Academic Advising Handbook
Religion
Table of Contents
- Division Requirements
- Major Requirements
- Sample First and Second Year Programs
- Off-campus Study Options
Sample First and Second Year Programs
For students beginning the major as first-year students
Courses a first year Religion major might take:
Fall | Spring |
Hum 110 | Hum 110 |
Foreign language | Foreign language |
Group I or III course | Group I or III course |
Rel 100-level |
Courses a second year Religion major might take:
Fall | Spring |
Hum 210, 220, or 230 | Hum 210, 220, or 230 |
Foreign language (second year) | Foreign language (second year) |
Religion 201 | Religion elective |
Group I or III course | Group I or III course |
For students beginning the major as sophomores
Courses a first year Religion major might take:
Fall | Spring |
Rel 100-level | Religion elective |
Foreign language | Foreign language |
Hum 210, 220, or 230 | Hum 210, 220, or 230 |
Group I or III course | Group I or III course |
Courses a second year junior Religion major might take:
Fall | Spring |
Religion 201 | Religion elective |
Religion elective | Religion 402 |
Foreign language (second year) | Foreign language (second year) |
Group I or III course | Group I or III course |
Off-campus Study Options
Reed offers students majoring in religion a variety of off-campus sites that can broaden the scope of their undergraduate studies. Reed-approved programs (some of which require a degree of language proficiency) include but are not limited to the following:
- Tübingen University in Germany
- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (e.g. Jewish thought, the Bible and Ancient Near East, early Jewish–Christian polemics)
- Howard University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- The American University in Cairo, the American University in Beirut, and the Al Akhawayn University in Morocco (e.g. Arabic, Islamic history, Islamic law, Islam and politics, and Islamic art and architecture)
- Beijing Foreign Studies University, Capital Normal University, Fujian Normal University and East China Normal University (e.g. Chinese, classical Chinese, Chinese history and culture)