Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree with a Major in Religion

Rice University

Program Learning Outcomes for the BA Degree with a Major in Religion Upon completing the BA degree with a major in Religion, students will be able to: Develop and apply critical toolkit to the study of religion and religious traditions including (inter)disciplinary methodologies and theories at a proficient level. (Critical Skills for the Study of Religion: Theory, Method, and (Inter)Disciplinarity) Understand and interpret religious traditions by examining religion(s) as historical, social, and cultural phenomena. When appropriate, attention is given to the impact of globalism, immigration, colonialism, and other forms of transnational and multi-cultural (non)religious exchange at a proficient level. (Historical, Social, (Multi-)Cultural Dimensions of Religion) Understand and interpret the subjective dimensions of religion(s) through analyses that explore the psychological, philosophical, and cognitive dynamics of religion and religious experience at a proficient level. (Psychological, Philosophical, and Cognitive Dimensions of Religion) Understand and interpret religious traditions by examining the plurality of religious voices and expressions, including currents that have been marginalized, neglected, repressed, and censored in a variety of sociological, psychological, philosophical, and political ways at a proficient level. (Religious Plurality and Marginal Currents) Develop the ability to read religious texts in their original languages and perform translations of texts when appropriate to the student's course of study at a proficient level. (Foreign Language Skills)

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