This program was approved for students entering the university in the Summer 2021–Spring 2022 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
Academic Plan Code(s): RS_ _MINOR
Program Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 308 | Studies of Religion - AH | 3 |
| HUM 510 | Methods and Theories in the Study of Religion - WR, CUE | 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 - D2, AH | 3 |
| HUM 219 | Introduction to Western World Religions - D2, AH | 3 |
| HUM 336 | Indigenous Religions of the Americas | 3 |
| PAS 351 | Survey of African Religion and Culture | 3 |
Area B: Advanced Courses on Religion Traditions
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 312 | New Testament | 3 |
| HUM 319 | Survey of Christian Thought, Religion and Culture | 3 |
| HUM 335 | Modern Christian Thought | 3 |
| HUM 341/AST 340 | South Asian Religious Thought and Culture - AH, D2 | 3 |
| HUM 343 | East Asian Religious Thought and Culture - D2, AH | 3 |
| HUM 314 | Buddhist Scriptures | 3 |
| HUM 342 | Eastern Mysticism | 3 |
| HUM 306 | Survey of Islamic Thought, Religion and Culture | 3 |
| HUM 313 | Introduction to the Qur'an | 3 |
| HUM 316 | Modern Islamic Thought | 3 |
| HUM 309 | Survey of Jewish Thought, Religion and Culture - WR | 3 |
| HUM 311 | Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament | 3 |
| HUM 315 | Alternative Judaisms - AH, D2 | 3 |
| HUM 317 | Modern Jewish Thought | 3 |
Area C: Topics
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Hours |
| HUM 336 | Indigenous Religions of the Americas | 3 |
| HUM 338 | Greek Mythology | 3 |
| HUM 339 | Studies in World Mythology - D2, AH | 3 |
| HUM/WGST 340 | Women and Religion - D2, AH | 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 - SBH, D2 | 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.
