Religious Studies (RLST) offers a scholarly, balanced, objective, nonsectarian, cross-cultural examination of religious traditions.
It covers courses over a great variety of areas on East Asian religions, South Asian religions, Myth and Ritual, Christianity and African religions, Biblical Studies and Near Eastern myth and religion, and Psychology of Religions.
It emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach by:
- requiring a religion-related course outside the RS department
- encouraging the minor or double major, as well as a single major in RLST
Requirements for the degrees of Bachelor of Arts in RLST are thirty semester hours (SH):
- 27 SH must be taken from RLST offerings which include certain required courses
- 3 SH must be taken outside of the RLST offerings but in “religion-related” courses
Requirements for the minor in RLST are fifteen SH:
- 15 SH, all of which must be taken from the RLST offerings, which include certain required courses
For more information and class listings, check out the IUP Undergraduate Catalog.
Courses offered by the Religious Studies Department in Spring 2011:
Dr. Stuart Chandler
Dr.Chandler is on his sabbatical year, and there is no course offered for the entire academic year.
Dr. James Gibson
RLST 110-801: World Religions, taught online
RLST 110-802: World Religions, taught online
RLST 110-821: World Religions, taught online
Dr. Tawny Holm
RLST 100-001: Intro to Religion
RLST/CRLG 481-W01: Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls
Dr. Tamar Reich
RLST 110-001: World Religions
RLST 110-003: World Religions
RLST 110-004: World Religions
RLST 485-001: Feminist Studies in Religion
Dr. Theresa Smith
RLST 110-002: World Religions
RLST 110-005: World Religions
RLST 480-H01: Angels and Demons
Dr. Kawasi Yirenkyi
RLST 290-001: Christianity
RLST 290-002: Christianity
RLST 360-001: African Religions
