Radford University Undergraduate Catalog, 2011-2012

Required Courses
(27 hours)
Philosophy and Religious Studies Common
Core hours) (9
RELN 112. Survey of World Religions. 3
PHIL 114. Introduction: The Origins of
Western Philosophy. 3
PHIL 350. Philosophy of Religion. 3
Area Requirements
(15 hours)
Area A: Sacred Texts – One of the following:
RELN 310. Exploring the Old Testament. 3
RELN 312. Exploring the New Testament. 3
RELN 320. Jesus and the Gospels. 3
RELN 380. Old Testament Topics. 3
Area B: Traditions and Cultures
(1) Eastern: One of the following:
RELN 350. Religion in India. 3
RELN 360: Religion in China and Japan. 3
(2) Western: Two of the following:
RELN 330: History of Christianity. 3
RELN 370: American Sects and Cults. 3
RELN 375: Religion and American
Nationalism. 3
Area C: Comparative Themes:
One of the following:
RELN 205: Religion and Culture. 3
RELN 206: Survey of Religious Experiences. 3
RELN 305: Religion and Women. 3
RELN 381: Religion and Death.
3
Capstone (3 hours)
RELN 420: Topics in Religious Studies. 3
Additional Upper Division Philosophy
and Religious Studies Courses
Six additional semester hours from any
300- or 400-level PHIL or RELN.
B.A./B.S. Requirements 6-12
Electives
Students should consult with their academic
advisors in selecting elective courses to complete
120 semester hours required for graduation.
B.A./B.S. REQUIREMENTS
B.A. Requirements 6-12
The Bachelor of Arts degree requires completion
of the B.A. language requirements described
on p. 77 of this catalog.
B.S. Requirements 6-8
Candidates for the Bachelor of Science
degree in philosophy and religious studies can
choose to take six to eight hours beyond the
Core Curriculum requirements in courses from
the following departments: Mathematics and
Statistics, Information Technology, Biology,
Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Anthropological
Science. Or, they can elect to take six
to eight hours of 300-400 level courses in one
of the following disciplines: For the Philosophy
Concentration: Art, English, History or
Political Science. For the Religious Studies
Concentration: English, History, Political Science,
Psychology or Sociology.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
To graduate with a major or minor in Philosophy
and Religious Studies, a student must
have a grade point average of 2.0 or higher in
all courses taken with a PHIL or RELN prefix.
PHILOSOPHY MINOR
(18 semester hours)
The minor in philosophy consists of 18 hours of
philosophy courses as outlined below:
PHIL 114. Introduction: The Origins of
Western Philosophy. 3
Two of the following three courses: (6)
PHIL 201. Medieval and Renaissance
Philosophy. 3
PHIL 302. Early Modern Philosophy. 3
PHIL 303. History of Late Modern
Philosophy. 3
Total Credits Required for Degree 120
153