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Religious Studies (AA) Humanities, and Religious Studies Total Units: 19
Term Effective: Summer 2025

Description:

The Religious Studies Associate of Arts Degree Program prepares students for all and any transfer options in the area of religious studies such as upper division degrees in religious studies, biblical studies, archeology, theological or ministry paths, history, literature, humanities and interdisciplinary studies.

The Religious Studies major is dedicated to the scholarly, historical/critical approach to the study of religious texts and traditions and works within the larger setting of the Humanities and Interdisciplinary Studies.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate greater awareness of global religious traditions and their origins;
  2. Apply the appropriate lexicon to discuss religions in socio-historical contextual terms;
  3. Demonstrate skills in critical analysis of religious claims; and
  4. Identify the major world religions and their major branches in order to distinguish among different types of religions.

Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Religious Studies (AA) program are:

  • Complete 19 units from
    • Religious Studies Requirements
    • Information Learning Resources Requirement

Religious Studies Requirements - complete 18.00 units
RELS 1Introduction to Religious Studies3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
HUM 8Comparative Mythology3.00
RELS 2World Religions3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 12.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
RELS 3History of God3.00
RELS 6.66History of Satan3.00
RELS 7Wisdom Religions of Asia3.00
RELS 8Buddhism3.00
RELS 15Islam3.00
RELS 21The Jewish Bible and the Birth of God3.00
RELS 22Jesus and the Invention of Christianity3.00
RELS 32Religion in America3.00
 
Information Learning Resources Requirement - complete 1.00 units
LIR 10Introduction to Information Literacy1.00

Term Effective: Summer 2025

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Previous Versions:

Religious Studies - effective Fall 2023
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2020
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2019
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2017
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2016
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2013
Religious Studies - effective Spring 2011
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2010
Religious Studies - effective Fall 2007

Associate Degree Requirements:

The major is one of several requirements students need to fulfill in order to be awarded the Associate Degree, the highest level of academic achievement recognized by Santa Rosa Junior College. Please note that all of the following requirements must be met in order for the degree to be conferred:

For all students admitted for the Fall 2009 term or any term thereafter, a grade of "C" or better, or "P" if the course is taken on a pass/no pass basis, is required for each course applied toward the major.

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

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Humanities, and Religious Studies