Religious Studies - BA

The major in Religious Studies is a rigorous liberal arts degree, providing graduates an excellent basis from which to pursue careers requiring imagination, problem-solving and communication skills, and awareness of human diversity. As a student in the program, you’ll have an opportunity to explore life's deepest questions and learn where your beliefs and values come from. Through our courses, you’ll learn both to appreciate the importance of religion to human thought and creativity, and to judge its character and historical impact in cultural context. Moreover, you’ll discover how the critical study of religion leads to increased understanding of the relationships among the various fields of knowledge that constitute the humanities and social sciences. Enterprising students can qualify for a double major in Religious Studies and some other major field such as English, History, Anthropology, Political Science, Philosophy, Art, or Economics.

• Education

• Nonprofit administration

• International business

• Religious Studies

• Education

• Medicine

• Higher Education / Universities

• Community Centers / NPOs / NGOs

• Law Firms / Legal environment

• Many of our majors are not religious!

• Economics

• Philosophy

• Sociology

• Anthropology

• Political Science

• Global perspectives

• Activism

• Cultural exchange and sensitivity

• Equity

• Interdisciplinary Humanities

• Ethics and law

https://www.religion.ucsb.edu/academics/undergraduate/

https://my.sa.ucsb.edu/catalog/Current/CollegesDepartments/ls-intro/relst.aspx?DeptTab=Undergraduate

https://www.religion.ucsb.edu/academics/courses/