University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences



The religious studies major requires a total of 10 courses from the department (30 s.h.) divided into 3 categories:1)5 courses (15 s.h.) in Foundation Studies: courses without prerequisites designed to introduce you to various traditions and the methods for studying them. 2)4 courses (12 s.h.) in Continuing Studies (Area of Concentration): courses related by virtue of falling into either the Western, Asian, or Cultural areas of study. These courses may have prerequisites and are meant to be more advanced courses. 3)The Senior Seminar (3 s.h.): a course designed to allow advanced and interdisciplinary investigation of a set theme. As a part of our flexible component, a Religious Studies major may take 3 s.h. of an Individual Study course (32:195) and have it apply toward the Continuing Studies area of concentration requirement. (More than 3 s.h. would fall into the “electives” category and cannot be applied to the major). List of CourseworkFoundation Studies coursesA.Western Religious Traditions (6 hours)32:001 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam32:011 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament32:012 Introduction to the New Testament32:025 Medieval Religion and Culture (16:035)32:026 Modern Religion and Culture (16:036)32:030 Introduction to Islamic Civilization32:034 Introduction to African-American Religions (125:050)B.Asian Religious Traditions (6 hours)32:004 Living Religions of the East (39:64)32:006 Introduction to Buddhism (39:006)32:010 Gods, Buddhas, & Ghostly Officials: The Past & Present of Chinese Religions (39:007)32:014 Introduction to Indian Religions32:017 Japanese Religions (39J:017)C.Theoretical and Comparative Studies in Religion (3 hours)32:002 Religion and Society32:003 Quest for Human Destiny32:016 Religion and Liberation32:020 War and Peace in Religious Thought and PracticePlease note: Some courses are not offered every year and some, no matter how interesting they appear, may not be offered during your time at the UI. Nevertheless, many are regularly available, if not as part of the standard CLAS Program then through the Saturday and Evening Program of Continuing Education or the Winter and Summer Programs.Continuing Studies Courses The following courses constituted the most recent form of the tracks in each of the three upper-level offerings by our department. In planning your own program, it is best to use these lists for guidance, being aware that courses come and go from year to year and those offerings that may appeal to you the most might not be available during your time here.Western Religious Traditions32:051 Religious Thinkers of the West32:054 Introduction to Catholicism32:056 Christianity and the Enduring Human Experience32:058 Liturgy and Devotion in Christian Tradition (16E:058)32:061 Middle East and Mediterranean Alexander-Suleiman (016:045, 20E:071)32:069 Kabbalah in the Marketplace: Jewish Mysticism & the American Religious Environment32:082 Ancient Mediterranean Religions (CLSA 2482)32:085 Early Modern Catholicism (16E:085)32:089 Jerusalem from the Bronze to Digital Age (CLSA 2489)32:090 Women and the Bible32:092 Messianic & Apocalyptic Bible Prophecy32:094 Jesus & His Interpreters32:095 The Apostle Paul32:103 Biblical Archeology32:105 The World of The Old Testament32:107 In Search of the Good Life32:109 The Development of the Afterlife in Judaism and Christianity32:121 The Bible and the Sacrifice of Animals32:122 Classical & Hellenistic Periods I (20G:122)32:132 Medieval & Reformation Religious Thought32:137 Modern Religious Thought: 19th Century 32:142 Banned from the Bible: Intro to Pseudepigrapha and Apocrypha (CLSA 3247)32:143 Early Christianity: From Jesus to the Rise of Islam32:145 Mythology of Other Worldly Journeys (20E:145)32:154 Religious Conflict/Early Modern Period (16E:123)32:157 Religion and Politics32:160 Religious Identity in the Modern Secular State (39:160)32:181 Special Topics in Western Religion 32:192 Traditions of Religious ReformAsian Religious Traditions32:081 Hindu Religion and Art32:116 Japanese Religion & Thought 32:131 Gender & Sexuality in East Asia (131:131)32:156 The Karma of Words32:163 Turning East (39:162)32:166 The History of Religious and Spiritual Practice: Yoga in Asia and Beyond (CLSA 4452)32:170 Topics in Asian Religions32:172 Comparative Ritual (39:172)32:175 Buddhist Philosophy (26:145)32:177 Indian Literature (39:136)32:180 Religion and Healing (113:145)32:182 Enlightenment: Cross-Cultural Experiments in Religious Realization (39:183)32:186 The Literature of Daoism32:188 Zen Buddhism (39:170)Religion, Culture, and Society32:052 Women in Islam and the Middle East (131:060)32:060 Sacred World of Native Americans (149:060)32:063 African American Islam32:066 Introduction to Religion and the Arts32:071 Sexual Ethics (154:071)32:076 American Indian Environmentalism (149:076)32:078 American Indian Women: Myth, Ritual & Sacred Power (149:082)32:080 Religion & Contemporary Popular Culture+32:103 Biblical Archeology32:104 Egyptian Art (01H:110)32:108 Malcolm X, King & Human Rights (129:108)32:111 Religion and Women 32:112 The Bible in Film: Hollywood and Moses32:126 20th Century African-Amer Religion: Civil Rights to Hip-Hop (129:123)32:127 Non-Profit Organizational Effectiveness I (06J:147)32:128 Non-Profit Organizational Effectiveness II (06J:148)32:130 Religion & Environmental Ethics32:133 Special Topics: Islamic and Middle Eastern Societies32:139 Religion and Violence in America32:141 Varieties of American Religion (16A:122)32:146 Philosophy of Religion (26:134)32:147 Quest II: Sex, Love & Death32:150 The Bible and the Holocaust32:152 Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls (CLSA 4452)32:153 Religion & The Arts32:155 Human Rights and Islam32:158 Native American Women and Religious Change ( 149:158)32:159 Comparative Islamic Law32:164 Greek Religion & Society (20E:115)32:165 Anthropology of Religion (113:142)32:169 Quest III: Heroes, Lovers, & Knaves32:178 East Meets West: Western Reception of Eastern Religion (39:188)32:179 Islamic Cultural Presence in Spain (35:179) ................
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