At the heart
of Humanity

Philosophy & Religion majors had a wide foundational knowledge for a number of meaningful careers. Here are just a few possible career fields.

• Law
• Public Service in Foreign Affairs, International Security, and Public Relations
• Graduate studies in diverse areas, including Comic Studies, Eastern Religious Traditions, and Environmental Studies
• Human Resources
• Seminary, some graduates becoming ordained church leaders, youth pastors, and lay leaders
• Careers in diverse fields, including higher education admissions and administration, business leadership, and entrepreneurial ventures
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• Tell and enact the creation and fall stories of J.R.R.Tolkien’s First Middle Earth.
• Show your understanding of medieval Christianity by chronicling the fictional lives of Umberto, a Benedictine monk, or Pickiepank, a penitent apothecary.
• Explore environmental theology through rolling beads from recycled paper and teaching this craft to children at a local after-school program.
• Experience studying religion and another field in a “linked learning community” such as New Testament & Cultural Anthropology; Women in Religion & Literature; or Environmental Literature & Environmental Theology.
• Research, produce, and present a senior project on topics ranging from the Phish and religion to the Waldensians and Women; from creating a summer camp curriculum to incorporating music into worship services at a local church; from Jesus in non-canonical sources to Christian iconography.

Philosophy and Religion majors receive a Bachelor of Arts (BA). You can also minor in Philosophy and Religion.