Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
For more detailed course information, click on a course title below.
Religious Studies (RS) 700 Religious Diversity in North America (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 012010
An examination of historical forces and other factors that have shaped religious diversity in North America.
Religious Studies (RS) 701 Case Studies in Religion (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 012011
Case studies focused on lived religions in their cultural settings.
Religious Studies (RS) 703 Directed Study (0.50) RDG
Course ID: 012012
Individual study of a topic under the guidance of a member of the program. Directed Study topics must be approved by the director.
Religious Studies (RS) 704 Special Topics (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 012013
Group study of a topic under the guidance of a member of the program.
Religious Studies (RS) 705 History of Religion in North America (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 014221
This course examines the history of varius religions and religious phenomena in North America, with attention to such factors as colonization, immigration, gender, race, class, theology, and praxis.
Religious Studies (RS) 710 Approaches to the Study of Religion in North America (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 014303
A consideration of the theories, methods, and interpretations that have been influential in the study of religion in North America.
Religious Studies (RS) 730 Sociology of Religion (0.50) SEM
Course ID: 003051
The course examines key substantive, theoretical and methodological issues of the sociology of religion through the detailed study of important classical and contemporary works in the field. Representative issues addressed are: the social and psychological nature and function of religious experience, the character of conversion processes, the social and political implications of religious ideologies and organizations, the status of religious beliefs and practices in an age of seeming secularization. Attention will be given to both western and non-western religious traditions as well as to both established and newer forms of religious life.