Student Experience

Your undergraduate experience

A College home base

In our department, you will get to know your instructors and classmates in vibrant and engaging courses. Presentations by students, faculty, and visitors showcase their broad range of research. You’ll find academic support, professional courtesy, rigor, and a commitment to your achievement.

Your college experience is enhanced by the remarkable range of resources at our Research 1 university, making it possible to combine a focus on Religious Studies with many other pursuits. Explore museums and libraries, attend theatre, dance, and music events, participate in sports, and choose among the many co-curricular options on campus. Whatever your interests, you’ll find others to share them with.

Bloomington is a fun and exciting place to spend your college years, offering cultural events, festivals, music, and lots of dining options. Find out what makes our town so special.

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Undergraduate Religious Studies Association

Open to anyone with an interest in religious studies, the Undergraduate Religious Studies Association (URSA) provides a social space to connect with others and coordinate activities desired by the group. URSA coordinates discussions among faculty and students, public presentations, movie nights, and brown bag lunch presentations. It also explores Bloomington and other places in Indiana though field trips to places of religious and scholarly interest. For more information, contact the office: religion@iu.edu.

Learn more about URSA

Learn about our Spring Symposium

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Religious Studies has allowed me to find a community, a voice, and a purpose. Through engaging classes and attentive professors who have encouraged my interests, I’ve found a home in this department.

Consider a study abroad program

IU and the College of Arts and Sciences offer many opportunities for students interested in studying in another country. You can choose short-term or long-term experiences that allow you to practice another language and explore different cultures.

College International

College International offers high impact study abroad experiences focused on the College’s liberal arts tradition for our majors and other IU students.

IU Overseas Studies

IU’s Office of Overseas Study promotes study abroad to all IU students by offering programs in a wide range of disciplines.

Department of Religious Studies

Student Experience

Your undergraduate experience

A College home base

Undergraduate Religious Studies Association

Learn more about URSA

Consider a study abroad program

College International

IU Overseas Studies

The College of Arts & Sciences

Student Experience

Your undergraduate experience

A College home base

Undergraduate Religious Studies Association

Learn more about URSA

Consider a study abroad program

College International

IU Overseas Studies

Department of Religious Studies social media channels

The College of Arts & Sciences