Sample Schedule
It is essential to complete 62 credit hours of coursework by the end of the second year, including in that total RLGN 4000, 5000, 5010, 5020, and 5030. 听However, exactly when each of these required classes is taken is up to the student. 听Each is offered once per year. 听Courses are generally 4 credit hours unless otherwise indicated. 听The first three years are in residence. 听The rest may be accomplished wherever dissertation research and writing takes you.听
| 听 | Fall | Winter | Spring |
|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 听 听 听 听 听 (30-32 hrs) | 听RLGN 4000听Theory & Method RLGN 5010听Colloquium | RLGN 5000听Pedagogy & Teaching Elective Elective | Elective Elective 听Elective听 |
Year 2 (30-32 hrs) 听 | Elective Elective Elective (2 cr.) | RLGN 5020听Colloquium Elective Elective | RLGN 5030听Colloquium Elective |
Year 3 (20 hrs) 听 听 | RLGN 6010听Comp: Perspectives on the Study of Religion RLGN 6030: 听Comp: Field/Specialization | RLGN 6020听Comp: Theories & Methods in Areas of Strength RLGN 6040听Comp: Minor Fields/Sub-specialties | RLGN 6000听Dissertation Proposal Seminar |
Year 4 听 | RLGN 6995听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) | RLGN 6995听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) | RLGN 6995听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) |
Year 5 听 | RLGN 6995听听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) | RLGN 6995听听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) | RLGN 6995听听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) |
| Year 6 | RLGN 6995听听Dissertation Research (1 Credit) | RLGN 6995听听Dissertation 听Research (1 Credit) | 听 |