Religious Studies Minor

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Advisement for the minor is available from the Philosophy Department.

This minor offers students the opportunity to study the nature of religion from a variety of scholarly perspectives- anthropology, English, history, philosophy and sociology.

Complete a minimum of 5 courses, with at least 3 at the 300/400 level.
Grades of C or better are required in all courses applicable to the minor.
Only 1 course may be used to meet a General Education requirement and at least 3 courses must be completed at SU.

Checklist

This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.

University Undergraduate Minor Policies

Salisbury University minors require:

The completion of at least 18 credits with grades of C or better.
At least 15 credits applied toward the minor must be coursework that is not used to satisfy General Education requirements.
At least 9 credits must be earned at SU.

Minor Requirements

Complete 1 of the Following Core Courses

IDIS 250 - Comparative Religions 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
HIST 210 - Introduction to World Religions 4 Hour(s) Credit
OR
PHIL 225 - Religious Ethics 4 Hour(s) Credit

Complete a Minimum of 4 Courses from at Least 3 Different Departments:

* When not used to satisfy the core course requirement.

ANTH 200 - Topics in Anthropology 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
ANTH 215 - Religion, Magic and Witchcraft 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 300 - Studies in English Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
ENGL 301 - Studies in English: Language, Film or Writing 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
ENGL 341 - The Bible as Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 366 - World Mythology 4 Hour(s) Credit
ENGL 384 - Native American Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit
FILM 401 - Studies in Film 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
HIST 210 - Introduction to World Religions 4 Hour(s) Credit *
HIST 215 - Topics in History 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
HIST 320 - From Romans to Vikings 4 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 371 - Introduction to Classical Mythology 4 Hour(s) Credit
HIST 375 - Topics in American Studies 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
HIST 382 - American Religious History 4 Hour(s) Credit
IDIS 250 - Comparative Religions 4 Hour(s) Credit *
PHIL 309 - Medieval Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 310 - Philosophical Topics 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
PHIL 323 - Buddhist Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 324 - Topics in Asian Philosophy 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
PHIL 325 - Philosophy of Religion 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 402 - The Problem of God 4 Hour(s) Credit
PHIL 368 - Philosophical Concepts in Literature 4 Hour(s) Credit (when the topic deals speciﬁcally with religious themes)
SOCI 318 - Sociology of Religion 4 Hour(s) Credit