Religious Studies, Undergraduate Minor

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About the Religious Studies Undergraduate Minor Program

The College of Arts & Sciences offers an interdisciplinary minor in religious studies. This program brings together courses on religion from anthropology, classics, English, history, philosophy, psychology, and sociology to provide students with a broad understanding of religion and its importance to the human experience. To complete the minor in religious studies, students must complete 18 hours of courses approved by the program directors. All students are required to take 6 hours of CLAS 2302 , CLAS 3370 , or PHIL 2350 . No more than 12 hours of coursework from one program can be counted toward the minor. Students must receive a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward the minor. Other applicable courses not on the list of approved coursework may be counted toward the minor at the director’s discretion, including special topics courses or Honors seminars.

Contact: Dr. Michael Freeman, Department of Classical and Modern Languages and Literatures, michael.freeman@ttu.edu

Required Courses (6 hours):*

CLAS 2302 - Classical Mythology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CLAS 3370 - Religion in the Ancient Mediterranean World 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHIL 2350 - World Religions and Philosophy 3 Semester Credit Hours

Other Courses (12 hours):

ANTH 3322 - Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft 3 Semester Credit Hours
CLAS 3315 - World of Egypt and the Near East 3 Semester Credit Hours †
CLAS 3320 - The World of Greece 3 Semester Credit Hours †
CLAS 3330 - The World of Rome 3 Semester Credit Hours †
CLAS 3350 - Comparative Mythology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CLAS 3375 - Magic in the Ancient Mediterranean World 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 2383 - Bible as Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 3384 - Religion and Literature 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 3328 - History of Religion in America 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
HIST 3344 - History of Christianity 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
HIST 3394 - Religion, Family, and the State in Asia 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
HIST 4347 - History of the Medieval Church 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
HIST 4349 - The Protestant Reformation 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
HIST 4384 - Global Buddhism 3 Semester Credit Hours ^
HIST 4385 - Global Islam: Past and Present 3 Semester Credit Hours ^{^}
PHIL 3324 - Philosophy of Religion 3 Semester Credit Hours
PSY 3310 - Psychology and Religion 3 Semester Credit Hours
SOC 4331 - Religion and Society 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total Hours: 18

* If all three courses are taken for credit, then one course may count toward the 12 required hours in the lower list.

† One cannot use a combination of CLAS 3315 , CLAS 3320 , or CLAS 3330 for more than 3 hours of credit toward the minor without director approval.

^ One cannot use a combination of HIST 3328 , HIST 3344 , HIST 3394 , HIST 4347 , HIST 4349 , HIST 4384 , or HIST 4385 for more than 6 hours of credit toward the minor without director approval.