2010-2012 CATALOG
Religious Studies (351.00) Minor Checklist
BGS Degree
This checklist is for advising purposes only. Consult your undergraduate catalog or
official degree audit for degree requirements.
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Twelve advanced hours in the minor coursework are required.
A 2.25 cumulative GPA must be maintained in all minor courses.
No grade lower than a “C” will be accepted as credit for the BGS degree.
18 Hours
Choose 6 courses (4 must be advanced) from:
_____ ANTH 3305 - Magic, Ritual and Religion
_____ ANTH 3322 – Peoples and Cultures of Africa
_____ ANTH 3326 – Maya History and Society
_____ ANTH 3332 - Myths and Moundbuilders
_____ ANTH 3349 – The Incas
_____ ANTH 4320 – Rise of Civilization
_____ ARTH 2301 – Ancient to Medieval Art
_____ ARTH 2302 - Renaissance to Modern Art
_____ ENG 3329 (WI) - Mythology
(Repeatable once, in special situations, when topic varies.)
_____ HIST 3312 (WI) – Renaissance and Reformation
_____ HIST4320 (WI) – Origins of Christianity
_____ HIST 4325 (WI) – Islamic History to 1798
_____ HIST 4350H (WI) – Mahatma Gandhi and Non-Violent Political Movements
_____ PHIL 3317 (WI) - Science and Religion
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3318 (WI) - Reason, God and Nature (Capstone)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor consent)
_____ PHIL 3381 – The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India
_____ PHIL 4371 (WI) – Asian Philosophy
(May be repeated for credit.)
_____ PHIL 4388 - Problems in Philosophy
(May be repeated once for additional credit.)
(Prerequisite: 3 hrs. of lower division PHIL, PHIL 3301, or instructor
consent)
_____ POSI 3306 (WI) - Religion and American Public Life
_____ POSI 4313 (WI) - Islamic Law and Politics
_____ POSI 4328 (WI) – The Holocaust
Updated 8/10
_____ REL 1300 – World Religions
(Recommended as an entry course for religion minors.)
_____ REL 2310 – Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
_____ REL 2315 – Introduction to the New Testament
_____ REL 2321 (WI) - Founders, Prophets and Saints
(May be repeated for credit.)
_____ REL 3340 (WI) – Religion, Literature, and the Arts
(May be taken twice for credit with different topics.)
_____ REL 3342 (WI) – The Homeric Epic: The Illiad and the Odyssey
_____ REL 3360 (WI) – Asian Religious Traditions
_____ REL 3364 (WI) – Abrahamic Religious Traditions
_____ REL 3366 (WI) - Topics in Western Religion
(Recommended prerequisite: REL 3365)
_____ REL 3370 Mythology and Culture
(May be taken twice for credit with different topics.)
_____ REL 3372 (WI) – Apocalypticism
_____ REL 3381 – The Philosophical and Spiritual Heritage of India
_____ REL 4300 (WI) – Methods in Religious Studies
(Prerequisite: at least two academic courses in religious studies)
_____ REL 4388 - Problems in Religion
(May be repeated for credit with a different emphasis)
Updated 8/10