Welcome to the UWM Religious Studies Program  The Religious
Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee offers
an undergraduate major with the option of specializing in
African-American Religions, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, or
Islam.  The Program focuses on the academic study of religion
within cultural and historical contexts. It uses a broad, inter-
disciplinary approach, with courses offered in the Departments
of Anthropology, Architecture, Art History, Classics,
Comparative Literature, English, Hebrew Studies, History,
Philosophy and others. It also enjoys close ties with the
programs in Global Studies, Ethnic Studies, and International
Studies, and feeds into the Master's Degree programs in History,
Museum Studies and others.  Why Major in Religious Studies?
Religion is one of the most powerful motivators of human
behavior. From the origins of human civilization (Göbekli Tepe,
built 11,500 years ago), through the colonization of North
America, to the Arab Spring of 2011, religious bel