This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2018–Spring 2019 catalog year. For more information about catalog year, go to Catalog Year Information.
Minor in Religious Studies
Unit: Arts and Sciences (AS)
Department: Comparative Humanities
Program Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 308 | Studies of Religion - AH | 3 |
| HUM 510 | Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion - CUE, WR | 3 |
| 3 |
| 9 |
| 3 |
| Minimum Total Hours | 21 |
Area A: Introductory Comparative Courses on Religion
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 218 | Introduction to Eastern Religious Traditions - AH, D2 | 3 |
| HUM 219 | Introduction to Western World Religions - AH, D2 | 3 |
| HUM 336 | Religions of Native American Peoples | 3 |
| PAS 351 | Survey of African Religion and Culture | 3 |
Area B: Advanced Courses on Religion Traditions
Area C: Topics
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 336 | Religions of Native American Peoples | 3 |
| HUM 338 | Greek Mythology | 3 |
| HUM 339 | Studies in World Mythology - AH, D2 | 3 |
| HUM/WGST 340 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| HUM 344 | Religion in the United States | 3 |
| HUM/PAS 349 | African Americans & Islam | 3 |
| PAS 351 | Survey of African Religion and Culture | 3 |
| HUM 377/PAS 317 | African-American Religion - AH, D1 | 3 |
| HUM/HIST 387 | The Holocaust, Genocide, and Global Imagination - D2, SBH | 3 |
| HUM 511 | Topics in the Interpretation of Sacred Texts | 3 |
| HUM 512 | Topics in Contemporary Religious Thought | 3 |
| HUM 513 | Topics in Comparative Religions | 3 |
| HUM 514 | Perspectives on Religious Coexistence and Conflict | 3 |
| HUM 516 | Topics in the Histories of Religion | 3 |
| PAS 351 | Survey of African Religion and Culture | 3 |
| PAS 521 | Religions of the African Diaspora | 3 |
At least three (3) semester hours of the requirements for a minor must be successfully completed while enrolled in the University of Louisville.
