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EXPERIENCE
As an undergraduate-focused department, Religious Studies offers students ample opportunities to work one-on-one with faculty in daily classes, independent study projects, and research.
Faculty regularly offer independent studies, upper-level research seminars, and co-curricular research opportunities for undergraduates, generating regular participation in campus, state, and national undergraduate research events, and discipline-specific conferences in religious studies and related fields.
The Department has funds to support travel and expenses (up to $500) related to undergraduate research—locally, nationally, or internationally.
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Religion & Nonprofit Leadership Internships
The University of Tennessee’s Department of Religious Studies has a new major concentration and minor in Religion and Nonprofit Leadership.
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Active Undergraduate Research
Majors and minors in Religious Studies are invited to submit their research for the department’s Undergraduate Research Award, which includes a $200 prize.