Minor

In order to complete a minor in Religious Studies, each student must fulfill the following requirements:

1. The completion of a minimum of five graded courses (15 credits) within the Department of Religious Studies.

2. Take two courses (6 credits) in one of the world's major religious traditions as a primary concentration: African religions (RELA), Buddhism (RELB), Christianity (RELC), Hinduism (RELH), Islam (RELI) or Judaism (RELJ).

• RELG 1010 may be counted toward a concentration in Christianity, Islam or Judaism.
• RELG 1040 may be counted toward a concentration in Buddhism or Hinduism.

3. At least one of the five required courses (3 credits) must be taken at the 3000 level, or above.

Applications must be filled out in duplicate in consultation with a departmental faculty member.  Minor's forms (adobe pdf) can be downloaded here (.pdf, 46KB).  Two copies are required: One for Monroe Hall, one for the department. Hegis Code for all Religious Studies Minors: M11510

A list of courses satisfying the Bioethics Minor requirements is now available on the Bioethics Programwebpage. This page also includes the combined ethical/political theory offerings of the Religious Studies and Philosophy Departments.