Religious Studies Minor

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REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES:

No more than one course from the major department will count toward any minor. A student majoring in any discipline may complete a minor in Religious Studies upon satisfactorily completing the following requirements:

The RELIGIOUS STUDIES minor requires the completion of at least 16 credits from the list of approved courses below
A minimum of 8 credits must be upper division
At least one course from each subdivision must be completed
190 or 390 courses are allowed if approved by the Religious Studies Coordinator

Areas of Concentration and Courses:

Religious Traditions:

RS 110 - Introduction to Christianity Credits: 4
RS 128 - The Bible as Literature Credits: 4
RS 172 - World Religions Credits: 4
RS 244 - Chinese Philosophy Credits: 4
RS 320 - Indigenous Worldviews Credits: 4
RS 349 - Islam in History Credits: 4
RS 360 - Philosophy of Religion Credits: 4
RS 392 - Religious Studies: Topics II Credits: 3-4

Religion and Culture:

NAIS 322 - Native American Religion and Spirituality Credits: 4
RS 225 - Catholicism in the Southwest Credits: 4
RS 300 - Religion and Politics Credits: 4
RS 308 - Rise of Christianity Credits: 4
RS 315 - Irish, Catholic, American Credits: 4
RS 340 - Religion and Social Life Credits: 4
RS 392 - Religious Studies: Topics II Credits: 3-4

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR MINOR - CREDITS: 16

Note: Additional courses may be added to the list (on the top of the page) from time to time; consult the Religious Studies coordinator for current listings.