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RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSE PLAN, 2025-2026
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Last Updated: 10/6/25 PLEASE REFER TO GOLD/CURRICULUM SEARCH FOR FINALIZED QUARTER SCHEDULE
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LOWER DIVISION COURSESLOWER DIVISION COURSESLOWER DIVISION COURSES
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HEB 1: Elementary Hebrew R. MEDINAHEB 2: Elementary HebrewR. MEDINAHEB 3: Elementary HebrewR. MEDINA
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MES 45: Introduction to Middle East StudiesJ. CAMPORG ST 4/EACS 5: Intro to BuddhismV. WALLACERG ST 10C: Elementary Arabic IIIW. HEGAZY
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RG ST 1: Introduction to Religious StudiesR. BUSTORG ST 7: Intro to American ReligionD. WALKERRG ST 10F: Intermediate Arabic VIW. HEGAZY
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RG ST 3: Introduction to Asian Religious TraditionsM. YANGRGST 10B: Elementary Arabic IIW. HEGAZYRG ST 13: Religion and Popular CultureJ. BLANKHOLM
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RGST 10A: Elementary Arabic IW. HEGAZYRGST 10E: Intermediate Arabic VW. HEGAZYRG ST 14: Intro to Native American Religious TraditionsG. JOHNSON
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RGST 10D: Intermediate Arabic IVW. HEGAZYRGST 24: Jesus in Comparative PerspectiveC. THOMASRG ST 19: The Gods and Goddesses of IndiaB. HOLDREGE
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RG ST 20: Indic CivilizationA. MUNDRARGST 37/ENGL 37: Introduction to Legal HumanitiesK. MOORERG ST 30: JudaismR. MEDINA
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RG ST / EACS 21: Zen BuddhismD. STEAVURG ST 48/CHIN 48: Nature and Ethics in Chinese PhilosophyD. STEAVURG ST 58C: Intensive Intermediate Persian IA. FEIZ
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RG ST 28: Gandhi & ResistanceW. ELISONRGST 58B: Intensive Elementary Persian IIA. FEIZRG ST 71/AS AM 71: Introduction to Asian American ReligionsR. BUSTO
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RG ST 29: Patriarchy and Religion: A Global PerspectiveJ. AFARYRG ST 80C: Religion & Western Civilization III: ModernT. CARLSONRG ST 66: Intro to African American ReligionC. TUCKER PRICE
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RGST 30: JudaismR. MEDINARG ST 82: Modern Arab CultureD. REYNOLDSRGST 98: InternshipJ. AFARY
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RGST 37/ENGL 37: Introduction to Legal HumanitiesJ. DELOMBARDRGST 98: InternshipJ. AFARY
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RGST 58A:Intensive Elementary Persian IA. FEIZ
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RGST 58D:Intensive Intermediate Persian IIA. FEIZ
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RG ST 84: Intro to Islamic CivilizationR. EL OMARI
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RGST 98: InternshipJ. AFARY
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UPPER DIVISION COURSESUPPER DIVISION COURSESUPPER DIVISION COURSES
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RGST 112: Trickster TalesJ. AFARYRG ST 101B: Religious ExperienceE. HALERG ST 104: Problems in the Study of ReligionW. ELISON
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RGST 115A: Lit and Religion of the Hebrew BibleR. MEDINARG ST 104: Problems in the Study of ReligionD. WALKERRG ST 106: Modernity and the Process of SecularizationT. CARLSON
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RG ST 124G: The Virgin of GuadalupeE. PEREZRG ST 105B: Nature and the Human WorldT. CARLSONRG ST 110L: LGBT Religious History: Queering the SpiritE. PEREZ
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RG ST 141D: Church-State RelationsK. MOORERG ST 112A: Legal Feminism and ReligionK. MOORERG ST 138: Topics in Catholic StudiesW. WISEMAN
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RG ST 141E: Religious LibertyK. MOORERGST 115G: The Dead Sea Scrolls and their CommunityR. MEDINARG ST 138C: Catholicism and ModernityW. WISEMAN
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RG ST 148X: Reading and Translating ArabicR. EL OMARIRG ST 119A: Intro to Islamic LawA. AHMADRG ST 140A: Islamic TraditionsA. AHMAD
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RGST 15oWR: Religion and WrestlingD. WALKERRG ST 119E: Islam and GovernmentA. AHMADRG ST 156CE: Ethics and the College ExperienceG. JARETT
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RGST 156CC: Seminar in Social EthicsN. HAMILTONRG ST 128A: Religion and Spirituality in the Roman EmpireC. THOMASRG ST 156CI: Social Ethics ResearchN. HAMILTON
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RGST 156EE: Environmental EthicsG. JARETTRG ST 133C: Jewish LawR. MEDINARG ST 157CP: Contemporary Persian Literature and TranslationA. FEIZ
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RGST 157I: Persian Media and TranslationA. FEIZRG ST 140B/240B: Religion, Politics and Society in the Persian GulfJ. CAMPORG ST 158C: Consciousness and the Body in Hindu TraditionsB. HOLDREGE
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RG ST 162D: Intro to JainismA. MUNDRARG ST 138: Topics in Catholic StudiesW. ROBERTRG ST 158F: Intensive Advanced Persian IIA. FEIZ
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RG ST 188A: Civic EngagementV. MARSANORG ST 141A: Sociology of Religion: The Classical StatementsA. HAWLEY SUAREZRG ST 159N: Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Buddhist LiteratureV. WALLACE
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RGST 190EI: Ethical InvestingM. KAUFFMANRG ST 149H: Islamic HumanismR. EL OMARIRG ST 162A: Indian PhilosophyA. MUNDRA
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RGST 190WE: Wall Street Ethics and Economic CalamitiesM. KAUFFMANRG ST 149R: Islamic Philosophy and TheologyR. EL OMARIRG ST 167A / JAPAN 167A: Religion in Japanese CultureM. CARPINTERI
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RGST 195:* Senior Honors ResearchINSTRUCTORRG ST 152: Religion in America TodayS. KESTENBAUMRG ST 188C: Seminar in Civic Engagement and Deliberative DemocracyV. MARSANO
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RGST 198IS: InternshipJ. AFARYRG ST 156BE: Bio-Medical EthicsG. JARETTRG ST 190GA: Have Ethics Gone Awry? A Contrast of Two ErasM. KAUFFMAN
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RGST 199: Independent StudiesINSTRUCTORRG ST 158E: Intensive Advanced Persian IA. FEIZRG ST 190WE: Wall Street Ethics and Economic CalamitiesM. KAUFFMAN
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RG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in PersianINSTRUCTORRG ST 159H: Religious Literature in Sanskrit: VedicB. HOLDREGERGST 195: Senior Honors ResearchINSTRUCTOR
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RG ST 199RA: Research AssistanceINSTRUCTORRG ST 162I / C LIT 162I: Desire & Sex in IndiaW. ELISONRGST 199: Independent StudiesINSTRUCTOR
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*For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor
RG ST 164C: Buddhist EthicsV. WALLACERG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in PersianINSTRUCTOR
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RG ST 166: Religion and the American WestC. TUCKER PRICERG ST 199RA: Research AssistanceINSTRUCTOR
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RG ST 188B: Seminar in Civic Engagement and Deliberative DemocracyV. MARSANO *For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor
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RG ST 190FC: First ContactR. BUSTO
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RGST 195:* Senior Honors ResearchINSTRUCTOR
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RGST 198: InternshipJ. AFARY
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RGST 199: Independent StudiesINSTRUCTOR
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RG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in PersianINSTRUCTOR
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RG ST 199RA: Research AssistanceINSTRUCTOR
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*For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor
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GRADUATE COURSESGRADUATE COURSESGRADUATE COURSES
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RG ST 201: Core Issues in the Study of ReligionE. PEREZRG ST 200RE: Religion and EnvironmentM. YANGRG ST 200XX: Seminar on LoveT. CARLSON
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RG ST 218: Religion and Politics in Modern IranJ.AFARYRG ST 200TR: TraditionG. JOHNSONRG ST 200SP: SpiritualityJ. BLANKHOLM
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RG ST 241D: Church-State RelationsK. MOORERG ST 206B: Seminar on Vedic TraditionsB. HOLDREGERG ST 206F: Philosophical Traditions of South Asia A. MUNDRA
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RG ST 241E: Religious LibertyK. MOORERG ST 238: Seminar in Catholic Studies - Conundrums of Love & LanguageW. ROBERTSRG ST 208: Religion and the Senses: Affect, Embodiment, MaterialityE. PEREZ
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RG ST 251A: Religion in American History to 1865D. WALKERRG ST 240B/140B: Seminar on Religion, Politics, and Society in PersianJ. CAMPORG ST 216: Seminar on South Asian Buddhist TraditionsV. WALLACE
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RG ST / CHIN 260: Readings in TaoismD. STEAVURG ST 272: Carnival and the CarnivalesqueW. ELISON
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RG ST 287: Apostasy and Heresy in IslamA. AHMAD
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