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Religious Studies Minor

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College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences > Department of Comparative Cultural 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 of which must be in residence.
Students must earn a grade point average of 2.00 or higher on all courses attempted in the minor.
For additional information, please visit www.class.uh.edu/rels.

Course Requirements

The required 15.0 Credit Hours are to include:

1. Introduction to Religious Studies

RELS 1301 - Introduction to Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0

2. The Bible and Western Culture

3.0 Credit Hours of either:

RELS 2310 - The Bible and Western Culture I Credit Hours: 3.0 or
RELS 2311 - The Bible and Western Culture II Credit Hours: 3.0

3. World Religions

At least 6.0 Credit Hours of RELS courses from the following list:

ANTH 2365 - Aztec and Maya Beliefs and Cosmologies Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3348 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3.0
ARAB 3313 - Qur’an as Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 4360 - Bible as Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2310 - The Bible and Western Culture I Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2311 - The Bible and Western Culture II Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2330 - Judaism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2340 - Introduction to Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2345 - Sacred Texts and Mythologies of India Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2350 - Introduction to Islam Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2360 - Introduction to Buddhism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3321 - Catholic Mysticism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3323 - Continuities: Jewish and Christian Texts and Traditions Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3330 - Christianity Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3331 - Spiritual and Artistic Traditions of Orthodox Christianity Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3365 - Stories from the Bible and the Qur’an Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3355 - Yoga and Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3367 - Violence and Martyrdom in Christian Tradition Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3380 - Introduction to Asian Religions Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3386 - Comparative Study of Buddhism and Christianity Credit Hours: 3.0

4. Religions in Global Perspective:  Theoretical and Thematic Topics from the Humanities and/or Social Sciences

At least 3.0 Credit Hours from the following list:

AAS 2322 - Introduction to African Religions and Philosophy Credit Hours: 3.0
AAS 2330 - Black Liberation Theology Credit Hours: 3.0
AAS 4330 - The Black Church in America Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3334 - Us and Them: Ethical Decision-Making in Complex Cultures Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3348 - Anthropology of Religion Credit Hours: 3.0
ANTH 3381 - Global Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0
ARAB 3306 - Introduction to Arabic Culture, Language, and Islam Credit Hours: 3.0
ARAB 3313 - Qur’an as Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
ARAB 3340 - Modernity and Rationalism in Islamic Tradition Credit Hours: 3.0
ARTH 2382 - Medieval Art and Society Credit Hours: 3.0
ARTH 3312 - Pre-Columbian Art Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 3351 - African Religious Practices in the Americas Credit Hours: 3.0
CCS 3393 - Comparative Approaches to Indigenous Cultures in the Americas Credit Hours: 3.0
CLAS 3375 - Roman, Jew, and Christian: The Politics and Sociology of Religion in the First Century A.D. Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 3364 - Early Civilizations: South Asia to 1600 Credit Hours: 3.0
IGS 3365 - Modern India Since 1600: Society, Culture, Religion, Politics Credit Hours: 3.0
ENGL 4360 - Bible as Literature Credit Hours: 3.0
HIST 4334 - The Reformation in Europe Credit Hours: 3.0
JWST 2380 - Introduction to Jewish Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
PHIL 3377 - Philosophy of Religion Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4333 - Islam and Democracy Credit Hours: 3.0
POLS 4347 - Religion and Politics Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2335 - Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2380 - Religion and Film Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 2396 - Selected Topics in Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3320 - Ritual and Performance Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3321 - Catholic Mysticism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3322 - The Catholic Intellectual Tradition Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3332 - Religion and the Visual Arts Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3334 - Us and Them: Ethical Decision-Making in Complex Cultures Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3360 - Muslim-Christian Relations Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3366 - History of Magic, Witchcraft and the Occult Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3370 - The Bible and Modern Science Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3375 - Christianity and Ethics Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3377 - Belief and Unbelief: The Search for Meaning Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3380 - Introduction to Asian Religions Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3381 - Global Hinduism Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3382 - Politics and Religion in South Asia Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3396 - Sel Topics Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 3398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 4320 - Religion and Personality Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 4396 - Sel Topics Religious Studies Credit Hours: 3.0
RELS 4398 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3362 - Sociology of Religion of India Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3375 - Religion and Society Credit Hours: 3.0
SOC 3385 - Sociology of World Religions Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 2370 - Cultures of India Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 3341 - Early Islamic Society: Literature and Thought Credit Hours: 3.0
WCL 3355 - Women East and West: Global Representations of Female Divinities Credit Hours: 3.0

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