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Student Perspective
鈥淚t connects to so many different facets of life, politics and the environment and the way different societies work and language. I鈥檓 super interested in etymology and the way that language shapes our understandings of the world around us, and religion plays a huge role in that.鈥澨
Maddy Tevonian 鈥24
Religious Studies
Wilmette, Illinois听
The Chandler Senior Experience
The Department of Religious Studies鈥 Senior Experience is a one-term senior seminar (usually taught in the Spring Term) that examines approaches to the study of religion selected from a school of thought or a more eclectic group of authors. Seniors will participate in an informal departmental colloquium, in which your work is presented and discussed by majors, minors, and faculty.
If you are pursuing double majors, double degrees, and education certification, we encourage you to consult with your advisors and relevant department plans to negotiate your overall Senior Experience as early as possible, especially if you're interested in pursuing an interdisciplinary capstone that integrates your majors or student teaching project.
Recent Senior Experience projects include:
- I Love You God (P.S. We鈥檙e Breaking Up): How Emerging Adults are Navigating Religious Ambiguity Through Taiz茅
- What Is the Meaning of Life?听 An Examination of the Nature and Ramifications of the Pursuit of the Meaning of Life
- The 鈥淧ure鈥 Gods: The History of the Far-Right鈥檚 Longstanding Love Affair with Norse Neopaganism
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Religious Studies Outcomes
Studying the rich world of faith creates a solid foundation for a variety of advanced study and career paths.