Religious Studies
Minor in Religious Studies
The Religious Studies Program is designed to provide an interdisciplinary framework within which students can take courses to explore the nature of religion and its impact upon human culture, past and present. Courses are academic in nature and non-sectarian.
Students must complete 18 hours of courses approved by the Coordinator of Religious Studies, of which at least 12 must be at the upper-division level. Of the 18 hours, students must take 9 hours of core courses, selecting one course from each of the following categories:
1. Introduction to Religious Studies: RS 3101 (Introduction to Religious Studies).
2. RS 3310 (Major World Religions).
3. Nature of Religious Experience: PHIL 3322 (Philosophy of Religion).
The remaining 9 hours of courses needed for the concentration may be selected from among core courses not taken to satisfy the core requirement, non-core courses (see Courses) or other courses approved by the program’s advisor. No more than six hours from a student’s Major may be counted toward the Minor, and courses so counting may not be used to satisfy Major requirements.