Religion Minor
A Religion Minor invites students to explore the ways in which humanity's deepest values and commitments shape society through stories, beliefs, rituals, behaviors and institutions.
Religion Minor consists of the following 19 credits:
- REL-111 Old Testament Introduction (3 cr)
or
REL-112 New Testament Introduction (3 cr) - REL-101 Living a True Myth (3 cr)
or
REL 251.1 Theology and the Sciences - One of the following
- Two other courses in Religion
or
An approved course in Philosophy, History, Literature, Anthropology, or PSY-199T.1 Death & Dying - Three credits in the Fine Arts (Music, Theatre, and Art)
- A 1-credit Writing in Religion competence demonstration, to be taken concurrently with the final course that completes the minor, or no later than one academic term after the minor's completion
Student Learning Outcomes
- Critical Thinking in Religion
- Analytical Reasoning in Religion
- Problem Solving in Religion
- Written Communication in Religion
- Religious literacy, consisting of
- being able to articulate the nature, role and necessity of “symbols” for expressing ultimate commitments and values in society and the interpretive issues involved in dealing with them
- being able to make meaningful and fruitful comparisons between the key historical developments, practices and beliefs of at least two religious systems/movements/traditions and of the diversity within each of them