CPRL 350T - Major Christian Traditions (3)
CPRL 351 - History and Development of Early Christian Thought (3)
CPRL 352 - History and Development of Modern Christian Thought (3)
CPRL 361 - History and Development of Jewish Thought: Biblical and Rabbinical Eras (3)
CPRL 362 - History and Development of Jewish Thought: Medieval and Modern Eras (3)
CPRL 371 - History and Development of Islamic Thought: The Beginning to 1258 (3)
CPRL 372 - History and Development of Islamic Thought: 1259 to Modern Times (3)
HIST 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3) or
CPRL 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3)
HIST 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3) or
CPRL 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3)
HIST 412C - History of the Jews (3) or
CPRL 412C - History of the Jews (3)
HIST 417B - Roman Empire (3) or
CPRL 417B - Roman Empire (3)
HIST 420 - The Byzantine Empire (3)
HIST 425B - The Reformation (3) or
CPRL 425B - The Reformation (3)
HIST 435A - The Holocaust (3) or
CPRL 435A - The Holocaust (3)
HIST 466A - Islamic Civilization: Arab Era (3) or
CPRL 466A - Islamic Civilization: Arab Era (3)
HIST 466B - Islamic Civilization: Imperial Age (3) or
CPRL 466B - Islamic Civilization: Imperial Age (3)

Additional Information

*May be taken only after completing 15 units in Comparative Religion, including CPRL 105 or CPRL 110 and CPRL 300 , and junior standing.

Development of Non-Western Religious Thought (6 units)

AFAM 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3) or
CPRL 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3)
AFAM 337 - American Indian Religions and Philosophy (3) or
CPRL 337 - American Indian Religions and Philosophy (3)
CPRL 341 - Hindu Tradition to 400 B.C.E. (3)
CPRL 342 - Hindu Tradition from 400 B.C.E. (3)
PHIL 350 - Asian Philosophy (3)
CPRL 354T - Topics in Buddhism (3) or
PHIL 354T - Topics in Buddhism (3)
CPRL 370 - New Religious Movements in the U.S.A. (3)
HIST 465A - History of India (3) or
CPRL 465A - History of India (3)
HIST 465B - History of India (3) or
CPRL 465B - History of India (3)

Experience of Religion (6 units)

CPRL 306 - Contemporary Practices of the World’s Religions (3)
CPRL 311 - Religion and Film (3)
CPLT 312 - The Bible as Literature (3) or
CPRL 312 - The Bible as Literature (3)
CPRL 333 - Religion and Sexuality (3)
CPRL 335 - Judaism, Christianity and Islam Compared (3)
PHIL 348 - Philosophy of Religion (3) or
CPRL 348 - Philosophy of Religion (3)
CPRL 358 - Comparative Mysticism (3)
CPRL 367 - Religion in Latino/a Life (3)
CPRL 373 - Women in Islam (3)
CPRL 374 - Issues in Contemporary Islam (3)
CPRL 375 - Conceptions of the Afterlife (3)
CPRL 380 - Religion and Violence (3)
CPRL 381 - Religion and Politics in the United States (3) or
POSC 381 - Religion and Politics in the United States (3)
CPRL 397 - Religion and Science (3)
CPRL 400 - Religion, the Media, and Contemporary Culture (3)
SOCI 458 - Sociology of Religious Behavior (3) or
CPRL 458 - Sociology of Religious Behavior (3)

Textual Studies (3 units)

CPRL 330T - Hebrew Scriptural Studies (3)
CPRL 331T - New Testament Studies (3)
CPRL 401T - Studies in Religious Texts (3)

Writing Requirement

The course requirement of the university upper-division baccalaureate writing course is met through CPRL 300 . It is highly recommended that students majoring in Religious Studies pursue the study of classical languages such as Arabic, Greek, Hebrew, Latin and Sanskrit when such languages are offered.

Total (120 units)

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