Religious Studies Minor
The minor in Religious Studies is designed for students with a diversity of backgrounds and interests in religion. Just as religion in interrelated with many other aspects of society and culture, the minor in Religious Studies will complement coursework and research on religion undertaken in a broad range of disciplines and major departments. The required courses, Religions of the World, and Perspectives on Religion, provide students with an appreciation of the variety of phenomena that has characterized the religious experiences and actions of humanity, and with knowledge of the basic approaches that have been used to understand such experiences and actions. Elective courses offered in several departments permit the student to develop his or her interest further, by exploring particular religious traditions and ways of studying religion. The Senior Capstone Project (optional) integrates previous learning and can be coordinated with work done in the student’s major, if desired, through arrangement of an appropriate faculty sponsor.
Requirements
The Minor:
18 semester hours of required courses and electives:
Lower Division Core (3 hours)
RLGN 1100 - Religions of the World Credit Hours: (3)
Upper Division Core (3 hours)
RLGN 3100 - Perspectives on Religion Credit Hours: (3)
Electives (12 hours)
All courses listed below are 3 hours unless otherwise noted. Other courses, including special topics, individual study, and directed readings courses, may be counted with prior permission of the Program Coordinator.
Online Courses
Courses designated with ** are offered online.
Elective Course Listing:
- AAAS - 4251 - African Religions/Diaspora
- ANTH - 3253 - Anthropology of Religion
- CLAS - 2481 - Mythology **
- COMM - 3100 - Communication Ethics **
- ENGL - 4461 - Bible as Literature
- HIST - 3273 - Islamic History to 1405
- HIST - 3274 - Islamic History since 1405
- HIST - 3275 - History of Jewish People
- HIST - 3320 - Ancient Empires
- HIST - 3370 - Medieval Europe
- HIST - 3881 - African American History **
- HIST - 4276 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
- HIST - 4320 - Ancient Near East
- HIST - 4322 - The Roman World
- JDST - 2850 - Religions of Abraham
- JDST - 3601 - Judaism
- JDST - 3661 - Perspectives on the Old Testament
- JDST - 3801 - Ancient & Medieval Jewish Thought
- JDST - 3802 - Modern Jewish Thought
- JDST - 4511 - Holocaust Studies
- JDST - 4801 - Jewish Mysticism
- PADM - 3501 - Civic Engagement, Voluntarism
- PADM - 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations
- PHIL - 3701 - Human and the Divine
- PHIL - 3702 - Philosophy of Religion**
- PHIL - 3721 - Chinese Philosophy
- PHIL - 3722 - Buddhist Philosophy
- POLS - 3102 - Religion and Politics
- RLGN - 1100 - Religions of the World **
- RLGN - 3001 - Christian
- RLGN - 3002 - Islam
- RLGN - 3100 - Perspectives on Religion**
- RLGN - 3101-3105 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
- RLGN - 3515 - Women, Gender, and Religion
- RLGN - 3550 - Clash of Cultures
- RLGN 3565 Comparative Christianity
- RLGN 3585 - Old Testament Empires/Interpretations
- RLGN 3590 - New Testament
- RLGN 3592 - Rel Perspec Death/Afterlife
- RLGN - 3595 - Gods and Monsters in Ancient Religions
- RLGN - 4010 - Directed Readings
- RLGN - 4050-4075 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
- RLGN - 4990 - Capstone Project
- SOCI - 3860 - Religion and Society
- UNIV - 3565 - Comparative Christianity**
- UNIV - 3580 - Hebrew and Greek Legacy**
- UNIV - 3581 - Faith/Reason/Imagination**
- UNIV - 3585 - Old Testament Empires & Interpretations**
- UNIV - 3590 - New Testament
- UNIV - 3592 - Religious Perspectives on Death and Afterlife
- UNIV - 4110 - Internship**