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Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Religious Studies Minor
Undergraduate Catalog F12-S13 with Spring 2013 Course Updates Colleges Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Minors Religious Studies MinorReligious Studies Minor
A minor in Religious Studies requires a minimum of 18 semester hours. Students must complete at least 12 semester hours in residence. A minimum of 9 semester hours must be advanced, at least 6 of which must be in residence. Students must earn a grade point average of 2.00 or higher on all courses attempted in the minor. For additional information go to www.class.uh.edu/rels.
| Requirements | Hours |
|---|---|
| RELS 1301. Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 |
| RELS 2310. | The Bible and Western Culture I |
| RELS 2311. | The Bible and Western Culture II |
| RELS 2310. | The Bible and Western Culture I (if not used to meet above requirement) |
| RELS 2311. | The Bible and Western Culture II (if not used to meet above requirement) |
| RELS 2396. | Selected Topics in Religious Studies |
| RELS 2397. | Selected Topics in Religious Studies |
| RELS 2330. | Judaism |
| RELS 2335. | Rabbinic Biblical Interpretation |
| RELS 3330. | Christianity |
| RELS 3350. | Islam |
| RELS 3360. | Muslim-Christian Relations |
| RELS 3370. | Bible and Modern Science |
| RELS 3375. | Christianity and Ethics |
| RELS 3380. | Asian Religions |
| RELS 3385. | Buddhism |
| RELS 3390. | Intro to Hinduism and Jainism |
| RELS 3396. | Selected Topics in Religious Studies |
| RELS 3396. | Asian Religions in America |
| RELS 3396. | Religions from India |
| RELS 3396. | Islamic Philosophy |
| RELS 4320. | Religion and Personality |
| RELS 4360. | Clash of Civilizations |
| RELS 4396. | Selected Topic in Religious Studies |
| RELS 4396. | Islamic Spirituality |
| AAS 2322. | Introduction to African Religions and Philosophy |
| AAS 4330. | The Black Church in America |
| ARAB 3303. | Qur'anic and Classical Arabic |
| CLAS 3306. | Greek and Roman Myths |
| CLAS 3307. | Greek and Roman Myths of Heroes |
| CLAS 3308. | Myths and the Cult of Ancient Gods |
| GREK 1301. | Elementary Greek I |
| GREK 1302. | Elementary Greek II |
| GREK 1331. | Introduction to Classical and Biblical Greek I |
| GREK 1332. | Introduction to Classical and Biblical Greek II |
| GREK 3331. | Basic Translation of Ancient/Koine Greek I |
| GREK 3332. | Basic Translation of Ancient/Koine Greek II |
| HIST 3310. | History of Religions of America to 1865 |
| HIST 3311. | History of Religions of America Since 1865 |
| HIST 4332. | The Crusades |
| HIST 4334. | The Reformation in Europe |
| HIST 4375. | Religions of Modern Latin America |
| PHIL 3348. | Philosophy and Evolution |
| PHIL 3374. | Science and Religion |
| PHIL 3377. | Philosophy of Religion |
(Note: Any Religious course will count as a Humanities credit in addition to any course from the list above. )
| RELS 3370. | Bible and Modern Science |
| RELS 4320. | Religion and Personality |
| RELS 4360. | Clash of Civilizations |
| ANTH 3348. | Anthropology of Religion (Writing Intensive Course) |
| POLS 3340. | Ancient and Medieval Political Thought |
| POLS 4333. | Islam and Democracy |
| SOC 3375. | Religion and Society |
| SOC 3385. | Sociology of World Religions |
Additional Note: Courses with Religious Studies content not on this list may be petitioned for use in the minor.
Catalog Publish Date: August 22, 2012
This Page Last Updated: July 20, 2011