Religious Studies Minor

TENURED AND TENURED-TRACK FACULTY:
Jeremy Rapport, Chair
Joan Friedman
Mark Graham
Charles Kammer
Bhakti Mamtora
Sarah Mirza
Chan Sok Park

Religious Studies is the academic study of religion through multiple modes of critical inquiry. It does not endorse a particular creed, tradition, or religious position; rather, it creates a context for collaborative exploration of academic and personal questions about religion, ethics and society. The department provides a broad, yet nuanced, understanding of the place of religion in human experience and practice. While for many students the study of religion involves a personal journey, Religious Studies cultivates an analytical stance that enables students to encounter global religious complexity fairly and equitably.

Minor in Religious Studies

Consists of six courses:

Two courses in Area I
Two courses in Area II
Two elective Religious Studies courses

Special Notes

No more than two 100-level courses may count toward the major or minor.
Only grades of C- or better are accepted for the major or minor.

Area I: Religious Traditions and Histories

RELS 11000 - Comparative Religious Traditions: East West
RELS 11001 - Comparative Religious Traditions: Near East
RELS 11002 - Comparative Religious Traditions: South Asia
RELS 120xx - Introduction to Biblical Studies
RELS 13000 - American Religious Communities
RELS 21700 - African Religions
RELS 21800 - Hinduism
RELS 22000 - Buddhism
RELS 22200 - Islam in Its Variations
RELS 22500 - The Life and Teachings of Jesus
RELS 23000 - The Life and Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
RELS 23300 - Judaism
RELS 23900 - Global Christianity
RELS 24700 - Native American Religions and Cultures
RELS 26100 - Black Religious Experience in America
RELS 267xx - Issues in Religious Traditions and Histories

Area II: Issues and Theories in the Study of Religion

RELS 10000 - Religious Thought and Action
RELS 21900 - Ethics in a Social Perspective
RELS 24100 - New Religious Movements
RELS 24300 - Religious and Spiritual Augobiography
RELS 26300 - REligion and Literature
RELS 26400 - Religion and Film