wright.edu/administration/career/explorecareers/evaluatemajorscareers.html