Religious Studies Requirements
(minor code 1017)
Philosophy majors may declare the Religious Studies minor, with the understanding that requirements for both programs must be individually met.
No student may declare a minor until they have declared a major.
Every candidate for the minor in Religious Studies must take six courses from the following list, based on advisement:
Catalog Number |
Codes |
Course Title |
| * REL 104 | C, H, U | Introduction to Religious Studies |
| * REL 105 | Introduction to Christian Thought | |
| REL 121 | Introduction to Jewish Thought | |
| * REL 205 | Introduction to the Old Testament | |
| * REL 206 | New Testament | |
| * REL 303 | C, H, G | Women in Global Religions |
| REL 306W | Writings of John | |
| * REL 321 | C, H, G, V3 | World Religions |
| REL 329 | Contemporary Christian Thought | |
| REL 332 | Mysticism | |
| REL 350 | Holocaust | |
| REL 488 | Internship in Religious Studies | |
| * ANT 381 | C, S, V3 | Religion, Myth and Magic |
| ENG 130 | C, H | Biblical and Classical Literature |
| ENG 330 | C, H | Literature of the Bible |
| * FAR 250 | C, A, V2 | Art History I |
| FLA/MCL 337 | C, H | Greek & Roman Mythology |
| HIS 313/PSC 345 | C, S, V3 | Politics and History in the Middle East |
| HIS 405 | The Renaissance and Reformation | |
| PHI 204 | C, H | Philosophy of Religion |
| PHI 324 | Zen Buddhism | |
| SOC 420 | Sociology of Religion |
* Courses fulfilling Intellectual Foundations
Total Required Religious Studies Courses: 6
Total Required Religious Studies Credits: 18