Religious Studies
Address: 109 Foust Building
Phone: 336.334.5762
Web site: www.uncg.edu/rel
Majors & Concentrations
- Religious Studies (BA) U219
The UNCG Religious Studies Department provides a solid foundation in Religious Studies as a core discipline in the Liberal Arts for all College and University students in support of the General Education Curriculum. The Department also delivers rigorous training for majors, second majors, and minors in Religious Studies that enables students to advance to graduate study in the field, and in cognate fields, or to positions in primary and secondary education.
What's unique about Religious Studies at UNCG?
- An internationally renowned group of teaching scholars at the cutting edge of the field
- Small, hands-on learning environment: about 70 students in the major
- Most major classes have fewer than 20 students; many have fewer than 15 students
Academic Clubs and Organizations
- Religious Studies Club
- Departmental Colloquium in which faculty present research in progress
Student Opportunities
- Internships increase community involvement in fields such as social service and ministerial preparation
Graduates/Careers
Graduates of the program have pursued careers such as Child/Family Therapist for Pro Behavioral Health in Boulder, CO; Vice President for ResourceNet International; Manager of Pastoral Care Services for Carilion Health Systems; Pastor at Long Branch Baptist Church in Charlotte, NC; Mediator in the Center for Conflict Resolution in Chicago, IL; and Vice President of a local Bank of America.
Recent Religious Studies graduates have attended graduate programs at Princeton, Columbia, Duke, Emory, Harvard, Princeton Theological Seminary, Union Theological Seminary, University of Chicago, UNCG, Wake Forest, and Yale.
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