Interdisciplinary Minor in Religious Studies
The minor in Religious Studies is an interdisciplinary program offered by the Departments of Visual and Performing Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and Language, Literature and Communication. It is designed to:
- complement the student’s major, including business, counseling, education, foreign service, or social work;
- provide the prerequisites to continue to seminary study if the student chooses or to qualify for graduate school;
- provide students the opportunity to broaden their educational experience;
- enhance cultural awareness and help them to think critically and analytically;
- broaden their understanding of American culture and community and its place in the world.
The overall course of study is designed to provide students the opportunity to concentrate in Religious Studies and to examine and investigate the impact of religious beliefs, texts, symbols, and myths on the Church in America while putting the church in a global context.
- Any major can choose to minor in Religious Studies.
- 21 semester hours are required.
12 hours of core courses are taken by all students. The remaining 9 hours are taken in one of four areas of concentration.
Curriculum
Major Core Courses (12 Semester hours)
Areas of Concentration
9 Semester hours in an area of concentration:
- Art and Religion
- Church Music
- Bible as Literature
- Religion and Social Work