2024-25 Catalog
Religion/Political Science
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Curriculum
The religion/political science interdisciplinary major offers students an opportunity to acquire a firm foundation in both fields during the normal four-year college program without sacrificing electives. Increasingly over recent years, political scientists have applied their skills to the study of religion, and conversely, scholars of religion have become sensitive to the political dimensions of religion. Religion/political science does not have a specific area focus; that is up to the student’s choice. Because the student will be taking the junior seminar in both departments, the student will develop a range of analytical, hermeneutic, and quantitative skills to study issues from any area of the world. While this major is intrinsically valuable for students interested in focusing their undergraduate studies on religion and politics, it also prepares students who intend to do further graduate work in political science, religion, or area studies-for example, Middle Eastern, South Asian, American, Islamic, or Jewish studies.
To be admitted to the religion/political science program, a student will need to submit a proposal. The proposal should be initiated in the second semester of the sophomore year, and must be submitted no later than the end of the fourth week of the first semester of the junior year. The proposal should include a formal written statement describing a rationale for the course of study, a statement of the student’s educational objectives, and a list of prospective courses planned for the junior and senior years.
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