Religious Traditions and Ancient Civilizations, BA/Religious Traditions of Asia and the Pacific: Religious Traditions, MA

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5-Year Plan

This is a sample academic plan. Students should meet with an academic advisor prior to registration to formulate their own plan.

Year 1

Fall

CLAS/REL (100-level) Credits: 3
GenEd/Electives Credits: 12

Credits 15

Spring

CLAS/REL (200 level) Credits: 3
GenEd/Electives Credits: 15

Credits 18

Total Credits 33

Year 2

Fall

CLAS/REL (200-400 level) Credits: 3
DY Credits: 1
GenEd/Electives Credits: 12

Credits 16

Spring

CLAS/REL (300-400 level) Credits: 3
GenEd/Electives Credits: 15

Credits 18

Total Credits 67

Year 3

Fall

CLAS 300 - Myth, Religion, and Society Credits: 3 ** [Gateway]
OR
REL 300 - Myth, Religion, and Society Credits: 3 ** [Gateway]
GenEd/Electives Credits: 11

Credits 14

Spring

CLAS 304 - Indigenous & Decolonial Approaches to Religion and Culture Credits: 3 *
OR
REL 304 - Indigenous & Decolonial Approaches to Religion and Culture Credits: 3 *
CLAS/REL (300-400 level) Credits: 3
GenEd/Electives Credits: 9

Credits 15

Total Credits 96

Year 4 [1]

Fall

REL 600 - History and Theory of the Study of Religion Credits: 3 ♦
OR
REL 603 - The Study of New Religious Movements Credits: 3 ♦
REL 601 - Sacred Space Credits: 3 ♦
OR
REL 605 - Healing in the Religious Traditions of Asia and the Pacific Credits: 3 ♦
GenEd/Electives Credits: 6

Credits 12

Spring

REL 602 - The Study of the Ways Religion is Practiced Credits: 3 ♦
OR
REL 604 - Indigenous Religions & Decolonial Theories and Methods Credits: 3 ♦
GenEd/Electives Credits: 9

Credits 12

Total Credits 120

Grad Year 2 [1]

Fall

REL 600 - History and Theory of the Study of Religion Credits: 3 ***
OR
REL 603 - The Study of New Religious Movements Credits: 3 ***
REL 601 - Sacred Space Credits: 3 ***
OR
REL 605 - Healing in the Religious Traditions of Asia and the Pacific Credits: 3 ***
REL 688 - Plan B Research Credits: 3 *** [2]
OR
REL 700 - Thesis Research Credits: V *** [2]
REL (400-600 level) Credits: 3 ***

Credits 12

Spring

REL 602 - The Study of the Ways Religion is Practiced Credits: 3 ***
OR
REL 604 - Indigenous Religions & Decolonial Theories and Methods Credits: 3 ***
REL (400-600 level) Credits: 3 ***
REL (400-600 level) Credits: 3 *** [2]

Credits 9

Total Credits 141

Key:

REL	REL undergraduate elective courses that may be counted toward the major in RTA.
REL *	REL undergraduate courses that are required for the major in RTA.
REL **	REL undergraduate course that is required for the major and is the gateway course for the BA/MA in RTA. A grade of B or above is required.
REL ***	REL courses that can be counted toward the MA in RTA.
REL ♦	REL graduate courses that can be counted toward both the BA and MA in RTA. A grade of B or above is required.
GenEd/Electives	Undergraduate courses that satisfy GenEd and elective requirements outside of the RTA major.

Notes:

[1] There are six required graduate courses for the MA, namely REL 600 - REL 605. Each is offered once every two years. Thus, first-year graduate students will take whichever three are offered during their combined senior/graduate year and the remaining three in the following year.

[2] REL 688 - Plan B Research and REL 700 - Thesis Research are available on demand for students who have advanced to candidacy. Plan A students may take up to 6 units of REL 700 . Plan B students may take up to three units of REL 688 .

[3] See note [2] above. REL 700 is only available for students who have selected Plan A (thesis).