Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
The shortest canonical route from each entry point to a gateway course.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate REL coursework.
Generated from University of Vermont’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate REL work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.
Showing the 2 REL and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 51 more REL courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on REL, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
2 courses from2 required · verify with the official sheet
Introductory Level. 1 course/3 credits in REL numbered 1000 to 1990; Theories of Religion. 1-2 courses/3-6 credits from the following:; Intermediate Level. 3-4 additional courses/9-12 credits in REL numbered 2000 to 2990; Advanced Level. 2 additional courses/6 credits in REL numbered 3000 to 3990 or REL 4990; Open Level. 3 additional credits from the following:; REL numbered 1000 to 3990; 3 additi
CORE INTRODUCTORY COURSES. 9 credits.all required
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in REL. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
2 courses deep, ending at REL 2065
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL1 required · verify with the official sheet
2-3 additional courses/6-9 credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 2005 to 2989; LING 2210 , LING 2560; REL 2050 , REL 2652; Special Topics: ANTH 2990 , ANTH 3990 , ANTH 4990; Up to 3 additional credits from the following, in any combination:; Internship: ANTH 2991 , ANTH 4991; Teaching Assistantship: ANTH 2994; Independent Study: ANTH 2993 , ANTH 4993; Undergraduate Research: ANTH 2995 , ANTH
ADVANCED LEVEL1 required · verify with the official sheet
3 additional credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 3005 to 3965; Special Topics: ANTH 3990 , ANTH 4990; 1 additional course/3 credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 3005 to 3959; Special Topics: ANTH 3990 , ANTH 4990
OPEN LEVEL1 required · verify with the official sheet
1 additional course/3 credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 1005 to 1989, or 2005 to 2989, or 3005 to 3959; LING 2210 , LING 2560; REL 1650 , REL 2050 , REL 2652; Special Topics: ANTH 1990 , ANTH 2990 , ANTH 3990 , ANTH 4990
RESTRICTIONS AND NOTES1 required · verify with the official sheet
With departmental permission, students may apply internships, independent studies, teaching assistantships, undergraduate research, and honors to other level-appropriate requirements in the major. No more than 6 credits of UVM archaeological field school ( ANTH 3965 ) may count toward the major; no more than 3 credits of internship and/or teaching assistantship may count; and no more than 3 credit
1 course from1 required
1 course from1 required
GENERAL ELECTIVES. At least 8 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
1 additional advanced course from the following:; ANTH numbered 3005 to 4996; 1 additional intermediate course/3 credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 2005 to 2995; LING 2210 , LING 2560 , REL 2050 , REL 2652; 1-4 additional credits from the following:; ANTH numbered 1100 to 1995, or 2005 to 2995, or 3005 to 4996; LING 2210 , LING 2560 , REL 1650 , REL 2050 , REL 2652
ANCILLARY REQUIREMENTSall required
NATURAL SCIENCES. At least 2 courses with laboratories in ASTR, BCOR, BIOL, CHEM, and/or GEOL, in any combination. Courses in other disciplines may be considered in consultation with an advisor in Anthropology.; MATHEMATICS/STATISTICS. Choose 2 of the following:; Alternative coursework in mathematics/statistics may be substituted with the approval of an advisor in Anthropology.
1 course from1 required
ELECTIVES. 12 credits.1 required · verify with the official sheet
Course offerings for Health and Society vary frequently and often include Special Topics, Topics In, and Honors College courses. Before registration each semester, a list of eligible courses is posted as a See Also list in the Schedule of Courses (Classic Version). Many of those courses will not show up immediately in students’ degree audits. The courses listed in this table are always eligible an
NOTES1 required · verify with the official sheet
Graduate-level courses, including those in Public Health, may be accepted as advanced courses or electives with prior approval from a Health & Society advisor. Graduate courses are often open to upper-level undergraduate students with instructor permission.; Students who plan to do an honors thesis or apply to graduate school are encouraged to take one or more intermediate or advanced research met
All REL courses in the UVM catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under REL yet.
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REL does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the UVM campus feed.