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Minor

Minor in Religious Studies

University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences 35 courses 15 total credits

About This Program

College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Anthropology and Comparative Studies > Religious Studies Minor A minor in Religious Studies requires a minimum of 15 credit hours. Students must complete at least 12 credit hours in residence. A minimum of 9 credit hours must be advanced. At least 6 credit hours of these must be in residence. Students must earn a final minimum GPA of 2.00 in their coursework.

Degree Requirements

Total Credits 15 credits

Course Requirements

The required 15.0 Credit Hours are to include:

Code Course Title Credits
RELS 1301 Introduction To Religious Studies 3

Course Electives

3 Credit Hours of any 2000-level course from the course list below. 9 Credit Hours of any 3000-level advanced course from the course list below.

Code Course Title Credits
ENGL 4360 Bible As Literature 3
RELS 2310 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 3
RELS 2311 Introduction to the New Testament 3
RELS 2330 Judaism 3
RELS 2335 Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation 3
RELS 2336 Jewish Civilization, Ancient to Modern 3
RELS 2340 Introduction to Hinduism 3
RELS 2345 Sacred Texts and Mythologies of India 3
RELS 2350 Introduction to Islam 3
RELS 2360 Introduction to Buddhism 3
RELS 2372 The Bible and Modern Pop Culture 3
RELS 2380 Religion and Film 3
RELS 2396 Sel Topics Religious Studies 3
RELS 3323 Continuities: Jewish and Christian Texts and Traditions 3
RELS 3325 Paul of Tarsus: His Life and Letters 3
RELS 3330 Christianity 3
RELS 3334 Ethic Decisions Cmplx Cultures 3
RELS 3335 Black Atlantic Religions 3
RELS 3336 Caribbean Societies and Cultures 3
RELS 3337 Theologies from the Margins 3
RELS 3355 History of Modern Postural Yoga 3
RELS 3360 Muslim-Christian Relations 3
RELS 3366 History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult 3
RELS 3370 The Bible and Modern Science 3
RELS 3371 Women in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament 3
RELS 3373 Jews in the Ancient World 3
RELS 3375 Christianity and Ethics 3
RELS 3377 Belief and Unbelief: The Search for Meaning 3
RELS 3380 Asian Religions: An Overview 3
RELS 3382 Politics and Religion in South Asia 3
RELS 3386 Comparative Study of Buddhism and Christianity 3
RELS 3396 Sel Topics Religious Studies 3
RELS 3398 Independent Study 3
GSL 3355 Goddesses and Other Divine Women 3
Total Course Electives 12 credits

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