BYU Religious Education

Religious Education at Brigham Young University (BYU) (formerly called the College of Religious Education) administers programs related to Mormon religious teaching the university. In the past it has granted various master's degrees and Doctor of Religious Education degrees. Currently its only degree program are a MA in religious education primarily aimed at full-time Church Educational System employees and an MA program for military chaplains, while most students who take courses with Religious Education are studying other topics. Undergraduate BYU students have to take the equivalent of one religion course per semester.

Religious Education at BYU consists of two departments, Church History and Doctrine and Ancient Scripture. Church History and Doctrine focuses on courses related to the Doctrine and Covenants, missionary work, the religious history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and LDS Temples. These courses focus primarily on doctrines and theology and are largely devotional in nature. BYU also offers more historically oriented courses related to LDS Church history through its history department, some of which are taught by faculty members whose main appointment is with the religion department.

The department of Ancient Scripture teaches courses related to the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Pearl of Great Price.

The work of Religious Education faculty members is often published by its publication arm, the Religious Studies Center, or through BYU's Neal A. Maxwell Institute.

Religious Education is not designated as a college. It has approximately 70 full-time faculty members. The current dean is Brent L. Top. His most recent predecessors were Terry Ball, Andrew Skinner, and Robert L. Millet.

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