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1 | RELIGIOUS STUDIES COURSE PLAN, 2025-2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 | LOWER DIVISION COURSES | LOWER DIVISION COURSES | LOWER DIVISION COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | HEB 1: Elementary Hebrew | R. MEDINA | HEB 2: Elementary Hebrew | R. MEDINA | HEB 3: Elementary Hebrew | R. MEDINA | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | MES 45: Introduction to Middle East Studies | J. CAMPO | RG ST 4/EACS 5: Intro to Buddhism | V. WALLACE | RG ST 10C: Elementary Arabic III | W. HEGAZY | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | RG ST 1: Introduction to Religious Studies | R. BUSTO | RG ST 7: Intro to American Religion | D. WALKER | RG ST 10F: Intermediate Arabic VI | W. HEGAZY | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | RG ST 3: Introduction to Asian Religious Traditions | M. YANG | RGST 10B: Elementary Arabic II | W. HEGAZY | RG ST 13: Religion and Popular Culture | J. BLANKHOLM | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | RGST 10A: Elementary Arabic I | W. HEGAZY | RGST 10E: Intermediate Arabic V | W. HEGAZY | RG ST 14: Intro to Native American Religious Traditions | G. JOHNSON | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | RGST 10D: Intermediate Arabic IV | W. HEGAZY | RGST 24: Jesus in Comparative Perspective | C. THOMAS | RG ST 19: The Gods and Goddesses of India | B. HOLDREGE | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | RG ST 20: Indic Civilization | A. MUNDRA | RGST 37/ENGL 37: Introduction to Legal Humanities | K. MOORE | RG ST 30: Judaism | R. MEDINA | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | RG ST / EACS 21: Zen Buddhism | D. STEAVU | RG ST 48/CHIN 48: Nature and Ethics in Chinese Philosophy | D. STEAVU | RG ST 58C: Intensive Intermediate Persian I | A. FEIZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
15 | RG ST 28: Gandhi & Resistance | W. ELISON | RGST 58B: Intensive Elementary Persian II | A. FEIZ | RG ST 71/AS AM 71: Introduction to Asian American Religions | R. BUSTO | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | RG ST 29: Patriarchy and Religion: A Global Perspective | J. AFARY | RG ST 80C: Religion & Western Civilization III: Modern | T. CARLSON | RG ST 66: Intro to African American Religion | C. TUCKER PRICE | ||||||||||||||||||||
17 | RGST 30: Judaism | R. MEDINA | RG ST 82: Modern Arab Culture | D. REYNOLDS | RGST 98: Internship | J. AFARY | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | RGST 37/ENGL 37: Introduction to Legal Humanities | J. DELOMBARD | RGST 98: Internship | J. AFARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | RGST 58A:Intensive Elementary Persian I | A. FEIZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | RGST 58D:Intensive Intermediate Persian II | A. FEIZ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | RG ST 84: Intro to Islamic Civilization | R. EL OMARI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | RGST 98: Internship | J. AFARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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29 | UPPER DIVISION COURSES | UPPER DIVISION COURSES | UPPER DIVISION COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | RGST 112: Trickster Tales | J. AFARY | RG ST 101B: Religious Experience | E. HALE | RG ST 104: Problems in the Study of Religion | W. ELISON | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | RGST 115A: Lit and Religion of the Hebrew Bible | R. MEDINA | RG ST 104: Problems in the Study of Religion | D. WALKER | RG ST 106: Modernity and the Process of Secularization | T. CARLSON | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | RG ST 124G: The Virgin of Guadalupe | E. PEREZ | RG ST 105B: Nature and the Human World | T. CARLSON | RG ST 110L: LGBT Religious History: Queering the Spirit | E. PEREZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | RG ST 141D: Church-State Relations | K. MOORE | RG ST 112A: Legal Feminism and Religion | K. MOORE | RG ST 138: Topics in Catholic Studies | W. WISEMAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | RG ST 141E: Religious Liberty | K. MOORE | RGST 115G: The Dead Sea Scrolls and their Community | R. MEDINA | RG ST 138C: Catholicism and Modernity | W. WISEMAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
35 | RG ST 148X: Reading and Translating Arabic | R. EL OMARI | RG ST 119A: Intro to Islamic Law | A. AHMAD | RG ST 140A: Islamic Traditions | A. AHMAD | ||||||||||||||||||||
36 | RGST 15oWR: Religion and Wrestling | D. WALKER | RG ST 119E: Islam and Government | A. AHMAD | RG ST 156CE: Ethics and the College Experience | G. JARETT | ||||||||||||||||||||
37 | RGST 156CC: Seminar in Social Ethics | N. HAMILTON | RG ST 128A: Religion and Spirituality in the Roman Empire | C. THOMAS | RG ST 156CI: Social Ethics Research | N. HAMILTON | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | RGST 156EE: Environmental Ethics | G. JARETT | RG ST 133C: Jewish Law | R. MEDINA | RG ST 157CP: Contemporary Persian Literature and Translation | A. FEIZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | RGST 157I: Persian Media and Translation | A. FEIZ | RG ST 140B/240B: Religion, Politics and Society in the Persian Gulf | J. CAMPO | RG ST 158C: Consciousness and the Body in Hindu Traditions | B. HOLDREGE | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | RG ST 162D: Intro to Jainism | A. MUNDRA | RG ST 138: Topics in Catholic Studies | W. ROBERT | RG ST 158F: Intensive Advanced Persian II | A. FEIZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | RG ST 188A: Civic Engagement | V. MARSANO | RG ST 141A: Sociology of Religion: The Classical Statements | A. HAWLEY SUAREZ | RG ST 159N: Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Buddhist Literature | V. WALLACE | ||||||||||||||||||||
42 | RGST 190EI: Ethical Investing | M. KAUFFMAN | RG ST 149H: Islamic Humanism | R. EL OMARI | RG ST 162A: Indian Philosophy | A. MUNDRA | ||||||||||||||||||||
43 | RGST 190WE: Wall Street Ethics and Economic Calamities | M. KAUFFMAN | RG ST 149R: Islamic Philosophy and Theology | R. EL OMARI | RG ST 167A / JAPAN 167A: Religion in Japanese Culture | M. CARPINTERI | ||||||||||||||||||||
44 | RGST 195:* Senior Honors Research | INSTRUCTOR | RG ST 152: Religion in America Today | S. KESTENBAUM | RG ST 188C: Seminar in Civic Engagement and Deliberative Democracy | V. MARSANO | ||||||||||||||||||||
45 | RGST 198IS: Internship | J. AFARY | RG ST 156BE: Bio-Medical Ethics | G. JARETT | RG ST 190GA: Have Ethics Gone Awry? A Contrast of Two Eras | M. KAUFFMAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
46 | RGST 199: Independent Studies | INSTRUCTOR | RG ST 158E: Intensive Advanced Persian I | A. FEIZ | RG ST 190WE: Wall Street Ethics and Economic Calamities | M. KAUFFMAN | ||||||||||||||||||||
47 | RG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in Persian | INSTRUCTOR | RG ST 159H: Religious Literature in Sanskrit: Vedic | B. HOLDREGE | RGST 195: Senior Honors Research | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||
48 | RG ST 199RA: Research Assistance | INSTRUCTOR | RG ST 162I / C LIT 162I: Desire & Sex in India | W. ELISON | RGST 199: Independent Studies | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||
49 | *For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor | RG ST 164C: Buddhist Ethics | V. WALLACE | RG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in Persian | INSTRUCTOR | |||||||||||||||||||||
50 | RG ST 166: Religion and the American West | C. TUCKER PRICE | RG ST 199RA: Research Assistance | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | RG ST 188B: Seminar in Civic Engagement and Deliberative Democracy | V. MARSANO | *For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | RG ST 190FC: First Contact | R. BUSTO | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | RGST 195:* Senior Honors Research | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | RGST 198: Internship | J. AFARY | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | RGST 199: Independent Studies | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | RG ST 199PL: Independent Studies in Persian | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | RG ST 199RA: Research Assistance | INSTRUCTOR | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | *For info on RGST 195/199/199RA, contact the RGST Undergraduate Advisor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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61 | GRADUATE COURSES | GRADUATE COURSES | GRADUATE COURSES | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | RG ST 201: Core Issues in the Study of Religion | E. PEREZ | RG ST 200RE: Religion and Environment | M. YANG | RG ST 200XX: Seminar on Love | T. CARLSON | ||||||||||||||||||||
63 | RG ST 218: Religion and Politics in Modern Iran | J.AFARY | RG ST 200TR: Tradition | G. JOHNSON | RG ST 200SP: Spirituality | J. BLANKHOLM | ||||||||||||||||||||
64 | RG ST 241D: Church-State Relations | K. MOORE | RG ST 206B: Seminar on Vedic Traditions | B. HOLDREGE | RG ST 206F: Philosophical Traditions of South Asia | A. MUNDRA | ||||||||||||||||||||
65 | RG ST 241E: Religious Liberty | K. MOORE | RG ST 238: Seminar in Catholic Studies - Conundrums of Love & Language | W. ROBERTS | RG ST 208: Religion and the Senses: Affect, Embodiment, Materiality | E. PEREZ | ||||||||||||||||||||
66 | RG ST 251A: Religion in American History to 1865 | D. WALKER | RG ST 240B/140B: Seminar on Religion, Politics, and Society in Persian | J. CAMPO | RG ST 216: Seminar on South Asian Buddhist Traditions | V. WALLACE | ||||||||||||||||||||
67 | RG ST / CHIN 260: Readings in Taoism | D. STEAVU | RG ST 272: Carnival and the Carnivalesque | W. ELISON | ||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | RG ST 287: Apostasy and Heresy in Islam | A. AHMAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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