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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, Introduction to Religion, 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 - Introduction to Religion 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: 

  1. AAAS - 4251 - African Religions/Diaspora
  2. ANTH - 3253 - Anthropology of Religion
  3. CLAS - 2481 - Mythology **
  4. COMM - 3100 - Communication Ethics **
  5. ENGL - 4461 - Bible as Literature
  6. HIST - 3273 - Islamic History to 1405
  7. HIST - 3274 - Islamic History since 1405
  8. HIST - 3275 - History of Jewish People
  9. HIST - 3320 - Ancient Empires
  10. HIST - 3370 - Medieval Europe
  11. HIST - 3881 - African American History **
  12. HIST - 4276 - The Arab-Israeli Conflict
  13. HIST - 4320 - Ancient Near East
  14. HIST - 4322 - The Roman World
  15. JDST - 2850 - Religions of Abraham
  16. JDST - 3601 - Judaism
  17. JDST - 3661 - Perspectives on the Old Testament
  18. JDST - 3801 - Ancient & Medieval Jewish Thought
  19. JDST - 3802 - Modern Jewish Thought
  20. JDST - 4511 - Holocaust Studies
  21. JDST - 4801 - Jewish Mysticism
  22. PADM - 3501 - Civic Engagement, Voluntarism
  23. PADM - 4226 - Intro Nonprofit Organizations
  24. PHIL - 3701 - Human and the Divine
  25. PHIL - 3702 - Philosophy of Religion**
  26. PHIL - 3721 - Chinese Philosophy
  27. PHIL - 3722 - Buddhist Philosophy
  28. POLS - 3102 - Religion and Politics
  29. RLGN - 1100 - Introduction to Religion **
  30. RLGN - 3001 - Exploring Christian History
  31. RLGN - 3002 - Studies In Islam and Its Cultures
  32. RLGN - 3100 - Perspectives on Religion**
  33. RLGN - 3101-3105 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
  34. RLGN - 4010 - Directed Readings
  35. RLGN - 4050-4075 - Special Topics in Religious Studies
  36. RLGN - 4990 - Capstone Project
  37. SOCI - 3860 - Religion and Society
  38. UNIV - 3565 - Comparative Christianity**
  39. UNIV - 3580 - Hebrew and Greek Legacy**
  40. UNIV - 3581 - Faith/Reason/Imagination**
  41. UNIV - 3585 - Old Testament Empires & Interpretations**
  42. UNIV - 3590 - New Testament
  43. UNIV - 3592 - Religious Perspectives on Death and Afterlife
  44. UNIV - 4110 - Internship**