该课程的RCT学生侧重于与哲学和宗教，宗教伦理（即宗教，伦理和政治之间的相互关系），宗教理论有关的问题，问题和文章。该计划致力于整合这些领域，鼓励学生在规范性和关键性方法，主题和学科的交汇处工作。鉴于该计划强调理论和批判性思维，学生可以广泛接触古典和当代问题，问题和与宗教哲学，伦理，社会科学理论，神学和政治哲学有关的文章。同时，要求学生至少具有一种宗教传统的能力，以便对宗教各个方面和宗教研究进行批判性反思。
RCT students in this program focus on issues, problems, and texts concerning Philosophy and religion, Religious ethics (that is, the interrelation among religion, ethics, and politics), Theory of religion. The program endeavors to integrate these areas, encouraging students to work at the intersection of normative and critical approaches, topics and disciplines. Given the program's emphasis on theory and critical thought, students are given broad exposure to classic and contemporary issues, problems, and texts associated with philosophy of religion, ethics, social-scientific theory, theology, and political philosophy. At the same time, students are required to gain competence in at least one religious tradition in order to lend specificity to critical reflection on various aspects of religion and the study of religion.