宗教研究课程有助于学生了解不同民族和文化的信念和行为。通过发现和探索他或她自己的文化的主要原则，它们还有助于学生的自我理解。宗教研究专业旨在提供丰富的文科基础，尤其适合那些考虑在政府，卫生，法律，教育，国际商务，社会工作，政府部门或媒体等领域从事职业的学生。该专业为学生提供了很多机会，可以通过撰写荣誉论文和进行现场研究（作为多元项目的一部分）与获奖教师进行一对一的工作。
Offerings in religious studies, all of which are taught from a non-sectarian[MM1] perspective, include comparative courses on such topics as world religions, religious thought, religious ethics, mysticism, and women and religion, as well as a host of courses on specific religious traditions[MM2] including Buddhism, Hinduism, Shinto, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students majoring in religious studies can take and have counted toward their major select courses in other departments and programs in the College of Arts and Sciences including African-American studies, anthropology, art history, classics, history, music, political science, and sociology[MM3] . Courses in religious studies contribute to an understanding of the beliefs and actions of diverse peoples and cultures. They also contribute to self-understanding through uncovering and exploring major tenets of the student's own culture. The major in religious studies is designed to provide a rich training in the liberal arts and is particularly appropriate for those students considering careers in government, health, law, education, international business, social work, the ministry, or media.