Many students have combined the major with another field such as history, gerontology, communication, business, psychology, political science, philosophy, literature, sociology, anthropology, languages, or international studies. Prospective majors in religious studies are to develop programs in consultation with their departmental advisor. The Department offers an extensive program of minors unique in the Rochester area. As mentioned, many students find the minor concentration a welcome complement to their liberal arts majors. It forms a series of studies in the historical, literary, and theological dimensions of the sacred documents.
Students build an eighteen-credit program by taking six courses within their favorite field.
Prospective minors are urged to consult with the Chair of the Department of Religious Studies to plan a series of courses. Majors take only four more courses to complete their requirements, usually elected from anywhere beyond the concentration. The faculty of the Department of Religious Studies at St. John Fisher College is committed to continued study andcholarship to bring a breadth and depth of knowledge to the students. Additionally, two faculty members have each published two books. One faculty member has been a journalist for Vatican Radio, broadcasting to the Balkans, Russia and China, and another is a Fulbright Fellow, whose efforts to draw together elements from the Jewish, Christian, Buddhist, Bahai, and Muslim religious groups for ecumenical dialogue has resulted in the creation of the Interfaith Council of Rochester.