Religious Studies

Explore the cultural, social, and psychological aspects of religion, including the history and practice of various world religions. Our program can empower you with the analytical and critical thinking skills needed for a career or future academic studies in theology.

Students at any Maricopa Community College may need to complete courses at more than one of our colleges.

SCC Program Description

Religious Studies is perhaps the most interdisciplinary field in higher education. Religious Studies encompasses philosophy, anthropology, sociology, psychology, folklore, literature, and languages, among many other disciplines. A broad and deep knowledge of the comprehensive worldviews presented by the world’s religions prepares the student well for navigating an increasingly complex world.

Students in the Religious Studies program earn the Associate of Arts, preparing them to transfer to a four-year program. When students follow the correct transfer path, they enter transfer partner universities as juniors. Courses are available in person (day and evening) and online.

The minimum time to complete the Associate of Arts degree is four full-time (15-16 credit hours) semesters for students with no pre-existing college credit.

Course Format/Textbooks

Classes are offered in various formats: in-person, online, hybrid, day, evening, full-time and part-time.


 

Most of our courses use low-cost textbooks or no-cost material your instructors provide. General education courses may have textbooks that cost more.