Religious Studies includes
an interdisciplinary major and minor that focus on the comparative
understanding of the various ways different peoples, across space
and through time, have developed their religious ideas, values,
systems, beliefs, rituals, and traditions in response to fundamental
questions of human existence. The curriculum seeks to provide
a wide-ranging academic understanding and knowledge of the religious
experience in society through study in the Schools of Humanities,
Social Sciences, Social Ecology, and the Arts. As an interdisciplinary
academic discipline, the study of religion offers a rigorous,
systematic, and dispassionate intellectual inquiry into various
aspects of religious systems, their practitioners and outlooks,
their goals and expressions. It employs a wide variety of approaches
and methods in order to understand the role of religion in both
human experience and thought. The faculty encourages students
to study abroad, either through the University’s Education
Abroad Program or independently.
The major and minor are open to all UCI students.
Careers for the Religious Studies Major
Majoring in Religious Studies is an excellent preparation for
living in a multicultural society and for a variety of careers
in counseling, teaching, commerce, government, writing, the arts,
and professional religious leadership. The major's
emphasis on broad understanding, critical thinking skills, and clear written
expression provides an effective springboard for graduate study in the humanities
and social science or professional schools in medicine, law, or business.
The UCI Career Center provides services to students and alumni
including career counseling, information about job opportunities,
a career library, and workshops on resume preparation, job search,
and interview techniques. See the Career Center section for additional
information.
University
Requirements
School
Requirements
Please view the UCI
Catalogue for
the most current requirements.
Please view the UCI
Catalogue for the most current requirements.
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