SJSU Catalog

Religious Studies (Comparative) Program

BA - Religious Studies

Course Requirements
General Education Requirements			51
American Institutions			(6)
Of the 6 units required by the university, all may be satisfied within general education requirements as specified in the schedule of classes.
Physical Education			2
Requirements in the Major			39
Core		15
RELS 070A, RELS 070B, RELS 101, RELS 131 and RELS 195
Supporting Courses		24
Eight courses chosen from the first three categories, with no more than three courses from any one category; or eight courses chosen from all four categories, with no more than two courses from each category.
Traditions: RELS 142, RELS 143, RELS 144, RELS 145, RELS 151, RELS 153, RELS 155, RELS 156, RELS 157
Thought, Texts and Images: RELS 090, RELS 104, RELS 108, RELS 109, RELS 112, RELS 124, RELS 134, RELS 161, RELS 164, RELS 186A, RELS 186B, RELS 194, ENGL 116
Religions and Cultures: RELS 099, RELS 114, RELS 119, RELS 121, RELS 122, RELS 123, RELS 130, RELS 148, RELS 162, RELS 191, AFAM 134, AFAM 137, HIST 115, HIST 116, HIST 117, HIST 121A, HIST 121B, HIST 122, HIST 154
Languages of Religion: an appropriate foreign language approved by the religious studies advisor (e.g. Hebrew, Greek, Japanese, Chinese, Latin)
Electives			28
Total Units:			120

In lieu of the 24-unit options described above, a student may contract at the beginning of the junior year with the major advisor for a 24-unit package reflecting a specific interest within the discipline. This contract becomes the official major contract.