Religious Studies Minor

Program Overview

The Religious Studies minor at [University Name] equips students with interdisciplinary skills to understand diverse religious traditions, explore personal and communal religious experiences, and analyze the intersections of religion with other fields. Students complete a core course in World Religions and select elective courses from various disciplines, including anthropology, art history, history, music, philosophy, and sociology. This minor fosters critical thinking, cultural awareness, and an appreciation for the role of religion in human societies.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The Religious Studies minor guides students in developing interdisciplinary skills to understand diverse religious traditions, interrogate personal and communal religious experience, and explain the intersections of religion with other fields of study and interest.
• Core Course (3 credit hours)
• SBS 1550 HU/EDI - Introduction to World Religions
• Elective Courses (15 credit hours)
• Students must take 15 additional hours with at least 9 hours coming from three different disciplines.
No more than 3 hours (excluding the core requirement) may be lower division.
• ANTH 3900 - Magic, Shamanism and Religion
• ARTH 1090 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: Paleolithic-AD 1000
• ARTH 1100 CA - Art and Architecture of the World: AD 1000-Present
• FAM 4350 - Religiosity and Family Life Education
• HIST 1500 SS/EDI/GLB - World History to 1500 C.E.
• HIST 1510 SS/EDI/GLB - World History from 1500 C.E.
to the Present
• HIST 3110 - American Ideas and Culture
• HIST 3250 - Religion in American History
• HIST 4220 - History of the Middle Ages 300-1300
• HIST 4230 - Renaissance and Reformation - Europe: 1300-1660
• HIST 4335 - Tudor and Stuart England
• HIST 4570 - Islamic Civilization
• HIST 4590 GLB - Middle Eastern History
• MUSC 1063 CA - Music in Religion
• PHIL 3500 - Philosophy of Western Religion
• PHIL 3550 - Philosophy of Eastern Religion
• SOC 3410 - Sociology of Religion
• Other experimental or variable title courses, whose content relates to the minor, may be approved by the program director to fulfill elective course requirements.