BACHELOR OF ARTS WITH A MAJOR IN RELIGION REQUIREMENTS The following requirements must be fulfilled: The general requirements stated under Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Undergraduate Programs (http:// bulletin.gwu.edu/arts-sciences/#degreeregulationstext). Prerequisite courses: REL 1001 Introduction to World Religions: West and REL 1002 Introduction to World Religions: East. Required: 33 credit hours including: REL 1009 The Hebrew Scriptures (or another course in Hebrew Scriptures) REL 1010 The New Testament (or another course in New Testament) REL 3901 Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion (to be taken in the Fall semester of junior year) REL 4101 Senior Capstone Seminar (to be taken in the Fall semester of senior year) Four upper-level REL courses chosen from one of the following religious traditions: Buddhism REL 2601 Buddhism REL 3566 Dharma in Hinduism and Buddhism REL 3611 South Asian Buddhism REL 3614 Buddhist Philosophy Christianity 1 REL 2165 The Canonical Gospels REL 2169 Lost Gospels REL 2301 Christianity REL 3151 Jesus REL 3161 The Life and Thought of Paul REL 3321 Christian Ethics and Modern Society REL 3341 Christianity in the Ancient World REL 3342 Medieval Faith and Symbolism REL 3343 Religion in the Renaissance and Reformation REL 3344 Christianity in the Modern World REL 3666 The Book of Revelation and Other Apocalypses Hinduism REL 2562 Mythologies of India REL 3501 Hinduism REL 3566 Dharma in Hinduism and Buddhism REL 3915 Islam and Hinduism in South Asia REL 3989 The Goddess in India and Beyond Islam REL 2401 Islam REL 3405 Shi’ite Islam REL 3414 Islamic Philosophy and Theology REL 3425 Islamic Political Thought REL 3431 Sufism (Islamic Mysticism) REL 3475 Islamic Religion and Art REL 3481 Women in Islam REL 3482 Gender and Piety in Islam REL 3915 Islam and Hinduism in South Asia Judaism REL 2201 Judaism REL 2211 Rabbinic Thought and Literature REL 3141 Second Temple/Hellenistic Judaism REL 3214 REL 3221 Issues in Jewish Ethics REL 3291 Modern Jewish Thought REL 3292 Seminar: Issues in Jewish Thought East Asian Religions REL 2811 Confucian Literature in East Asia REL 2814 Religion and Philosophy of East Asia REL 3814W Religion&Philosophy/East Asia REL 3831W Daoism in East Asia Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Religion REL 3832 Myth, Ritual, and Popular Religion in China REL 3841 Religion in Modern China REL 3881 Women, Gender, and Religion in China Three additional upper-level REL courses from outside the chosen tradition It is recommended that students include the study of foreign languages in their undergraduate program, including a language crucial to one of the religious traditions. GENERAL EDUCATION The general education curriculum of Columbian College (https://advising.columbian.gwu.edu/g-pac) engages students in active intellectual inquiry across the liberal arts. Students achieve a set of learning outcomes that meaningfully enhance their analytical skills, that develop communication competencies, and that invite them to participate as responsible citizens, attentive to issues of culture, diversity, and privilege. WID courses may double count toward the Analysis and/or Perspective course work. The oral communication course may count toward the Analysis and/or Perspective requirements, or it may be met through major requirements. Courses taken to fulfill any of the general education requirements may also be counted toward the major. With some exceptions made for transfer students, courses fulfilling these requirements must be completed in residence at the University. A full list of approved courses is maintained by the Office of Undergraduate Studies. (http://columbian.gwu.edu/ undergraduate/advising/gpac) SPECIAL HONORS Special Honors are awarded to students who meet the requirements stated under University Regulations, maintain a grade-point average of 3.5 in courses in the major, and receive a grade of A– or better in REL 4101 Senior Capstone Seminar. Course work for the general education curriculum includes 24 credits of approved analytic courses in quantitative and scientific reasoning and in critical and creative thinking. Students engage diverse viewpoints by incorporating 3 credits of courses into that program that include global or crosscultural perspectives and 3 credits that include local/civic engagement. Students must also demonstrate written and oral communication skills through 13 credits of approved course work. The general education curriculum is a “living curriculum” and therefore will change from year to year. Courses added to the curriculum are generally available to students immediately after being approved; some are phased in as deemed appropriate. As such, it is essential that students consult with their professional academic advisors. The basic distribution of the curriculum follows. Analysis—3 credits in mathematics or statistics (quantitative reasoning); 6 credits in natural and/or physical laboratory sciences (scientific reasoning); 6 credits in social sciences (quantitative, scientific, critical, or creative thinking); 6 credits in humanities (critical or creative thinking); 3 credits in art: visual, performing, critical, or historical practices (critical or creative thinking). Perspective—3 credits that include a global or cross-cultural perspective; 3 credits that include local/civic engagement Communication—4 credits in UW 1020 University Writing; 2 Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses; 3 credits in oral communication. Note: UW 1020 University Writing must be taken before enrolling in the WID courses, and the WID courses must be taken in separate semesters. One of the two The George Washington University 2014-15 Academic Bulletin 2
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