The course planning advice here is limited to completing this major which is just one piece of the overall Hendrix College degree requirements. For a full description of degree requirements see the Catalog.
Possible Degree Path – starting
in the first year. The Major in Religious Studies requires 10 courses culminating in a “concentration” of three courses informing the senior capstone. The concentration courses may include one course taken from outside the department. The following is a typical major plan for
this major. This is not the only way forward. Please consult with your advisor to create your unique path.
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
| First Year |
1-3 courses:
- World Religions (RELI 110);
- Any other 100 level courses;
- Any 200-level courses, especially those that might contribute to identifying a possible concentration;
- Some 300 - level courses might be possible. Please consult the instructor or Department Chair.
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| Sophomore |
3 – 4 courses:
- World Religions (RELI 110), if not completed previously;
- Approaching the Study of Religion (RELI 395, spring);
- Any 100-, 200- or 300-level courses, particularly those that might contribute to identifying a possible concentration.
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| Junior |
3 -4 courses with the intention of:
- Developing and possibly completing the area of concentration;
- Contributing to breadth in the field;
- Developing and possibly completing the five required courses at the 300 – level or above.
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| Senior |
Senior Colloquium (RELI 497, Fall semester)
3 -4 courses to complete:
- Area of concentration;
- Breadth in the field;
- Five required courses at 300 – level or above;
- Other remaining major requirements.
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Possible Degree Path – starting
in the second year. The Major in Religious Studies requires 10 courses culminating in a “concentration” of three courses informing the senior capstone. The concentration courses may include one course taken from outside the Department. The following is a typical major plan. This is not the only way forward. Please consult with your advisor to create
your unique path.
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Fall Semester |
Spring Semester |
| First Year |
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| Sophomore |
3 – 4 religious studies courses:
- World Religions (RELI 110);
- Any 100-, 200- or 300-level courses, particularly those that might identifying a possible concentration;
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| Junior |
Approaching the Study of Religion (RELI 395, Spring semester)
3-4 courses with the intention of:
- Developing, and possibly completing, the area of concentration;
- Contributing to breadth in the field;
- Developing and possibly completing the five required courses at the 300 – level or above.
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| Senior |
Senior Colloquium (RELI 497, Fall semester)
3 - 4 courses to complete the:
- Area of concentration;
- Breadth in the field;
- Five required courses at 300 – level or above;
- Other remaining major requirements.
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Planning Recommendations:
- With a departmental advisor, students identify a concentration of three courses that achieves a deeper coverage of a particular religious tradition or set of related issues in the study of religion.
- The concentration is intended to inform the senior capstone project. The concentration also includes:
- at least two courses in Religious Studies (one of which must be at the 300- level or above);
- possibly one course in other related disciplines or interdisciplinary programs;
- one Odyssey experience.
Capstone Comments: The Religious Studies capstone experience consists of an independent project informed by a student’s concentration and culminating in either a traditional academic paper or an applied project utilizing reading and research in the field.