Minor in Religious Studies

18 Credits Required

For students who 1) wish to explore the influence on and interrelationships between religion and such cultural institutions and areas of human experience as art, history, literature, politics, ethics, business, nursing, and science; 2) wish to be prepared to teach world religions or aspects of religion as part of humanities programs in schools; 3) intend to do graduate work in religious studies programs.

PHI 207 — Religious Dimensions of Human Existence
PHI 403 — Contemporary Religious Issues,

Select an additional 12 credits with the advice of the coordinator from:

• ANT 330 — Anthropology of Religion
• LIT 300 — Literature of the Hebrew Bible
• LIT 302 — Literature of the New Testament
• PHI 208 — Asian Religions
• PHI 211 — Asian Philosophy: India
• PHI 212 — Asian Philosophy: China and Japan
• PHI 301 — History of Jewish Thought
• PHI 302 — History of Christian Thought
• PHI 303 — History of Islamic Thought
• PHI 309 — Women and Religion: The Old and New Eve
• PHI 355 — Philosophy of Religion