ADVANCED SEMINAR IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION – RGST_V 400-201
RGST 400 is the Capstone Seminar for majors in the Program in the Study of Religion (RGST). It is also available as an upper-level elective to RGST minors and other interested students. It investigates an issue, topic, or phenomenon in the study of religion, focusing on a specific theme, approach, and integrating research across disciplines. It brings together skills students have acquired during their course of study in the Program in the Study of Religion. Students also build basic professional skills, including presenting to peers, discussing and debating, engaging in independent research, and writing a research paper on a topic related to the course. This course serves both as a culminating experience for majors in the Study of Religion, and as preparation for those students who wish to pursue the study of religion at the graduate level.