BA in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics
The Religious Studies and Applied Ethics Program is offered jointly by the Departments of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
In the program of study that leads to the Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics, students learn to identify moral problems that arise in contemporary society and develop skills to evaluate responses. Students learn about religious worldviews that may inform moral decisions and develop sensitivity to cultural and religious contexts of ethical decision-making.
For program information and requirements, consult the Explicit Syllabus in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics.
For information or advising, contact the RAE Program Coordinator, Chris Framarin, who holds a joint appointment in both departments.
Major Field Requirements
The major field requirements for the BA in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics amounts to 8.5 FCEs. Four FCEs are drawn from the Philosophy Department and 4.5 from the Department of Religious Studies. The list of requirements is given below for easy reference.
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RELS 201 or 273, 203, and 205: Introductory courses to the three streams of study in Religious Studies (1.5 FCE).
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Two senior-level courses in Religious Studies, one from the Western stream and one from the Easter Stream (1 FCE).
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RELS 331 and RELS 343 from the third stream in Religious Studies, the Nature of Religion stream
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RELS 377, "Researching, Writing, and Thinking about Religion" and RELS 577, "Senior Project Seminar" (1 FCE).
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Three ethics courses: PHIL 347, PHIL 449, and PHIL 451 (1.5 FCE).
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Two applied ethics coures selected from PHIL 313, 325, 329, 337, 345 (1 FCE).
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PHIL 547, "Advanced Applied Ethics" or PHIL 549, "Advanced Topics in Ethics" (.5 FCE).
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Any two Philosophy courses (1 HCE).
Students are strongly recommended to take PHIL 397 in their second year to ensure entry into the upper level ethics courses, especially students who have not already taken PHIL 249.