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Religious Studies

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The mission of the undergraduate degree program in Liberal Studies-Religious Studies is to enable students to understand the role and importance of the study of religion. The program is designed to provide exposure to the perspectives of religious traditions, past and present, and to facilitate a student's ability to engage in the academic study of religion. It will prepare the student for careers in teaching, law, government service, business, medicine and cultural exchange.

Religious Studies is an interdisciplinary program leading to a B.A. degree under the Liberal Studies Program, administered by the Religious Studies Committee. Its interdisciplinary scope offers students in Hawaii insights on religious phenomena both within particular historical-cultural traditions and across cultural boundaries. Religious Studies provides an integration of scholarship relevant to the field and in the development of methodologies appropriate to the history of religion to the present. It is an invaluable program in many disciplines including anthropology, art history, business, history, medicine, philosophy, sociology, and comparative studies.

Degree Requirements

See degree requirements for a detailed listing of the Religious Studies B.A. requirements.

Goals for Student Learning in the Major

By the time of graduation, Liberal Studies--Religious Studies Majors will be expected to:

  • Be able to think critically about religious world views and express religious ideas in an articulate and well--reasoned manner.
  • Be able to employ the vocabulary of the academic study of religion.
  • Be familiar with the range of the major Western religious traditions.
  • Be familiar with the range of major Eastern religious traditions.

Religious Studies Faculty and Staff