Religious Studies Minor

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The Religious Studies minor guides students in developing interdisciplinary skills to understand diverse religious traditions, interrogate personal and communal religious experience, and explain the intersections of religion with other fields of study and interest.

Grade Requirements: A grade of “C” or better is required for all courses used toward the minor (a grade of “C-” is not acceptable) in addition to a GPA for these courses of 2.50 or higher.
Credit Hour Requirements: A minimum of 18 credit hours.

Courses taken as part of a student’s major will not count as fulfillment of the minor requirements.

Core Course (3 credit hours)

SBS 1550 HU/EDI - Introduction to World Religions Credits: (3)

Elective Courses (15 credit hours)

Students must take 15 additional hours with at least 9 hours coming from three different disciplines. No more than 3 hours (excluding the core requirement) may be lower division.

ANTH 3900 - Magic, Shamanism and Religion Credits: (3)
ARTH 1090 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: Paleolithic-AD 1000 Credits: (4)
ARTH 1100 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: AD 1000-Present Credits: (4)
FAM 4350 - Religiosity and Family Life Education Credits: (3)
HIST 1500 SS/EDI/GLB - World History to 1500 C.E. Credits: (3)
HIST 1510 SS/EDI/GLB - World History from 1500 C.E. to the Present Credits: (3)
HIST 3110 - American Ideas and Culture Credits: (3)
HIST 3250 - Religion in American History Credits: (3)
HIST 4220 - History of the Middle Ages 300-1300 Credits: (3)
HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660 Credits: (3)
HIST 4335 - Tudor and Stuart England Credits: (3)
HIST 4570 - Islamic Civilization Credits: (3)
HIST 4590 GLB - Middle Eastern History Credits: (3)
MUSC 1063 CA - Music in Religion Credits: (3)
PHIL 3500 - Philosophy of Western Religion Credits: (3)
PHIL 3550 - Philosophy of Eastern Religion Credits: (3)
SOC 3410 - Sociology of Religion Credits: (3)

Note

Other experimental or variable title courses, whose content relates to the minor, may be approved by the program director to fulfill elective course requirements.