Liberal Studies - Religious Studies Emphasis Requirements (BA/BS)

Requirement Area A: Context (6-12 units with at least 2 units in A1, 3 units in A2, and 1 unit in A3)6-12
A1. Seminar in Liberal Studies (to be fulfilled during the first two semesters in the Liberal Studies program)
INTRODUCTION TO LIBERAL STUDIES
A2: Personal and Social Responsibility
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
SEX, GENDER, AND TELEVISION
BUSINESS ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
PAX 200
TRUTH AND THE MEDIA
CONTEMPORARY MORAL ISSUES
BUSINESS ETHICS
BIOETHICS
ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
SOCIAL PHILOSOPHY
PHILOSOPHY OF MIND
ETHICS OF GAMING
THEORIES OF THE SELF
SEXUAL ETHICS
PHILOSOPHY OF GENDER AND RACE
FEMINIST PHILOSOPHY
CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
CRITICAL ISSUES IN MODERN RELIGION
RELIGIOUS ETHICS
EVIL AND RELIGION
CULTURAL COMPETENCY FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
A3. Capstone in Liberal Studies (to be fulfilled during the last semester before graduation)
CAPSTONE IN LIBERAL STUDIES
Requirement Area B: Skills (9-21 units, with 6 units in area B1 and at least 3 units in area B2)9-21
B1. Required Religious Studies Core
INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS
INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS
B2. Tradition-Specific Elective
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS
INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM
BUDDHISM: THE MIDDLE WAY
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
HINDUISM IN CONTEXT
Requirement Area C: Content (9-15 units with at least 3 units each in C1, C2, and C3. C4 is optional.)9-15
C1. North American and European Cultural Heritages (focus on humanities and arts)
INTRODUCTION TO BLACK CULTURE
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS
A HISTORY OF BLACK MIGRATION IN THE U.S.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT
BLACK POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT
CURRENT ISSUES IN BLACK STUDIES: HUMANITIES
INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES
NATIVE NORTH AMERICA TODAY: PEOPLE, CULTURE AND SURVIVAL
AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE
ARTHIST 111
SURVEY OF ART - ANCIENT TO 1400CE
SURVEY OF ART - 1400 TO 1900CE
INTRODUCTION TO MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
GREEK AND ROMAN ART
ARTHIST 312
ARTHIST 313
NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART
BAROQUE ART
ART OF THE 19TH CENTURY
ARTHIST 317
MODERN ART
CONTEMPORARY ART
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO COACHING
SOUND AND IMAGE: AN EXPLORATION OF SOUND FOR/WITH VISUAL MEDIA
INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LATINX LITERATURE
BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY I
BRITISH LITERATURE SURVEY II
AMERICAN LITERATURE SURVEY I
AMERICAN LITERATURE II
CLASSICAL MYTH AND LEGEND AS SOURCES FOR LITERATURE
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE
AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL LITERATURE
THE CONTEMPORARY NOVEL
MULTICULTURAL LITERATURE OF THE UNITED STATES
GENDER AND FILM
AMERICAN INDIAN LITERATURE
ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE
AFRICAN-AMERICAN LITERATURE, 1800 TO PRESENT
SURVEY OF MODERN DRAMA
AMERICAN LITERATURE 1890 TO 1945
TWENTIETH-CENTURY BRITISH LITERATURE
AMERICAN LITERATURE IN THE POSTMODERN AGE (1945-PRESENT)
AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS
MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED STATES
SHAKESPEARE
SHAKESPEARE
READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH
READINGS IN MODERN FRENCH
CONTEMPORARY FRENCH SOCIETY
FRENCH CIVILIZATION
SURVEY OF FRENCH LITERATURE
POST-REVOLUTION ART, LITERATURE, AND IDEAS
READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE
READINGS IN MODERN GERMAN LITERATURE
GERMAN CIVILIZATION
GERMAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE THROUGH FILM
SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE
SURVEY OF GERMAN LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO INDIGENOUS/FIRST NATIONS STUDIES
AMERICAN HISTORY TO 1877
AMERICAN HISTORY SINCE 1877
MODERN BLACK AMERICAN HISTORY
WESTERN CIVILIZATION
HISTORY OF MODERN EUROPE
CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY: TRAVELING FREEDOM'S MAIN LINE
AMERICAN COLONIAL HISTORY TO 1763
REVOLUTION AND CONFEDERATION 1763-1789
THE AGE OF CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION 1850-1877
HISTRY 305
AMERICA IN PROSPERITY, DEPRESSION AND WORLD WAR II, 1919-1945
RECENT AMERICA, 1945 TO THE PRESENT
HMONG AMERICANS: HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY, 1850-PRESENT
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY I: 1600-1875
WOMEN IN AMERICAN HISTORY II: 1875 TO THE PRESENT
A HISTORY OF BLACK MIGRATION IN THE U.S.
UNITED STATES FOREIGN RELATIONS AND EMPIRE, 1790 TO RECENT PAST
RACE, ROCK & ROLL AND AMERICAN HISTORY
INDIGENOUS HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES
CONQUEST AND COLONIALISM IN LATIN AMERICA
MODERN LATIN AMERICA
HISTORY OF MEXICO
HISTRY 347
HISTRY 351
SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN MODERN BRITAIN 1763-PRESENT
ANCIENT HISTORY
MEDIEVAL EUROPE
RENAISSANCE IN EUROPE, 1300-1600
HISTRY 362
FROM GODDESSES TO WITCHES: WOMEN IN PREMODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY
MODERN EUROPEAN WOMEN'S HISTORY
HISTRY 367
THE AGE OF ATLANTIC REVOLUTIONS
HISTORY OF TWENTIETH CENTURY EUROPE
HISTRY 390
HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WEST
HISTRY 425
INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX STUDIES
INTRODUCTION TO CHICANX LITERATURE
INTRODUCTION TO U.S. LATINX LITERATURE
CHICANX HISTORY
LATINX LITERATURE
LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE
INTRODUCTION TO CLASSICAL MUSIC
SURVEY OF AMERICAN JAZZ
SURVEY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC
SURVEY OF LATIN AMERICAN MUSIC
HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ART MUSIC I
HISTORY OF EUROPEAN ART MUSIC II
MUSIC HISTORY III
WOMEN IN MUSIC
SOUND AND IMAGE: AN EXPLORATION OF SOUND FOR/WITH VISUAL MEDIA
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
KNOWLEDGE AND REALITY
ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY
MODERN PHILOSOPHY
19TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY
20TH CENTURY PHILOSOPHY
EXISTENTIALISM
AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS
AMERICAN MINORITY POLITICS
LAW AND SOCIETY
ISSUES AND CRISES IN AMERICAN POLITICS
INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL THEORY
AFRICAN-AMERICAN POLITICS
ASIAN AMERICANS IN U.S. POLITICS
POLITICS OF URBAN INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.
THE AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE PROCESS
THE AMERICAN PRESIDENCY
AMERICAN POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS
AMERICAN INTEREST GROUP POLITICS
STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT
FEDERALISM
COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT - EUROPE
PUBLIC OPINION AND POLITICAL BEHAVIOR
BLACK POLITICAL AND SOCIAL THOUGHT
ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL POLITICAL THOUGHT: GREEK, ROMAN, CHRISTIAN
MODERN POLITICAL THOUGHT
CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL THOUGHT
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
THE CONSTITUTION AND CIVIL RIGHTS
THE JUDICIAL PROCESS
AMERICAN POLITICAL THOUGHT
FORMATION OF PUBLIC POLICY
POLITICS OF THE METROPOLIS
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF LATIN AMERICA
AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY
NUTRITION FOR HEALTH
INTRODUCTION TO RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES
AMERICAN MINORITY POLITICS
POLITICS OF URBAN INEQUALITY IN THE U.S.
ASIAN AMERICANS
RACE, ETHNICITY AND FILM
AMERICAN MINORITY WOMEN WRITERS
INTRODUCTION TO RECREATION AND LEISURE
NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS
RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE
RELIGIOUS AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH AND DYING
MODERN RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
RACE, ETHNICITY AND FILM
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN I
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF SPAIN II
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA I
INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE OF LATIN AMERICA II
SPANISH CIVILIZATION
SPANISH AMERICAN CIVILIZATION
SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
SURVEY OF SPANISH LITERATURE
SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
SURVEY OF SPANISH AMERICAN LITERATURE
SPANISH CLASSICS
CONTEMPORARY SPANISH AMERICAN NARRATIVE
WOMEN WRITERS OF SPAIN AND THE AMERICAS
THEATRE HISTORY I
THEATRE HISTORY II
MULTICULTURAL DRAMA OF THE UNITED STATES
INTRODUCTION TO LGBTQ STUDIES
WOMEN IN AMERICAN CULTURE
GENDER AND FILM
WOMEN'S VOICES/GENDERED LIVES
LESBIAN STUDIES
QUEER POPULAR CULTURE
WOMEN IN MUSIC
WOMEN: RACE AND ETHNICITY
QUEER CINEMA
FEMINIST AND QUEER THEORIES
LATINA/LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN'S WRITING, ACTIVISM & CHANGE
RELIGST 252 can also be used to fulfill C1 if not used in area B.
C2. Society and Identity (focus on social sciences)
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
TOMBS, TEMPLES & BURIED TREASURE: INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY
CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH
NATIVE NORTH AMERICA TODAY: PEOPLE, CULTURE AND SURVIVAL
ORIGINS OF GENDER
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION AND DISORDERS
RACE, GENDER, AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE
HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT
URBAN ECONOMICS, ISSUES, AND POLICY
INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
BUILDING EQUITABLE CLASSROOM RELATIONSHIPS
ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN ABILITIES AND LEARNING
RACE AND RACISM IN SCHOOLS
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
URBAN GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF EUROPE
GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN
INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY
POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENT
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION
SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION
SOCIAL PROBLEMS
SOCIOLOGY OF HATE
RACE AND ETHNIC RELATIONS
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY: A SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE
ASIAN AMERICANS
CULTURE, MEDICINE AND HEALTH
SOCIOLOGY OF HEALTH AND ILLNESS
SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
SOCIOLOGY OF NATURAL DISASTERS
SOCIOLOGY OF NEWS AND THE MASS MEDIA
SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR
SOCIOLOGY OF FAMILY AND WORK
SOCIOLOGY OF GENDER
SOCIOLOGY OF MONEY
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY
SOCIOLOGY OF LAW
JUVENILE DELINQUENCY
SOCIOLOGY OF DRUGS AND CRIME
GENDER, SEXUALITY AND CRIME
ORGANIZATIONS AND SOCIETY
THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
RACE AND ETHNICITY BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
MINORITY AND MULTIRACIAL FAMILIES
POVERTY, HEALTH, AND CRIME
SOCIAL THEORY: CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE
CHILD WELFARE
IMMIGRATION TODAY: INDIVIDUAL, COMMUNITY, AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH LGBTQ POPULATION
HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN BEREAVEMENT
INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL SPANISH & THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY
DISABILITY, RACE, & ETHNICITY IN SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S AND GENDER STUDIES
GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND WORK
YOUTH CULTURE FORMATION: RACE, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY
GENDER AND GEOGRAPHY
GENDER AND VIOLENCE
ORIGINS OF GENDER
GENDER LAW AND POLICY
C3. Global Studies (outside North America and Europe)
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
MAYAS, AZTECS AND INCAS: PRECOLUMBIAN CIVILZATIONS
ASIANSTD 210
JAPANESE LITERATURE
GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN CHINA
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN
ASIANSTD 488
GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE WORLD ECONOMY
THE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
ECONOMICS OF GLOBALIZATION
ASIAN LITERATURES
LITERATURE FROM THE MIDDLE EAST
JAPANESE LITERATURE
CINEMA AUTEURS
FRENCH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES
POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA
GEOGRAPHY OF EAST ASIA
THE EAST ASIAN TRADITION
EAST ASIA SINCE 1800
HISTORY OF ISLAMIC CIVILIZATIONS
ANCIENT AFRICAN HISTORY
ATLANTIC HISTORY
EMPIRES & INVASIONS IN THE PRE-MODERN MIDDLE EAST: 500-1500
MODERNIZATION IN THE MIDDLE EAST
ARAB-ISRAELI CONFLICT, 1900-PRESENT
MODERN AFRICA
AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S
HISTORY OF SEXUALITY
HISTORY OF RUSSIA SINCE 1815
HISTRY 376
MODERN CHINA
MODERN JAPAN
THE U.S. AT WAR IN VIETNAM
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
TOPICS IN INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ISSUES THROUGH THE LENS OF THE MEDIA
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POLITICS OF DEVELOPMENT
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERNATIONAL LAW
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF ASIA
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF AFRICA
GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF CHINA
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OF JAPAN
ATLANTIC HISTORY
ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
CONTEMPORARY ISLAMIC THOUGHT AND PRACTICE
RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER
THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN
CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE SOCIETY
CONTEMPORARY CHINESE SOCIETY
POPULATION STUDIES
SOCIOLOGY OF TERRORISM
SPANISH FOR BUSINESS
RELIGION, SEXUALITY AND GENDER
GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN CROSS CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
AFRICAN WOMEN'S HISTORY FROM 1800 TO THE 1970S
GENDER AND FAMILY IN JAPAN
GLOBAL GENDER POLITICS
RELIGST 135, RELIGST 222, RELIGST 232, AND RELIGST 262 can also be used to fulfill C3 if not used in area B.
C4. Physical and Natural World (focus on natural sciences)
HUMAN EVOLUTION: INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
EXPLORING THE UNIVERSE
INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY I
INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY II
SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH
ECOLOGY AND SOCIETY
INTRODUCTION TO EPIDEMIOLOGY
SCIENCE OF FORENSIC ANALYSIS
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN NATIONAL PARKS
INTRODUCTION TO ECOLOGY
ECOLOGICAL FIELD METHODS
INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
BIRDING IN SOUTHERN WISCONSIN
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
EVERYDAY CHEMISTRY
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
GENERAL, ORGANIC, & BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 1
GENERAL, ORGANIC, & BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY 2
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - I
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - II
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
INTRODUCTION TO GREEN CHEMISTRY
GREEN CHEMISTRY LABORATORY
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCE ECONOMICS
GLOBAL CLIMATE SYSTEMS
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
LANDSCAPES OF NORTH AMERICA: PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT
SOIL SCIENCE
GEOMORPHOLOGY (LANDFORMS)
WEATHER ANALYSIS
WATER RESOURCES
BIOGEOGRAPHY
GEOHAZARDS
CLIMATE CHANGE: THE SCIENCE AND IMPACTS
RIVERS AND FLOODS
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND HUMAN-ENVIRONMENT GEOGRAPHY
PRINCIPLES OF GEOLOGY
ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY
VOLCANOES
EARTH AND LIFE HISTORY
INTRODUCTION TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IN NATIONAL PARKS
PRINCIPLES OF OCEANOGRAPHY
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
DINOSAURS
NORTH AMERICAN ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
ENERGY
LIGHT AND COLOR
PHYSICS FOUNDATIONS
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS I
PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICS II
FROM EINSTEIN TO STAR TREK
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I
PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS II
PHYSICS FOR EVERYDAY THINKING
PHYSICS OF SOUND AND MUSIC
SCIENCE POLICY AND HUMAN HEALTH
US ENVIRONMENTAL POLITICS AND POLICY
INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
THE BIOLOGICAL BASIS OF EMOTION
LEARNING AND CONDITIONING
PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION
ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIOLOGY
SEX, GENDER, AND HEALTH
WOMEN, SCIENCE & SOCIETY
GENDER, ETHNICITY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Requirement Area D: Experience (0-12 units; courses in this area are optional but encouraged)0-12
D1. Internship
Any 493 Internship course
INTERNSHIP IN LIBERAL STUDIES
D2. Travel Study
Any 491 Travel Study course
Distributional Requirement for Areas A-D: 15 or more units from those listed within the major must be at the 300/400 level.
Total Units36

Notes:

  1. Courses used in this major may not be simultaneously used to fulfill university, college, or minor requirements. The only exceptions are:
    1. the course used for the Diversity Requirement may be used in the major, and
    2. courses used to fulfill the college BS requirements may be used in this major.
  2. The college BA distributional requirement is waived for students in this major.
  3. This major requires a minor, but that minor cannot be WORLD RELIGIONS.
  4. At least 18 units within this major must be in RELIGST.