Religious Studies, Minor

The minor is offered for students who have a significant interest in religious studies which they wish to combine with their major course of study.

The total number of credits required for a minor in religious studies is 21. A minimum of 12 credits must be upper-division. A minimum of 12 credits must be REL classes.

All courses in the minor must be taken for a letter grade and passed with a grade of “C” or higher.

Core Requirements (6 credits)

Complete both core courses.

The core classes provide a survey of the world religions and an overview of the basic elements of religion, including comparative methods of study.

REL 115 - Living Religions of the World 3 credits
REL 130 - The Study of Religion 3 credits

Themes (15 credits)

Students may pursue one of the themes in the Religious Studies minor. Each theme is satisfied by taking 15 credits from among the courses listed under the selected theme below.

Artistical/Literary/Cultural Representation of Religions Theme

Select 5 classes from this list. At least 2 classes must be REL.

MUS 122 - Musical Cultures of the World 3 credits
REL 150 - Disney Does Religion: Popular Culture and Religion 3 credits
AH 200 - Ancient to Medieval Art 3 credits
AH 202 - Art of India, the Himalayas and Southeast Asia 3 credits
AH 203 - Exchange and Evolution in the Arts of China and Japan 3 credits
REL 204 - Deities, Demons, and Monsters: Mesopotamian Myth and Ritual 3 credits
AH 300 - Art of Ancient Egypt 3 credits
AH 303 - The Ancient Greek City 3 credits
AH 304 - Etruscan and Roman Art 3 credits
REL 312 - Religious Experience in Film and Fiction 3 credits
REL 314 - Fiction, Film and the Western Contemplative Tradition 3 credits
REL 316 - Genesis and Gender 3 credits
REL 333 - Deconstructing Hogwarts: Religion, Race, and Gender in Harry Potter 3 credits
REL 340 - The Bible as Literature: The Hebrew Scriptures 3 credits
REL 341 - The Bible as Literature: The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
DANC 353 - Dance in World Cultures 3 credits
HIST 365b - The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories 3 credits
REL 366 - Blood, Passion, and the Spirit: The Latin American and Latinx Religious Experience 3 credits
REL 499 - Individual Study 1-3 credits

Religion in Socio-political-historical context Theme

Select 5 classes from this list. At least 2 classes must be REL.

REL 120 - Global Ethics and Religion 3 credits
POSC 210 - Modern Middle East History 3 credits
REL 213 - Introduction to Judaism 3 credits
REL 214 - Introduction to Christianity: Decisive Moments, People, and Readings 3 credits
HIST 215 - History of Palestinians and Israelis 3 credits
HIST 234 - 3,000 Years of Jewish History 3 credits
HIST 297 - The Holocaust in History and Film 3 credits
REL 304 - The Ancient Mediterranean World 3 credits
REL 306 - The Middle Ages 3 credits
REL 307 - Germany and the Holocaust 3 credits
REL 310 - From Socrates to Aquinas 3 credits
REL 311 - Descartes to Kierkegaard 3 credits
PCST 319 - Israel/Palestine: 3000 Years 3 credits
REL 330a - Women and Religion: Voodoo in Context 3 credits
POSC 341 - The First Amendment 3 credits
PCST 353 - Peace and Conflict in the Middle East 3 credits
PCST 354 - Non-Violent Social Change 3 credits
REL 358 - Islam and the West 3 credits
REL 365a - Perpetrators, Witnesses, and Rescuers 3 credits
HIST 365b - The Holocaust: Memoirs and Histories 3 credits
REL 366 - Blood, Passion, and the Spirit: The Latin American and Latinx Religious Experience 3 credits
HIST 367 - The Holocaust in Eastern Europe 3 credits
POSC 377 - Religion, War, and Peace 3 credits
REL 499 - Individual Study 1-3 credits

Religion, Gender, and Spirituality Theme

Select 5 classes from this list. At least 2 classes must be REL.

ANTH 102 - Cultural Anthropology 3 credits
REL 120 - Global Ethics and Religion 3 credits
REL 125 - Philosophy of Religion 3 credits
REL 204 - Deities, Demons, and Monsters: Mesopotamian Myth and Ritual 3 credits
REL 240 - Exploring Interfaith as Diversity 3 credits
SOC 281 - Sociology of Sex and Gender 3 credits
ANTH 300 - Queer Anthropology 3 credits
REL 309 - Religion, Knowledge, and Evil 3 credits
REL 312 - Religious Experience in Film and Fiction 3 credits
SOC 312 - Sociology of Religion 3 credits
REL 314 - Fiction, Film and the Western Contemplative Tradition 3 credits
REL 316 - Genesis and Gender 3 credits
PHIL 319 - Philosophy of Women/Women of Color 3 credits
ANTH 330 - Culture, Health, and Medicine 3 credits
REL 330 - Gender and Religion 3 credits
REL 330a - Women and Religion: Voodoo in Context 3 credits
REL 333 - Deconstructing Hogwarts: Religion, Race, and Gender in Harry Potter 3 credits
PCST 345 - Gender in Peace and War 3 credits
HSCI 420 - Health and Spirituality 3 credits
REL 499 - Individual Study 1-3 credits

Religious Studies, Minor

Core Requirements (6 credits)

Themes (15 credits)

Artistical/Literary/Cultural Representation of Religions Theme

Religion in Socio-political-historical context Theme

Religion, Gender, and Spirituality Theme

total credits 21