SAMPLE: TRANSFORMING A RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR INTO A MULTIPLE OPTIONS PROGRAM OPTION (B.A. Level)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR DEGREE: 21 CREDITS
Core Requirement (3 credits)
REL 200 World Religions and Cultures
Category A: Religious Traditions and Sacred Texts (select 3 credits)
REL 302 Survey of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
REL 303 Survey of the New Testament
REL 304 Jesus
REL 305 Islam
REL 306 Introduction to Judaism
REL 307 Survey of Christianity
REL 312 Eastern Philosophy
REL 317 Catholicism
WGS 361 Feminine Face of God
WGS 386 Women in the Bible
Category B: Philosophical, Ethical and Theological Perspectives (select 3
credits)
REL 325 Celtic Spirituality
REL 370 Religion and Science
HIS 362 Women and Christianity
PHI 350 Philosophy and Religion
WGS 360 Gender and Spirituality
WGS 386 Women in the Bible
Category C: Historical, Linguistic, Literary and Scientific Perspectives (select 3
credits)
REL 301 Ancient Religions
REL 325 Celtic Spirituality
REL 335 Spiritual Images in Pop Culture
REL 352 Women and Religion
ANT 320 Religion and Culture
ARI 101 Elementary Arabic I
ARI 102 Elementary Arabic II
ARTH 304 Survey of Asian Art
ENG 215 Greek and Roman Mythology
ENG 315 The Bible as Literature
ENG 324 Holocaust Literature
GEO 330 Geography of Religion
HIS 300 The Ancient Near East and Greece to the Macedonian Conquest
HIS 301 The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine
HIS 303 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIS 305 Reformation Europe
HIS 330 Jewish History
HIS 362 Women and Christianity
HIS 384 History of American Religion
HIS 414 The Holocaust
JPN 325 Japanese Myth and Folklore
LAT 101 Elementary Latin I
LAT 102 Elementary Latin II
SOC 430 Sociology of Religion
Select 9 additional credits not already selected.
NOW TRANSFORM A RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR INTO A MULTIPLE OPTIONS PROGRAM OPTION BY APPENDING IT TO PHILOSOPHY BY OFFERING:
B.A. Philosophy: Interdisciplinary Religious Studies Option (30 credits)
Core Required Courses (15 credits):
PHI 265 Logic
PHI 300 History of Philosophy
PHI 315 Knowledge and Reality
PHI 320 Social and Political Philosophy
PHI 350 Ethics
Major Elective Courses (relevant to Religious Studies) (Select 6 credits)
PHI 200 Ethics
PHI 309 Global Ethics
PHI 312/REL 312 Eastern Philosophy
PHI 323 Peace and War
PHI 324 Africana Philosophy
PHI 381 Classical & Medieval Philosophy
PHI 350 Philosophy and Religion
PHI 371/REL 371 Religion and Science
PHI 372/REL 372 Survival After Death
PHI 375 Ethics and Social Responsibility
With Advisor Approval:
PHI 499 Independent Study in Philosophy
PHI 594 Topics: Philosophy
PHI 599 Independent Study: Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Elective Courses (relevant to Philosophy and Religious Studies) (select 9
credits)
REL 200 World Religions and Cultures
REL 301 Ancient Religions
REL 302 Survey of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
REL 303 Survey of New Testament
REL 304 Jesus
REL 305 Islam
REL 306 Introduction to Judaism
REL 307 Survey of Christianity
REL 317 Catholicism
REL 320 Religion in America
REL 325 Celtic Spirituality (B or C)
REL 330 Contemporary Religious Thought
REL 335 Spiritual Images in Pop Culture
REL 350 World Religions and Ethics
REL 352 Women and Religion
WGS 361 Feminine Face of God
WGS 386 Women in the Bible (A or B)
WGS 360 Gendered Spirituality
WGS 386 Women in the Bible (A or B)
ANT 320 Religion and Culture
ARTH 304 Survey of Asian Art
ENG 215 Greek and Roman Mythology
ENG 315 The Bible as Literature
ENG 324 Holocaust Literature
GEO 330 Geography of Religion
HIS 300 Ancient Near East and Greece to the Macedonian Conquest
HIS 301 The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine
HIS 303 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIS 305 Reformation Europe
HIS 330 Jewish History
HIS 362 Women and Christianity (B or C)
HIS 384 History of American Religion
HIS 414 The Holocaust
HIS 494 Byzantine History
JPN 325 Japanese Myth and Folklore
SOC 430 Sociology of Religion
AND/OR NOW TRANSFORM A RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR INTO A MULTIPLE OPTIONS PROGRAM OPTION BY APPENDING IT TO HISTORY BY OFFERING:
B.A. History: Interdisciplinary Religious Studies Option (42 credits)
Major Required Courses (21 credits)
HIS 100 Europe to 1500
HIS 101 Europe since 1500
HIS 106 History of Afro-Americans
HIS 108 World History to 1500
HIS 109 World History since 1500
HIS 389 Historical Research and Writing
HIS 489 Senior Seminar
Major Elective Courses (relevant to Religious Studies) (select 9 credits)
HIS 300 Ancient Near East and Greece to the Macedonian Conquest
HIS 301 The Hellenistic World and Rome to the Death of Constantine
HIS 303 Europe in the Middle Ages
HIS 305 Reformation Europe
HIS 330 Jewish History
HIS 362 Women and Christianity (B or C)
HIS 384 History of American Religion
HIS 414 The Holocaust
HIS 494 Byzantine History
Interdisciplinary Elective Courses (relevant to History and Religious Studies) (select 12 credits)
ANT 320 Religion and Culture
ARTH 304 Survey of Asian Art
ENG 215 Greek and Roman Mythology
ENG 315 The Bible as Literature
ENG 324 Holocaust Literature
GEO 330 Geography of Religion
JPN 325 Japanese Myth and Folklore
REL 200 World Religions and Cultures
REL 301 Ancient Religions
REL 302 Survey of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
REL 303 Survey of New Testament
REL 304 Jesus
REL 305 Islam
REL 306 Introduction to Judaism
REL 307 Survey of Christianity
REL 317 Catholicism
REL 320 Religion in America
REL 325 Celtic Spirituality (B or C)
REL 330 Contemporary Religious Thought
REL 335 Spiritual Images in Pop Culture
REL 350 World Religions and Ethics
REL 352 Women and Religion
WGS 361 Feminine Face of God
WGS 386 Women in the Bible (A or B)
WGS 360 Gendered Spirituality
WGS 386 Women in the Bible (A or B)
SOC 430 Sociology of Religion
* Many Minor Programs can be transformed into Multi-Discipline Program Options or Multiple Options Program Options while still retaining the Minor
Programs. This is just one example.