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Religious Studies

Courses

 The Department of Religious Studies offers courses that reflect the research expertise of the faculty. Many religious studies seminars are small, limited to 15 students, allowing for deep exploration of the material and low student-to-professor ratios.

The University of Oregon course catalog offers degree plans and a complete list of courses in the Department of Religious Studies.

Individualized Study 

This form is used by undergraduate and graduate students to request instructor and departmental approval to register for an individualized (independent) study course.Students must develop the study plan in consultation with a faculty member:

  • Undergraduate students should work with the faculty member who will supervise the independent study.
  • Graduate students should work with their primary advisor or supervising faculty member.

If you are interested in registering for an individualized study, please complete the following steps:

  • Meet with your supervising instructor or primary advisor to discuss the individualized study and receive approval to move forward.
  • Submit this form to request permission to register. The form will be routed for instructor and departmental approval 
  • Once your request is approved, you will receive an email with next steps for registration.

Please do not submit this form until you have met with your instructor or advisor.

Individualized Study Request Form 

Featured Courses

Atheism

REL 359 Religion After Atheism 
 

Atheist critiques of religion, analyses of secularism from multiple disciplinary perspectives, and responses to atheism and secularism by modernist Christian, Muslim, and Buddhist writers.

Dark Self

REL 353 Dark Self, East and West 
 

Comparative examination of selfhood in Eastern and Western religious thought and cultural contexts. Focus on dark side or problematic dimensions of Buddhist, Christian, Daoist, Jewish, and other thought.