Transforming Minor Programs into Multiple Option Program Options:  Sample

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.