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ARCHIVED 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog

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ARCHIVED 2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Philosophy, (Religion Concentration) B.A.

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Major Requirements

The major in Philosophy with a Literature of Religion concentration requires:

Literature of Relgion Concentration

30 hours as follows:

I. Foundations of the Study of Religion Hours: 9

PAR 145 - Eastern Religious Traditions Credits: (3)
PAR 146 - Western Religious Traditions Credits: (3)
PAR 242 - What is Religion? Credits: (3)
PAR 312 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: (3)

II. History of Religious Thought Hours: 6

PAR 250 - Origins of Early Christian Traditions Credits: (3)
PAR 251 - Understanding Islamic Traditions Credits: (3)
PAR 307 - From Existentialism to Feminism Credits: (3)
PAR 308 - From Pragmatism to Postmodernism Credits: (3)
PAR 320 - Philosophical and Religious Classics Credits: (3)
PAR 365 - Medieval and Reformation Theology: Divine Foreknowledge, Free Will, and Justification by Faith Credits: (3)

III. Religion, Humanities, and Culture Hours: 9

ANTH 365 - Religion, Magic, Myth Credits: (3)
ART 406 - Renaissance Art Credits: (3)
ENGL 232 - Introduction to Mythology Credits: (3)
ENGL 290 - Literature and the Sacred Credits: (3)
ENGL 350 - The Renaissance Credits: (3)
ENGL 390 - The Bible as Literature Credits: (3)
ENGL 420 - Chaucer and His Age Credits: (3)
ENGL 440 - Milton and His Age Credits: (3)
HIST 311 - Ancient Greece and Rome Credits: (3)
HIST 313 - The High Middle Ages Credits: (3)
HIST 375 - Middle East since Mohammed Credits: (3)
HIST 412 - Early Modern Europe Credits: (3)
HIST 431 - Colonial America, 1492-1763 Credits: (3)
HIST 455 - American Religious History Credits: (3)
PAR 260 - Women and Religion Credits: (3)
PAR 330 - America’s Wilderness Ethics and Aesthetics Credits: (3)
PAR 353 - Religion in Film Credits: (3)
PAR 354 - Religion, Suffering, and the Moral Imagination Credits: (3)
PAR 355 - Contemporary Religious Classics Credits: (3)
PAR 366 - Religion and Science: God’s Law and the Laws of Nature Credits: (3)
PAR 367 - Native American Religions Credits: (3)
PAR 393 - Topics in Philosophy and Religion Credits: (1-3, R6)

IV. Senior Seminar Hours: 6

PAR 393 - Topics in Philosophy and Religion Credits: (1-3, R6)
PAR 495 - Seminar in Philosophy and Religion Credits: (3, R9)
(Taken as an upper level elective)

V. University Requirements

To complete the Bachelor of Arts program in the Arts and Sciences College, a total of 42 hours is required, which includes a second major, minor, or approved program, and a minimum of 12 general (free) electives. At least 30 hours of courses at WCU must be taken at the junior-senior level to meet one of the University’s degree requirements.

Additional Information

Visit the department’s website at http://www.wcu.edu/as/philo/ to view the 8 semester curriculum guide.

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