Religious Studies Minor

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At least 20 hours distributed as follows:

At least 12 hours chosen for the minor must be at the 300-400 level.

RELS 200 - Introduction to the Study of Religion (4)

One course from Religion and Western Culture

CLAS 325, 326 - Topics in Ancient Life & Culture (4, 4)
Topic must be Greek and Roman Religion
CLAS 365 - Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (4)
HIST 388 - Introduction to Islam (RELS 388) (4)
PHIL 255 - Medieval Philosophy (4)
PHIL 315 - Islamic Philosophy (RELS 315) (4)
RELS 215 - Judaism and Christianity in the Ancient World (4)
RELS 312 - Religion in America to 1865 (4)
RELS 315 - Islamic Philosophy (PHIL 315) (4)
RELS 354 - Greek and Roman Religion (4)
RELS 387 - Religion and Culture of Judaism (4)
RELS 388 - Introduction to Islam (HIST 388) (4)
RELS 389 - Jewish Women and Religion (4)

One course from Religions of Africa and Asia:

One course from Interdisciplinary Approaches to Religion:

At least one additional elective:

The additional electives may be chosen from other RELS courses or from the categories above or below.

Additional approved courses

The department chair may approve other courses when the subject matter is appropriate to Religious Studies.

Additional Information

University-wide minimum requirements for a minor: 1) one-half of the hours required for a minor must be completed in residence at UNC Asheville, to include at least 6 hours at the 300-400 level; 2) students must have a cumulative grade-point-average of at least 2.0 on minor courses taken at UNC Asheville.