Minor in Religious Studies

Minor Requirements: 18 hours

(the following are updated minor requirements, effective for Fall 2016 catalog and after)

Foundation: 2 courses (6 hours)

  • 2305 World Religions [also fulfills the Core Curriculum Humanities requirement]
  • 3300 Theories of Religion

Major Religious Traditions: choose 1 course (3 hours)

  • 3320 Christianity
  • 3336 Islam
  • 3350 Eastern Thought
  • 3370 Judaism
  • 4385 Seminar in Major Religions

Electives: 3 courses (9 hours) from any unused courses above and/or any of the following

  • 3330 Religious Countercultures
  • 3333 Reading Sacred Texts
  • 3338 Religion & Modern South Asia
  • 3340 Meditation Techniques
  • 3360 Philosophy of Religion
  • 3363 Psychology of Religion
  • 4313 Apocalypse Now… and Then
  • 4315 Religious History of the US
  • 4321 Religion, Society, & Culture
  • 4380 Topics in Religion
  • 4390 Independent Study

Note: a course chosen to fulfill the Major Religious Traditions area requirement cannot also serve as an elective course