Religion Degrees Online

The Theology Department offers students a faithful but critical consideration of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The program provides a forum for considering the transcendent and ultimate questions of human existence and prepares men and women for a variety of ministries within the Church. The major and minor programs both require specific liberal education courses in history and philosophy.

Philosophy Minor
The Philosophy minor program gives students an opportunity to examine the fundamental questions of human existence through courses on great philosophical thinkers and important philosophical issues. The program places special emphasis on a knowledge of the historical origins of the Western philosophical tradition and on the development of skills of philosophical analysis.

This programme, wholly taught within our department, combines the study of religion with work in ethics and philosophy. We aim to provide you with detailed knowledge of at least two strands of religion (with emphasis on their conceptual/theoretical content); knowledge of key problems in the philosophical analysis of religious concepts; and knowledge of problems in theoretical and applied ethics. You will deal with the conceptual content of selected major world faiths. You take modules in the philosophy of religion designed to teach relevant philosophical skills such as the ability to think in a rigorous and critical way. Modules in moral philosophy (theoretical and applied) supplement the study of Christian ethics.

This programme, wholly taught within our department, combines the study of religion with work in ethics and philosophy. We aim to provide you with detailed knowledge of at least two strands of religion (with emphasis on their conceptual/theoretical content); knowledge of key problems in the philosophical analysis of religious concepts; and knowledge of problems in theoretical and applied ethics. You will deal with the conceptual content of selected major world faiths. You take modules in the philosophy of religion designed to teach relevant philosophical skills such as the ability to think in a rigorous and critical way. Modules in moral philosophy (theoretical and applied) supplement the study of Christian ethics.

The B.A. in Philosophy and Religion requires a minimum of 39 units of which at least 30 must be upper division units.Program Units
Foundation 9
PHIL 320 Philosophical Analysis
PHIL 450 Ethics
PHIL 525/
RELS 300 The Nature of Religious Experience
Comparative Thought 9
PHIL 502 World Religions
and two courses from the following list:
PHIL 436 Islamic Political Philosophy
any 500 level Philosophy course
History 9
PHIL 303 Modern Philosophy
and two courses from the following list:
PHIL 301 Ancient Philosophy
PHIL 302 Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 504 History of Christian Thought
PHIL 516 Islamic Philosophy
Philosophical Concepts 6
PHIL 500 Philosophy of Religion
and one course from the following list:
PHIL 605 Metaphysics
PHIL 610 Theory of Knowledge
Elective units from related fields on advisement 6
Total