<p>A friend will be applying to colleges next year and Georgetown is high on her list. She is concerned that she will have to take too many religion classes to graduate. However, if memory serves, I don't recall there being too many religion classes required, if any at all. Can somebody who knows list the religion requirements for graduation? </p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>From the bulletin:
"Georgetown, with its commitment to the Jesuit tradition, believes that modern men and women should consider reflectively their relationship to the world, their fellow humans, and God. All students take a year of Philosophy and a year of Theology.</p>
<p>In Philosophy, students must take one course in general philosophy (PHIL 001-049 & 150-199) and one in ethics (PHIL 050-149). Ethics courses taught outside the Philosophy Department do not satisfy the ethics requirement. Further, the first course a student takes in Philosophy must be a First Philosophy Course (PHIL 001-099). After taking a First Philosophy Course in either general philosophy or ethics, students must take a second course in the opposite area, either at the First Philosophy level or at the Bridge Course level (100-199). Students are strongly encouraged to take their second course at the Bridge Course level. Seniors are not permitted to enroll in First Philosophy Courses (though exceptions will be considered for extraordinary reasons).</p>
<p>Problem of God (THEO-001) and one intermediate level theology elective fulfill the theology requirement. Introduction to Biblical Literature (THEO-011) may be substituted for Problem of God or may be used as an intermediate level elective. (Transfer students are exempt from Problem of God and may select any two intermediate level courses, including Introduction to Biblical Literature, to fulfill this requirement.)"</p>
<p>Two courses. Not bad at all.</p>
<p>Thanks for the prompt and succinct response.</p>
<p>Hey Alexandre, I just noticed that you are from the UAE, somewhere I've always wanted to go. (Just wanted to throw that in)
Even though GU is a jesuit university and many professors are jesuits, it is not an extremely religious school and I know that they are open to students of all religions and the religions course is not specifically geared towards catholics.</p>
<p>For more information Problem of God basically looks at the justifications for/arguments against the existence of God throughout human history. Biblical literature is first and foremost a literature class, essentially devoid of religious content. </p>
<p>SFS students can take History of Asia in place of Problem of God or Bib Lit. The SFS philosophy requirement is Politcal & Social Thought and one 100-level philosophy. </p>
<p>Theology courses are generally among people's favorites at Georgetown, and unless you want to, you don't have to take a course involving Catholicism at all. Less than 50% of students at Georgetown are Catholic.</p>
<p>I am Catholic myself, so Religion requirements would certainly not have bothered me., However, my friend is Greek Orthodix and she doesn't want to deal with too many religion requirements. She will be glad to know that Georgetown has very few religion requirements.</p>
<p>I love theology, something I wasn't really expecting. The classes really aren't offensive or anything, and each professor runs his/her class differently--I have a prof who focused a lot on the Qur'an and Islamic studies, something I found really interesting and enlightening. I'm taking my Theo 2 req next sem (Hindu Religioius Traditions) and looking forward to it...kinda sad that both of my req's there will be outta the way so soon!</p>