Religion, B.S.

Religion is a collection of ideas, practices, and systems that are organized and shared. It is most common for these ideas to refer to a belief and worship of an external controlling force, such as a god or supernatural entity.The B.S. program in religion is designed to accommodate students who want to concentrate in religion.The program is designed to engage the student in an examination of the religious approaches to life (including their historical, cultural, social, and practical imports); to develop within the student an enlarged capacity for logical, reflective, and coherent reasoning; and to encourage the student to work out a conceptual framework for their life commitment.The program is preparatory for advanced training in other fields, such as law, education, international relations, statecraft, intellectual history, religious studies, and theology.Religion is a collection of ideas, practices, and systems that are organized and shared. It is most common for these ideas to refer to a belief and worship of an external controlling force, such as a god or supernatural entity.A faith or belief system can usually be characterized by practices, sacred texts, sermons, rituals, prayer, meditation, prophecies, and revelations, as well as holy places, symbols, and feasts. In turn, these factors can significantly impact worldviews, morals, and cultural norms and beliefs.Students will study the origins, functions, techniques, and experience of religion in a cross-cultural perspective.

Completed the equivalent of a U.S. secondary school and have not earned a university degree equivalent to a US bachelor's degree.