Undergraduate

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Undergraduate

Our undergraduate students engage with each other and their professors, explore a broad range of academic and engagement experiences, and gain skills to serve their communities and workplaces.

Why Religious Studies?

Religious Studies examines how faith, ethics, and culture shape human experience across history and around the world. Courses in world religions, ethics, and sacred texts build critical thinking, cross-cultural communication, and analytical writing skills that transfer to nearly any career — from nonprofit and community organizing to law, healthcare, education, and interfaith work. Students can pair the major with a minor, study abroad, and gain real-world experience through internships and community-based learning. See where recent graduates of the program landed.

Academics

Beyond the Classroom

Scholarships

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Explore scholarship opportunities for undergraduate students in Religious Studies.

Scholarships

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