RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR STUDY PLAN FORM GVSU Email Address: Name: Note: (Study plans are not valid unless approved by a Religious Studies advisor. When listing transfer courses, please list the course number and course name from previous institution as well as the GVSU transfer number/name.) *REL 100 Religions of the World (Credits: 3) REL 200 Introduction to Religious Studies (Credits: 3) Two courses from the Global Perspectives category (Credits: 6) One course from the Disciplinary Approaches category (Credits: 3) One course from designated Electives (Credits: 3) One additional course from Global Perspectives on Traditions, Electives, or Disciplinary Approaches (Credits: 3) Semester CORE COURSES Grade *REL 100 Religions of the World REL 200 Introduction to Religious Studies: Concepts, Methods, and Traditions *Recommended for all students, but required only for students entering GVSU Fall 2014 and beyond. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON TRADITION Choose Two Courses DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES COURSES Choose One Course ELECTIVES Choose One Course Please initial: Student: Advisor: Coordinator, Religious Studies: Chair, Liberal Studies: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES: ELECTIVES: Select 2 from the following list of Global Perspectives courses. Select 1 from the following list of Disciplinary Approaches courses. Select 1 from the following list of Elective courses. LIB 300 Jewish Scriptures and Traditions REL 305 Christianity: Scriptures and Tradition PHI 210 Eastern Philosophy MES 350 Islam: Scriptures and Rituals ANT 315 Comparative Religions LIB 335 Scriptures as Literature PHI 343 Philosophy of Religion PLS 330 Religion and Politics in U.S. PSY 385 Psychology of Religion SOC 357 Sociology of Religion ANT 316 Death, Burial and Culture CJ 405 Terrorism CLA 315 Ancient Religion ENG 204 World Mythology HST 211 History of Islamic Civilization HST 311 History of Religion/ U.S. HST 337 Age of Islamic Empire HST 342 History of East Asian Religions HST 376 History of Witches LIB 400: Vis Thinkers: Jung MGT 340 Business, Social Change, Ethics PHI 306 Eastern Great Philosophers PHI 312 Medieval Great Philosophers PHI 341 Death and Dying REL 380 Special Topics Courses Revised Fall 2014