Master of Arts - Religious Studies: Thesis Track

EACH STUDENT MUST ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR KNOWING THE ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE THAT IS BEING PURSUED.

Program components for the Master of Arts degree with a major in Religious Studies - Thesis Track:

Students earning the Master of Arts (MA) degree with a major in Religious Studies: Thesis Track must satisfy all general University requirements for graduate programs and meet all financial obligations before a degree is awarded.

Core Course Requirements

Required

RE 516	Interpreting the Text	3
RE 527	Advanced Study of Jesus, Muhammad, and Buddha	3
RE 600	Seminar in Biblical Studies	3
RE 601	Seminar History of Religions	3

Total Credit Hours: 12

Thesis Track (Concentration) Course Requirements

In addition to the Religion core, students must complete all coursework for the Thesis track.

Biblical Studies Courses (at least one course required from this area):

RE 509	Christian Thought in Early Centuries	3
RE 512	Advanced Study of the Hebrew Prophets	3
RE 513	Advanced Study of Psalms and Wisdom Literature	3
RE 530	Biblical Hebrew Language and Grammar	3
RE 531	Directed Studies in Translating Texts from Hebrew Bible	3
RE 540	The Language and Grammar of the New Testament	3
RE 541	Directed Studies in Translating New Testament Texts	3
RE 542	The Parables of Jesus	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

History of Religions Courses (at least one course required from this area):

RE 501	History of Judaism	3
RE 502
RE 511	Age of Reformation 1350-1610	3
RE 528	Religious & Cultural Diversity	3
Total Credit Hours:		3

Additional Elective Course(s):

RE 552	Problems of Evil and Suffering	3
RE 553	Directed Studies in Hebrew	3
Total Credit Hours:		6

Two additional courses from the above categories

Thesis Research Course:

RE 701

Thesis Research

3 to 6

RE 701: Minimum grade of B required.

Total Credit Hours: 18

Total Credit Hours: 30