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 2013:
Dr. Stuart Chandler
RLST 482-H01 Internship
Dr. Alison Downie
- RLST 290-001 Christianity, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 2:00–3:15 p.m. (IUP main campus)
- RLST 290-201 Christianity, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30–12:45 p.m. (Armstrong/Northpointe campus)
Dr. Tawny Holm
- RLST 110-005 World Religions, Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30–1:45 p.m.
- RLST 110-008 World Religions, Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00–3:15 p.m.
- RLST 481-W01 Myth and Religion in the Ancient Near East, Tuesday and Thursday, 5:05–6:20 p.m.
Dr. James Kimball
- RLST 110-006 World Religions, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12:30–1:45 p.m.
- RLST 110-009 World Religions, Mondays and Wednesdays 3:35 p.m.–4:50 p.m.
- RLST 110-010 World Religions, Mondays and Wednesdays 5:05–6:20 p.m.
- RLST 375 Religions of India, Tuesdays and Thursdays 11:00–12:15 p.m.
Dr. Harold Morales
- RLST 110-001 World Religions, MWF, 9:05–9:55 a.m.
- RLST 110-002 World Religions, MWF, 10:10–11 a.m.
- RLST 110-003 World Religions, MWF, 11:15 a.m.–12:05 p.m.
- RLST 481-001 Islam, Race, and Media, MW, 3:35–4:50 p.m.
Dr. Theresa Smith
- RLST 110-004 World Religions, Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00–12:15 p.m.
- RLST 110-007 World Religions, Tuesday and Thursday, 2:00–3:15 p.m.
- RLST 365 Native North American Religion, Monday, 6:35–9:15 p.m.
