Religion Studies - Minor
Center for Comparative and Integrative Programs
105 Bowman Hall
Kent Campus
330-672-2062
www.kent.edu/ccip
Description
The Religion Studies minor provides students the opportunity to study religion by means of a diversity of academic disciplinary approaches in relation to religious thought and practice evident in the diversity of religions and religious phenomena in the world. The curriculum prepares students for critical inquiry in religion with advanced course work drawn from a variety of disciplines in the humanities, social sciences and the arts.
Fully Offered At:
- Kent Campus
Admission Requirements
Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.
Minor Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| REL 11020 | INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (DIVG) (ELR) (KHUM) | 3 |
| or REL 21021 | MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (DIVG) (ELR) (KHUM) | |
| Comparative Religion Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE | ||
| SEMINAR: RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION | ||
| Disciplinary Approach Electives, choose from the following: | 3 | |
| RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (DIVG) | ||
| CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVG) | ||
| RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (DIVG) (WIC) | ||
| PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE (DIVG) | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | ||
| Minor Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
| RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING | ||
| ARABIC CULTURE | ||
| ART HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | ||
| ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | ||
| ART OF WEST AFRICA (DIVG) | ||
| ART OF NIGERIA (DIVG) | ||
| ART OF CENTRAL AFRICA (DIVG) | ||
| GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | ||
or CLAS 41401 | GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | |
| ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | ||
or CLAS 41402 | ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | |
| MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| GOTHIC ART, 12TH TO 15TH CENTURIES | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | ||
| NORTHERN RENAISSANCE ART | ||
| THE ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT (DIVG) (KHUM) | ||
| CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | ||
| ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES | ||
| FAIRY TALES | ||
| THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL TOURISM (DIVG) | ||
| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS) | ||
| THE PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC REFORMATIONS | ||
| CHINESE CIVILIZATION | ||
| ANCIENT AND EARLY MEDIEVAL JEWISH HISTORY | ||
| HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880 | ||
| AMERICAN SOCIAL AND INTELLECTUAL HISTORY, 1876-PRESENT (DIVD) | ||
| THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH STUDIES | ||
| INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT RESOLUTION (DIVG) | ||
| CROSS-CULTURAL CONFLICT MANAGEMENT (DIVG) | ||
| RECONCILIATION VERSUS REVENGE: TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE (DIVG) (WIC) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WEST AFRICAN CULTURES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| EAST AFRICAN-KISWAHILI CULTURES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN WORLD VIEW (DIVG) | ||
| ISLAMIC WEST AFRICA | ||
| MALCOLM AND MARTIN | ||
| ANCIENT GREEK PHILOSOPHY (WIC) | ||
| MEDIEVAL PHILOSOPHY (WIC) | ||
| AMERICAN INDIAN PHILOSOPHIES (DIVD) | ||
| PROBLEMS IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION | ||
| SEMINAR IN WORLD PHILOSOPHY | ||
| SEMINAR IN ASIAN PHILOSOPHY (DIVG) | ||
| COMPARATIVE POLITICS (DIVG) (KSS) | ||
| WORLD POLITICS (DIVG) (KSS) | ||
| EUROPEAN POLITICS (DIVG) | ||
| ASIAN POLITICS (DIVG) | ||
| AFRICAN POLITICS (DIVG) | ||
| LATIN AMERICAN POLITICS (DIVG) | ||
| MIDDLE EAST POLITICS (DIVG) | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS (DIVG) (ELR) (KHUM) 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NEW TESTAMENT LITERATURE | ||
| MOSES, JESUS AND MOHAMMAD (DIVG) (ELR) (KHUM) 1 | ||
| COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE 1 | ||
| RELIGION AND WOMEN | ||
| SEMINAR: RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD 1 | ||
| RELIGION VIOLENCE AND TERROR | ||
| SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION 1 | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
| 1 | Courses can only be applied to minor requirements once. These courses may not be selected as electives if chosen to fulfill a requirement listed above. |
Graduation Requirements
| Minimum Minor GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
|---|---|
| 2.000 | 2.000 |
- Students must complete at least two upper-division (30000 or 40000 level) courses in the minor at Kent State on a graded basis (A-F).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
- Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
- Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).