• 专业概况
• 所属院系
• 中国学生入学要求
• 课程信息

专业概况

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The program in Religious Studies develops in students critical understanding of the forms of religious phenomena in their cultural and historical contexts and a sensitivity to different value systems. The program provides students with an introduction to the major religious traditions and to religion in the modern world. Because religion infuses human cultures in visible and invisible ways, Religious Studies places special emphasis on relating the religious dimension of human life to the humanities, sciences, and social sciences.

Why Religious Studies?

Many students take one or two Religious Studies Courses as part of their General Education program. For example, you might take a course introducing one of the many important religions of the world–Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism–or in Biblical Studies, or religion and contemporary life. These are courses that allow you to chew on life’s great questions–to spend time reflecting on what you really think so you can grow as a human being.

Students often can’t stop after taking just a course or two. More power to you! We offer a cool Religious Studies major, as well as a minor, and a certificate program. A major in Religious Studies develops an informed understanding of the varied forms religion takes in human history and society. Students learn specifics of human religious behavior in context and use different lenses, ranging from close attention to texts to examination of broad movements in the past and present, to examine religion. We especially emphasize using the tools of the humanities and social sciences to understand religions. Such understanding includes a sensitivity to different cultures, world views and value systems.

What Do You Do with a Degree in Religious Studies?

Almost anything! Religious Studies is one of the four best majors to help you score high on the L.S.A.T. (Law School Admissions Test). Our students go on to other advanced degrees, become religious professionals, secondary and higher education teachers, librarians, educational entrepreneurs, managers or aid-workers in NGOs, writers or performance artists, business managers, and the like. William Bao Bean, an American venture capitalist in Asia, tells us that he only supports the ventures of Humanities majors because they have the critical and innovative mindset to be successful.

Religious Studies emphasizes skills in thinking, reading and communication. A major or minor in Religious Studies enables you to relate to the religious diversity of our own society and the world. Careers that require skills like these four are at the center of our life in this new millennium.

Mission Statement of the Department of Religious Studies

The Department of Religious Studies engages its students in the rigorous academic and non-sectarian study of religion, fostering learned understanding and critical knowledge of religion in the University and the public square. The study of religion is non-reductive, multi-methodological, and indispensable to any adequate understanding of our complex globalizing and intersectional world.

To Undergraduates:

The Department of Religious Studies seeks to foster a learned understanding and critical knowledge of the religion and spirituality that surrounds us all. The goal is to prepare you to meet the needs of a pluralistic world, with its great challenges of religions impacting nationality, race, power structures, and gender. A founder of the discipline argues: “To know one religion is to know none.” Thus the faculty encourage deep reflection upon, and comparison of, two or more religious realms because understanding religion helps us understand people. Students from Atheists to Zoroastrians, take our courses and enjoy them!

所属院系

进入哪个院系学习？ College of Liberal Arts

中国学生入学要求

为来自中国的学生设计 Generally, applicants will qualify for consideration for first-time freshman admission if they meet the following requirements: Have graduated from high school, have earned a Certificate of General Education Development (GED) or have passed the California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE). Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Paper-based 500; Internet-based (iBT) 61, IELTS 5.5 each sub-section, Pearson Test of English 43.

课程信息

学制：全日制(120 学分)

学费：US$17,142.00 (¥ 110,976) /年

开学时间：2022八月23日, 2022一月20日, 2022八月22日

申请截止日期：15-Dec-22

留学地点：College of Liberal ArtsCalifornia State University, Long Beach,1250 Bellflower Blvd.,LONG BEACH,California,90840, United States