Interdisciplinary Curricula: Religious Studies

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Traditionally, questions about the ultimate meaning of human existence have been posed in the form of religion. Today we live in a world in which religion and religious ideas are often in serious conflict; it is thus also important to understand some of the problems connected to religion. Courses included in the religious studies curriculum are designed to help students understand what these questions are, what kind of answers people have found to them, and how societies have given institutional form to the world-views which emerge from the answers. A student who elects this curriculum should develop an awareness of the broad range of religious phenomena and an ability to analyze and elucidate the significance of such phenomena.

For complete information about Religious Studies, visit the coordinator at 115B Stevens Hall, phone (207) 581-1918 or contact Prof. Jay Bregman at jay_bregman@umit.maine.edu.

Required

All Religious Studies students must complete the following:

PHI 105 - Introduction to Religious Studies Credits: 3

Option A: Religion in the Development of Western Civilization

Students must select five of the following courses (15 credits):

ARH 252 - Mediterranean Medieval Art and Architecture Credits: 3
ARH 253 - Northern European Medieval Art and Architecture Credits: 3
ARH 255 - Italian Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ARH 257 - Northern Renaissance Art Credits: 3
ARH 258 - Baroque Art and Architecture Credits: 3
CLA 101 - Greek Literature in English Translation Credits: 3
CLA 102 - Latin Literature in English Translation Credits: 3
CLA 201 - Women in the Ancient World Credits: 3
CLA 202 - Mythology of the Ancient Near East, North African and Greece Credits: 3
ENG 241 - American Literature Survey: Beginnings Through Romanticism Credits: 3
ENG 435 - The Bible and Near Eastern Literature: A Multicultural Perspective Credits: 3
ENG 451 - Chaucer and Medieval Literature Credits: 3
ENG 454 - Elizabethan and Seventeenth Century Lyric and Narrative Poetry Credits: 3
FRE 404 - Medieval and Renaissance French Literature Credits: 3
FRE 405 - Seventeenth Century French Literature Credits: 3
HTY 401 - History of Greece Credits: 3
HTY 402 - Roman History Credits: 3
HTY 403 - Early Middle Ages Credits: 3
HTY 404 - Late Middle Ages Credits: 3
HTY 405 - Early Modern Europe: Renaissance, Reformation and the Foundation of the Modern World-System Credits: 3
HTY 433 - Greek and Roman Mythology Credits: 3
HTY 499 - Contemporary Problems in History Credits: 1-3
LAT 482 - Medieval Latin Credits: 3
MLC 490 - Topics in Modern Languages Credits: 3
MUL 101 - The Art of Listening to Music: Elements Credits: 3
MUL 202 - The Art of Listening to Music: Historical Survey Credits: 3

Option B: Theoretical Perspectives on Religion

Students must select five of the following courses (15 credits):

ANT 120 - Religions of the World Credits: 3
ANT 469 - Theories of Religion Credits: 3
ANT 470 - Religion and Politics Credits: 3
PHI 364 - Views of Self: East and West Credits: 3
PHI 382 - Theories of Myth Credits: 3
SOC 482 - The Sociology of Religion Credits: 3

Option C: Religion in the Non-Western World

Students must select five of the following courses (15 credits):

ANT 441 - People and Cultures of the Pacific Islands Credits: 3
ANT 451 - North American Indian Ethnology Credits: 3
ANT 453 - People and Cultures of Mesoamerica Credits: 3
ANT 454 - Cultures and Societies of the Middle East Credits: 3
ANT 456 - Ethnic Conflict in the Modern World Credits: 3
ANT 461 - Islamic Fundamentalism Credits: 3
HTY 436 - History of China Credits: 3
HTY 437 - History of Modern Japan Credits: 3
PHI 286 - Religions and Philosophies of the East: Hinduism Credits: 3
PHI 287 - Religions and Philosophies of the East: Buddhism Credits: 3