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Located at the largest public university in Louisiana, the Religious Studies
program at LSU is non-confessional and focuses on the study of religion as an academic discipline. As a field within the
humanities, the study of religion seeks to investigate this significant and universal expression of the human experience, whether in the great religious traditions of the world (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam), or in the religions of smaller, more traditional societies and cultures. Additionally, courses in Religious Studies bring together perspectives and approaches from a variety of disciplines -- including history, philosophy, literature, and anthropology -- in order to allow students to explore fully and to appreciate better this multidimensional component of human life.
The Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at LSU offers students both a traditional minor in Religious Studies and the equivalent of a major in the field by choosing a Philosophy major with a concentration in Religious Studies. Requirements in both programs are designed to allow students to tailor their program to suit their interests within certain broad parameters. Particular strengths within the Department include comparative (world) religions, biblical studies, philosophical and psychological studies of religion, religion in America, religion and literature, and religion and gender studies. Since the study of religion can be fruitfully approached by any number of methods, interested students may wish to consider a double major in fields such as history, philosophy, English, classics, or anthropology. Such a double major is facilitated by the fact that the Religious Studies concentration requires only 27 hours of REL courses. Related minor programs offered by LSU include
Women and Gender
Studies, Jewish studies, Asian
Studies, and Classics (offered by the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures). With a small student to faculty ratio, students in Religious Studies can work closely with faculty members to design their course of study.
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