Welcome!
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The Department of Religious Studies sees itself as a community of scholars serving the University community and the local community by teaching, research, criticism, and action. The main concern of the department is an understanding and elucidation of the Judaeo-Christian religious experience as it is exemplified in the Roman Catholic tradition. This implies not only a deep investigation of the Roman Catholic position but also a dialogue with other Christian denominations and with other world religious.
Students majoring in religious studies ordinarily follow one of five tracks in the major. Students preparing for ministry in a Christian church (e.g., pastoral associates, youth ministry, parish religious educators) follow the "Ministry" track. Students preparing to teach religion in elementary or secondary schools follow the "Catholic Schools" track. Students preparing for graduate study in Christian theology, systematics, church history, ethics, etc., follow the "Graduate School Preparation" track. Students preparing for graduate study of religions other than Christianity and/or interested in world religions follow the "World Religions" track. Students wishing to study religion as a way of broadening their horizons or who are interested in religious studies as an undergraduate major follow the "General" track. All religious studies majors must show basic practical communicative proficiency in one foreign language.
A minor in religious studies consists of eighteen semester hours.
Faculty
Sandra Yocum Mize, Chairperson
Professors Emeriti: Anderson, Buby, Burns, Friedland, Hater, L'Heureux, Thimmes
Professors: Barnes, Branick, Doyle, Heft, Inglis (Philosophy), Portier, Roberts, Tilley, Zukowski
Associate Professors: Kallenberg, Martin, Trollinger (History), Yocum Mize
Assistant Professors: Bunta, Johnson, Johnston, Junior, Kozar, McGrath, Moore, Orji, Smith
Lecturers: Gregory, Luzarraga |
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Religious Studies |
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36 |
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At least nine semester hours (400-level, includes REL 490) |
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9 |
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Tracks |
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Ministry |
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30 |
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315, (323 or 324), 360, 437, 440, 443, 485 |
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Select one course in Old Testament; one course in world religions; one course in religion and culture |
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9 |
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Catholic Schools |
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30 |
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(323 or 324), (327 or 328 or 329), 360, (383 or 487) |
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12 |
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Select one course in Old Testament; one course in New Testament; two courses in systematic theology; one course in world religions; one course in religion and culture |
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18 |
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Graduate School Preparation |
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30 |
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323, 324, 437, (440 or 443) |
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12 |
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Select one course in Old Testament; one course in New Testament; one course in ethics; one course in world religions; one course in religion and culture; one additional course in systematic theology |
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18 |
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World Religions |
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30 |
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Select three courses from: |
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9 |
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304, 305, 306, 307, 308 |
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Select one course in Old Testament; one course in New Testament; one course in ethics; one course in systematic theology; one course in religion and culture |
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REL elective |
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3 |
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General |
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30 |
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Select one course in Old Testament; one course in New Testament; one course in world religions; one course in church history; one course in systematic theology; one course in ethics; one course in religion and culture |
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21 |
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Religious Studies electives |
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9 |
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Liberal Studies Curriculum |
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Humanities and Fine Arts |
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Philosophy |
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9 |
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History |
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Literature: English or Foreign Language |
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3 |
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Creative and Performing Arts |
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3 |
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Foreign Language and/or Additional Arts and/or Humanities2 |
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3-9 |
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Social Sciences |
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12 |
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Mathematics (excludes MTH 102, 204, 205) |
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3 |
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Natural Sciences |
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11 |
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Communication Competencies |
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0-9 |
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Introduction to the University: ASI 150 |
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0-1 |
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General Education courses/academic electives to total at least |
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124 |
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1Or equivalent course. |
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2Basic proficiency in a foreign language may require additional elective hours in language/humanities/arts. Students who demonstrate basic practical communicative proficiency in a foreign language without taking college courses in language must complete an additional three semester hours of elective courses from a foreign language and/or arts and/or humanities. |
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Religious Studies |
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Select eighteen semester hours1 |
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18 |
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1At least three semester hours are to be at the 400-level. |
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| *All material derived from the current issue of the University of Dayton Bulletin. |
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