Courses & Transfers
Our courses offer contextualized approaches to religious subject matter, and most originate in other CLA departments, such as History, Asian & Middle Eastern studies, Classical & Near Eastern studies, and Anthropology. With over 60 courses cross-listed with our program, students have a wealth of options from which to choose.
Course descriptions in the catalog provide more in-depth information about courses, expectations, and workload to give you a realistic understanding of what you will experience in each course. Schedule Builder is a tool for students to explore and build their course schedules.
Spring 2025 RELS Courses
View a comprehensive list of our spring 2025 course offerings or view our catalog which provides detailed information on all of our courses. The links below open in Schedule Builder.
- RELS 1001: Introduction to the Religions of the World
- RELS 1203: The Bible: Context & Interpretation, World of the New Testament
- RELS 1544W: Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders: World Christianity, 100-1400
- RELS 3001W: Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion
- RELS 3075: Witchcraft, Possession, Magic: Concepts in the Atlantic Supernatural, 1500-1800
- RELS 3213: The Bible: Context & Interpretation, World of the New Testament
- RELS 3535: Death and the Afterlife in the Ancient World
- RELS 3544W: Martyrs, Monks, Crusaders: World Christianity, 100-1400
- RELS 3671: Hinduism
- RELS 3704: Exploring the Quran: An intellectual odyssey with Islam's holy scripture
- RELS 3712W: Islam: Religion and Culture
- RELS 3718W: Christ in Islamic Thought
- RELS 3773: Islamic Mysticism and Modernism
- RELS 5001: Theory and Method in Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion
Non-RELS courses for relevant Majors and Minors
- AMES 1806: Modern Middle Eastern Cultures and Societies
- AMES 3920: Lives of the Buddha
- CNRC 3203: The Bible in Contemporary Dystopian Literature
- CNRC 8530: Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World
- CNRC 8570: Readings in Religious Texts
- HIST 3265: 20th-Century Russia
- HIST 3637: Modern Russia
- HIST 4011W (001): Global Jerusalem
- JWST 3518: Jewish Humor: Seriously Funny from Text to Stage to Screen
For fuller descriptions and more in-depth information on courses in the current or upcoming semester, see the catalog.
Transferring Religious Studies and Theology Courses
Religious studies and theology courses transfer if they are not doctrinal, confessional, or sectarian in nature. Religious studies courses from public institutions transfer without special review; religious studies courses from all other institutions must be reviewed by Religious Studies Program faculty.
To request a review of a course, follow the instructions for transfer credit evaluation.