攻读宗教学文学学士学位的学生获得了对宗教的批判但同情的理解，这是人类经验的强大而普遍的方面。通过学习描述，解释，解释和评估各种文化中的宗教现象，宗教学生可以洞悉人类如何理解世界并下令生活和社会秩序。分析他们对宗教的假设，预设和期望，在上下文和比较中检查宗教信仰，行为，做法，文本，经验，社区和机构，在分析和解释宗教现象时运用多学科和跨学科的观点，展示出对宗教现象的深刻理解，发现问题并制定解决方案收集，分析和评估数据，来源和论据，认识到他们自己的世界观与他人的世界观有何不同，了解宗教如何想象和实现他们对正义世
Students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies gain a critical but sympathetic understanding of religion, a powerful and pervasive aspect of human experience. Through learning to describe, interpret, explain, and evaluate religious phenomena across cultures, students of religion develop insight into how human beings have made sense of the world and ordered their lives and societies. Religious Studies majors develop widely transferable skills of critical and creative thinking, research, and communication, which are highly valued by employers. Religious Studies prepares students for employment or graduate study in fields involving qualitative research'such as law or information scienceor intercultural communication'such as international business or social work. This major also provides an excellent background for graduates who seek employment or further study in religion-related fields such as religion journalism, non-profit administration, religious counseling, or religious ministry.