Religious Studies Minor

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Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. Required Courses (9 credits)

REL 20000 - Introduction To The Study Of Religion (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
REL 23000 - Religions Of The East (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core) or
PHIL 23000 - Religions Of The East (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
REL 23100 - Religions Of The West (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core) or
PHIL 23100 - Religions Of The West (satisfies Humanities core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)

B. Elective - Choose One (3 credits)

Category I: Religious Traditions and Diversity

ENGL 26400 - The Bible As Literature (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
JWST 33000 - Introduction To Jewish Studies (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 56000 - Studies In Eastern Philosophy
REL 20100 - Interpretation Of The New Testament or
ENGL 46300 - The Bible As Literature: The New Testament
REL 20200 - Interpretation Of The Old Testament or
ENGL 46200 - The Bible As Literature: The Old Testament
REL 20300 - Theology Of Paul
REL 31700 - Ancient Judaism And Early Christianity
REL 31800 - The Bible And Its Early Interpreters

Category II: Religion, Society and the Public Square

ANTH 37300 - Anthropology Of Religion (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 24500 - Introduction To The Middle East History And Culture (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 24600 - Modern Middle East And North Africa (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 31700 - A History Of The Christian Church And The Expansion Of Christianity I
HIST 31800 - A History Of The Christian Church And The Expansion Of Christianity II
HIST 31905 - Christianity In The Global Age
HIST 36000 - Gender In Middle East History (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
HIST 40300 - Europe In The Reformation
HIST 41100 - The Four Horsemen Ride: Crisis And Change In Europe 1300-1648
HIST 59500 - The Holocaust And Genocide
SOC 36700 - Religion In America (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
SOC 56700 - Religion In Social Context
SOC 56800 - Religion And Society

C. Elective - Choose One (3 credits)

Category III: Religion, Culture, and Intellectual History

HIST 41200 - The Cultural History Of The Middle Ages (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 20600 - Introduction To Philosophy Of Religion (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 30200 - History Of Medieval Philosophy (satisfies Humanities for core) (may also satisfy Liberal Arts core)
PHIL 40200 - Studies In Medieval Christian Thought
PHIL 40600 - Intermediate Philosophy Of Religion
PHIL 43000 - Modern Religious Thought
PHIL 43100 - Contemporary Religious Thought
PHIL 50500 - Islamic And Jewish Philosophy And The Classical Tradition
PHIL 50600 - Advanced Philosophy Of Religion
PHIL 52000 - Existentialism
REL 20400 - Introduction To Christian Theology
REL 25000 - A History Of The Christian Afterlife
REL 35000 - History Of Christian Theology
REL 35100 - Christian Mysticism
REL 45000 - Christian Ethics
REL 45100 - Christology
REL 45200 - Systematic Theology

Notes

A grade of “C-” or better is required. The P/NP option is not available to complete this minor.
50% of credits for CLA minors must come from Purdue University.

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Religious Studies Minor

Requirements for the Minor (15 credits)

A. Required Courses (9 credits)

B. Elective - Choose One (3 credits)

Category I: Religious Traditions and Diversity

Category II: Religion, Society and the Public Square

C. Elective - Choose One (3 credits)

Category III: Religion, Culture, and Intellectual History

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