{"id":4,"date":"2015-11-03T17:41:13","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T22:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eckerdstaging.com\/housing\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:36:22","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.eckerd.edu\/religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”64″ bottom_padding=”64″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-3-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”med_text” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

All seekers welcome<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]\n

Join us as we confront the big questions<\/h3>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]If you want to study humans, study religion.<\/p>\n

In the Religious Studies program at Eckerd, we explore how religion intersects with virtually every other area of human activity. We study religion from multiple disciplinary perspectives, analyzing politics and culture around the world in discussion-based courses and student-centered classrooms that foster close reading and comparison.<\/p>\n

The Religious Studies discipline opens its arms to uncertainty, inviting those from all religious traditions (or none at all) to think through some of the most important questions of life.<\/p>\n

From Palestine to India to Florida, we promise it\u2019ll be one amazing trip.[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]Full Department Website<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

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High-impact learning experiences<\/h4>\n

Ours is one of the only Religious Studies programs in the country to require both an internship and an independent research project of our students. You\u2019ll leave here well prepared for whatever lies ahead.<\/p>\n

Recognized experts<\/h4>\n

All of our Religious Studies professors are authors well known in their field. Look to them for the latest thinking.<\/p>\n

100% placement after graduation<\/h4>\n

Religious Studies graduates make use of the skills they learn at Eckerd every day. Our graduates go on to careers in a multitude of fields and industries, including: business and finance, nonprofit and community organizations, information technology, medicine and nursing, legal professions, teaching, government and public administration, and more.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” bg_color=”#f9f9f9″ scene_position=”center” top_padding=”64″ bottom_padding=”64″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”padding-2-percent” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default”][image_with_animation image_url=”1608″ image_size=”full” animation_type=”entrance” animation=”Fade In” animation_easing=”default” animation_movement_type=”transform_y” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”med_text” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]\n

In Their Own Words<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][vc_column_text]”Pursuing religious studies at Eckerd helped set me up for an exciting career in education tech. Ultimately, it\u2019s the study of people. The major gave me robust frameworks for understanding what drives people, and alongside my minor in entrepreneurship it helped me develop a deeply empathetic, consultative approach to my work in sales. All of my employers have loved seeing religious studies on my resume. The program gave me a unique and nuanced edge in a professional landscape saturated with business management degrees.”<\/p>\n

Sam Bannon ’20<\/a>, Client Sales Executive, Small Business Founder[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”full_width_background” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” top_padding=”64″ bottom_padding=”48″ text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”right” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” el_class=”med_text” advanced_gradient_angle=”0″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”2\/3″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” gradient_type=”default” column_padding_type=”default”][vc_column_text]\n

Beyond the Classroom<\/span><\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line” custom_height=”32″][tabbed_section style=”default” tab_change_animation=”fade” alignment=”left” spacing=”default” tab_color=”Accent-Color” vs_content_animation=”fade” vs_link_animation=”opacity” vs_navigation_alignment=”left” vs_navigation_width_2=”25%” vs_navigation_func=”default” vs_navigation_width=”regular” vs_navigation_spacing=”15px” vs_navigation_mobile_display=”visible” vs_tab_spacing=”5%”][tab icon_family=”none” title=”STUDY
\nABROAD” id=”1771364094784-7″ tab_id=”1771364094784-1″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]Eckerd College offers more than 300 study abroad destinations<\/a> every year, including a three-week course in India and Nepal that focuses on Buddhism and social concerns, taught by Religious Studies faculty. Religious Studies students also can explore the history of U.S. National Parks, with a focus on spiritual ideas and practices, while visiting multiple parks in the western states.<\/p>\nStudy Abroad Pics on Flickr<\/span><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/tab][tab icon_family=”none” title=”INTERNSHIPS” id=”1771364094792-10″ tab_id=”1771364094792-3″][vc_column_text css=”” text_direction=”default”]All majors are required to do an internship to test their career plans. For example, you could be a\/an:<\/p>\n