Requires 15 hours, of which 9 hrs must be in courses above the 100-level, including at least 3 hours in course(s) in Group 3 and 6 hours in courses at the 300 level.

Select nine hours of courses above the 100-level9
Select one upper-level course from Group III. World Religions 3

The department provides advisors for students pursuing a minor. Up to 3 hours of coursework completed outside the department may be counted toward the minor and no more than 3 hours of directed reading may be counted toward the minor. No NLL course may count toward the minor.

Students who major or minor in Religious Studies may elect to complete a concentration in Religion and Public Engagement as part of their program of study. The concentration requires 9 hours of coursework including, (a) REL 332; (b) either REL 288 (Internship) or REL 289 (Mentored Research); and (c) 3 credit hours earned in Group 2 or in a relevant course in the department approved by the Department Chair; but does not require any additional hours beyond those needed for the major or minor. Students declaring a concentration in Religion and Public Engagement must do so prior to the beginning of their final semester.

III: World Religions

REL 233Religious Ethics and Moral Problems3
REL 263The Religions of Japan3
REL 264Jesus and Buddha3
REL 265Culture and Religion in Contemporary Native America3
REL 280God, Gods, and the Ultimate3
REL 282Religion and Culture in China3
REL 306Ritual Studies3
REL 329Asian Medicine, Health, and Healing Traditions3
REL 339Religion, Power, and Society in Modern Africa3
REL 343Religion, Culture, and the Body3
REL 349Asian Meditation Practices3
REL 354Meditation and Mindfulness Practices3
REL 359Hinduism in America3
REL 360Hindus, Muslims, & Sikhs in North America3
REL 361Topics in Buddhism3
REL 362Topics in Islam3
REL 379Muslim Youth3
REL 380Islamic Bioethics3
REL 381Zen Buddhism3
REL 383The Quran and the Prophet3
REL 384Islam and Law: Varieties in Interpretation and Expression3
REL 385Topics in South Asian Religions3
REL 386The Mahābhārata: Heroes, Demons, Women, and War.3
REL 387Priests, Warriors and Ascetics in Ancient India3
REL 388South Asian Women: Religion, Culture and Politics3
REL 389Islam in the West: Changes and Challenges3
REL 391Topics in East Asian Religions3
REL 392Topics in First Peoples' Traditions3
REL 393Topics in Religions of Africa3