Religious Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts >> Political Science, Public Administration, and Philosophy

18 hours; 2.0 minor GPA required

The Religious Studies minor is an interdisciplinary minor, including courses from disciplines such as philosophy, political science, history, economics, English, and art history. The minor prepares students to think critically about how religion can influence social policy and law, to compare world religions and their religious texts, and to understand the philosophical and ethical problems of various religious world views.

The minor is an excellent complement to any major and can enhance career opportunities in such areas as ministry, history, journalism, philosophy, law, psychology, social work, world languages, sociology, and international business.

Required Courses (9 hours)

PHIL 251 - Introduction to the Study of Religions Credits: 3
PHIL 413 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 3
RELS 370 - Seminar in Religious Studies Credits: 3

Electives (9 hours)

Choose 9 hours of electives from at least 3 different disciplines (prefixes). RELS 370 may be taken twice with different topics.

ARTH 221 - Art History I Credits: 3
ARTH 327 - Medieval Art Credits: 3
ECON 306 - Power, Evil and Religion Credits: 3
ENG 222 - Concepts of Good and Evil in Literature Credits: 3
ENG 386 - World Mythology Credits: 3
ENG 499 - Seminar in Literature and Language Credits: 3 (approved topic: Women in Islam) or
GNDR 449 - Seminar in Gender Studies: Special Topics Credits: 3 (approved topic: Women in Islam)
HIST 347 - European Reformations Credits: 3
HIST 375 - The Making of the Islamic World Credits: 3
HIST 376 - The Modern Islamic World Credits: 3
HIST 377 - History of Iran Credits: 3
HIST 393 - Ancient and Early Imperial China Credits: 3
HIST 470 - Pilgrimage in History Credits: 3 (approved topic: Holy Land)
PHIL 335 - Cognitive Science of Religion Credits: 3
PHIL 376 - Philosophies and Religions of Asia Credits: 3
POLS 316 - Religion and Politics Credits: 3
POLS 384 - The Middle East Credits: 3
RELS 270 - Special Topics in Religious Studies Credits: 3
RELS 370 - Seminar in Religious Studies Credits: 3