Minor Requirements
A minor in Religious Studies requires a minimum 15 credit hours.
- Students must complete at least 12 credit hours in residence.
- A minimum of 9 credit hours must be advanced; at least 6 of these credit hours must be in residence.
- Students must earn a final minimum grade point average of 2.00 in all coursework.
Requirements
The required 15 credit hours must include:
- RELS 1301 Introduction to Religious Studies (Language, Philosophy & Cutlure Core) (credit hours: 3.0)
- 3 credit hours of any 2000-level course from the course list below
- 9 credit hours from any 3000-level course from the course list below
RELS 2310 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2311 Introduction to the New Testament (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2330 Judaism (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2335 Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2336 Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2340 Lived Hindu Religion (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2345 Sacred Texts and Mythologies of India (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2350 Introduction to Islam (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2360 Buddhist Traditions: An Introduction (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2372 Bible and Modern Pop Culture (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2380 Religion and Film (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 2396 Selected Topics in Religious Studies (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3322 The Catholic Intellectual Tradition (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3323 Continuities: Jewish and Christian Texts and Tradition (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3325 Paul of Tarsus: His Life and Letters (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3330 Christianity (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3332 Religion and the Visual Arts (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3333 Religion and Literature (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3334 Us and Them: Ethical Decision-Making in Complex Cultures (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3335 Black Atlantic Religions (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3336 Caribbean Societies and Cultures (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3355 Yoga and Philosophy (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3360 Muslim-Christian Relations (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3366 History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3370 Bible and Modern Science (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3371 Women in Bible/ Old Testament (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3373 Jews in the Ancient World (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3375 Christianity and Ethics (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3376 Themes in Comparative Religion (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3377 Belief and Unbelief (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3380 Introduction to Asian Religions (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3381 Hindu Religion and Identity: A Global Movement (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3382 Politics and Religion in South Asia (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3386 Comparative Study of Buddhism and Christianity (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3390 Hinduism and Jainism (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3396 Selected Topics in Religious Studies (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 3398 Independent Study (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 4320 Religion and Personality (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 4350 Religious Studies Internship Practicum (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 4360 Clash of Civilizations (credit hours: 3.0)
RELS 4395 Religious Studies Senior Research Seminar (credit hours: 3.0)
ANTH 2365 Aztec and Maya Beliefs and Cosmologies (credit hours: 3.0)
ANTH 3335 Black Atlantic Religions (credit hours: 3.0)
ANTH 3338 Peoples of Africa (credit hours: 3.0)
ANTH 3348 Anthropology of Religion (WID) (credit hours: 3.0)
CCS 3393 Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Cultures in the Americas (credit hours: 3.0)
ENGL 4360 Bible as Literature (credit hours: 3.0)
HIST 3391 Africa, Islam, and the Indian Ocean World (credit hours: 3.0)
HIST 4332 The Crusades (credit hours: 3.0)
ILAS 3300 Study Abroad Experience (credit hours: 3.0)
WCL 3341 Early Islamic Society: Literature and Thought (credit hours: 3.0)