Welcome Mission and Goals Meet the Faculty Major and Minor Courses Using your Degree Honor Society Czachor Medal Useful Links UG Catalog Admissions	MAJOR AND MINOR The Department offers both a major and minor in Religious Studies. Major For the major in Religious Studies, 36 credit hours are required. The following courses are required for all majors, regardless of concentration: RST 112 Modern Belief RST 201 Introduction to the Bible RST 213 Jesus in Contemporary Perspective RST 214 The Church Today RST 215 Foundations of Christian Morality RST 425 Sacraments in Practice Under faculty advisement, a major has the option of pursuing one of two areas of concentration. Concentration I: For majors who, upon graduation, intend to engage in some form of church ministry (e.g., as Religious Education Directors, Teachers of Religion, Youth Ministers). Courses required for Concentration I are: RST 440 Seminar: Religion and Education RST 442 Seminar: Church Ministry RST 443 Directed Field Experience Nine credits of electives in Religious Studies Concentration II: For majors desiring to concentrate their study in the Christian tradition. Courses required for Concentration II are: RST 205 Seminar: Readings in the Theology of Radical Human Existence RST 440 Seminar: Religion and Education or RST 442 Seminar: Church Ministry RST 444 Senior Research Nine credits of electives in Religious Studies Both concentrations prepare a student for graduate work. Majors are encouraged to complement their studies with specific cognate courses from other departments that relate to their particular interests and needs. Minor For the minor in Religious Studies, 18 credit hours are required. The suggested course of study for the minor includes the following courses: RST 112 Modern Belief RST 440 Seminar: Religion and Education or RST 442 Seminar: Church Ministry Twelve credits of electives in Religious Studies. Suggested Course Matrix for the Religious Studies Major First Semester RST 112 3 UNIV 100 2 P ED (Core) 1 ENGL 160 3 FA (Core) 3 Foreign Language (Core) 3 TOTAL 15 Second Semester RST 201 3 PHIL 160 3 ENGL 180 3 COMM 100 2 P ED 1 Foreign Language (Core) 3 TOTAL 15 Third Semester RST 213 3 RST 214 3 HIST (Core) 3 MATH or Science (Core) 3 PSY 211 3 TOTAL 15 Fourth Semester RST 215 3 RST elective 3 PHIL (Core) 3 HIST (Core) 3 ENGL (Core) 3 Elective 3 TOTAL 18 Fifth Semester RST 440 (Concentration 1) 3 RST 205 (Concentration 2) 3 MATH (Core) 3 Social Science (Core) 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 TOTAL 18 Sixth Semester RST 425 3 Science (Core) 4 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 TOTAL 16 Seventh Semester RST 442 3 RST Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 TOTAL 15 Eighth Semester RST 443 (Concentration 1) 3 RST 444 (Concentration 2) 3 RST Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 Elective 3 TOTAL 15 For more information contact: leombruni@es.marywood.edu

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