Major Requirements

Lower Division Requirements:

• Religious Studies 90A-90B, Introductory Topics in Religious Studies (4; 4), to be taken before selecting a field of emphasis.

Upper Division Requirements:

• Two methodological courses from the following: Anthropology 158 (Religion of Anthropology), Geography 107 (Geography of Religions), Sociology 112 (Sociology of Religion), Religious Studies 190 (Topics in the Study of Religion) when topic is methodological.
  
• Two thematic courses from the following: Classics 178 (Mythology) or Comparative Literature 165 (Myth and Literature), Religious Studies 115 (Mysticism) or Comparative Literature 125 (The Mystical Tradition in Literature), Religious Studies 190 (Topics in the Study of Religion) when topic is thematic.
  
• Three courses in one of the fields of emphasis (see below).
  
• Additional religion courses to make a total of at least 30 upper division units. The selection of these courses must be approved in writing by a major adviser (see the religious studies student affairs officer at the beginning of each semester for a current list of courses on topics in religion).

Field of Emphasis
The field may be any cross-cultural theme (such as the study of ritual, myth, or ethics) in which three courses are available, a cultural period (such as the religious interaction of medieval Europe or modern Asia), or the study of a single religious tradition (such as Christianity or Buddhism). Courses available in religious traditions include the following:

• Buddhism: Buddhism: East Asian Languages (Chinese), 120. 122, 130. Additional courses: East Asian Languages (Chinese) 140. South Asian 127, 140. Recommended: Students intending to do graduate work in Buddhism should study Tibetan, Chinese, Sanskrit or Japanese.
• Hinduism: South Asian 121. 127, 140, 141, 155. Additional courses: History of Art 136A-136B-136C. Recommended: Students intending to do graduate work in Hinduism should study Sanskrit.
  
• Judaism: Near Eastern Studies 131, 132, 133, 134, 137. Additional courses: (Hebrew) 101A-101B, (Hebrew) 102A - 102B, (Hebrew) 103A- 103B, Near Eastern Studies 130A-130B, Religious Studies 120A. Recommended: Students intending to do graduate work in Judaism should study Hebrew.
  
• Islam: Near Eastern Studies 140, 141, 142, 143A-143B, 144. Additional courses: History 109A, Near Eastern Studies 121A-121B, (Arabic), 209A-209B. Recommended: Students intending to do graduate work in Islam should study Arabic.
  
• Christianity: Religious Studies 120A, or History 185A, Religious Studies 120B or History 156A, History 185B or 156A, Religious Studies 115. Additional courses: Classics (Greek) 105, English 107, English 110A-110B, History 108. Italian 109, Italian 130, Near Eastern Studies 131,132, 134, Philosophy 182, 184, Religious Studies 190 (when topic is Christian). Recommended: Students intending to do graduate work in Christianity should study Latin, Greek or German.