School of Multidisciplinary Social Sciences and Humanities
www.kent.edu/multidisciplinary-studies
Contact Information
- Program Coordinator: David Odell-Scott | dodellsc@kent.edu | 330-672-0271
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Fully Offered
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
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.
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.
Program Requirements
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 IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION | ||
| RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| 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 | |
| INTRODUCTION TO WEST AFRICAN CULTURES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| EAST AFRICAN-KISWAHILI CULTURES | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO AFRICAN WORLD VIEW (DIVG) | ||
| ISLAMIC WEST AFRICA | ||
| MALCOLM AND MARTIN | ||
| RELIGION: A SEARCH FOR A MEANING | ||
| ARAB CULTURES | ||
| ART HISTORY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL ART (KFA) | ||
| ART HISTORY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN ART (KFA) | ||
| ART OF WEST AFRICA (DIVG) | ||
| MEDIEVAL ART | ||
| ITALIAN RENAISSANCE ART | ||
| THE ROMAN ACHIEVEMENT (DIVG) (KHUM) | ||
| CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY | ||
| GREEK ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | ||
| ROMAN ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART | ||
| ANCIENT CHRISTIANITIES | ||
| FAIRY TALES | ||
| THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GLOBAL TOURISM (DIVG) | ||
| HUMAN GEOGRAPHY (DIVG) (KSS) | ||
| THE PROTESTANT AND CATHOLIC REFORMATIONS | ||
| CHINESE CIVILIZATION | ||
| 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) | ||
| 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 | ||
| RELIGION, VIOLENCE AND TERROR | ||
| SEMINAR IN ADVANCED COMPARATIVE RELIGION 1 | ||
| RELIGION IN THE MODERN WORLD | ||
| SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION | ||
| Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 18 | |
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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).