Minor in Religious Studies
The minor in Religious Studies requires 18 semester credit hours, including the following requirements:
- Either REL 1300 or REL 4300 are required of all minors.
- At least 9 hours of coursework in the minor must be in REL courses. HON courses taught by regular Religious Studies faculty members may be counted toward this requirement.
- At least 12 hours of all courses toward the minor must be advanced (3000- or 4000-level).
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Course: | ||
| REL 1300 | World Religions | 3 |
| or REL 2330 | What is Religion? | |
| or REL 4300 | Advanced Methods in Religious Studies | |
| Electives | 15 | |
| Choose 15 hours from the following: | ||
| Introduction to the Hebrew Bible | ||
| Introduction to the New Testament | ||
| Founders, Prophets and Saints | ||
| Mediterranean and European Religions | ||
| Asian Religious Traditions | ||
| Judaism | ||
| Religious Controversy in America | ||
| Cults and New Religious Movements | ||
| Religion, Literature, and the Arts | ||
| Homeric Epic: The Iliad and the Odyssey | ||
| Christian Thought | ||
| Topics in Comparative Religions | ||
| Religion and Film | ||
| Mysticism | ||
| Philosophical Issues in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Demonology, Possession, and Exorcism | ||
| Death, Dying, and Grief | ||
| Jesus and Gender | ||
| Prophecy | ||
| Mythology and Cosmology | ||
| Apocalypticism | ||
| The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India | ||
| An Introduction to Chinese Religions | ||
| Buddhism | ||
| Yoga: Principles and Practice | ||
| Issues in Religion | ||
| Italy and Arts of the Islamic World | ||
| Nature of Society: The Problem of Evil | ||
| The Meaning of Death | ||
| Mythology, Science and Creation | ||
| Demonology, Possession, and Exorcism | ||
| The Anthropology of Religion and Fundamentalism | ||
| Magic, Ritual and Religion | ||
| Peoples and Cultures of Africa | ||
| Myths and Moundbuilders | ||
| The Incas | ||
| Rise of Civilization | ||
| Ancient to Medieval Art | ||
| Renaissance to Modern Art | ||
| Studies in Mythology | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| American Religious History | ||
| The Evolution of Christianity, 300-1500 | ||
HIST 4325 | ||
| Mahatma Gandhi and Nonviolence | ||
| Science and Religion | ||
| Reason, God, and Nature | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Problems in Philosophy | ||
| Religion and American Public Life | ||
| Islamic Law and Politics | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
