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Religion Minor

Complement Your Degree With a Minor in Religion

Find your career in:

The minor prepares you for continued graduate study and careers in academia.

The minor teaches you skills needed to succeed in law school.

Religion courses teach you to think critically about complex issues.

The minor is great preparation for continued study in a Master of Divinity program.

Learn To

Explore, appreciate and evaluate the variety of human experience

Think carefully and critically about complex issues

Analyze, challenge and construct arguments on any subject

Question your own (and others’) assumptions and biases

Understand a wide array of different points of view

“ I have met many kind professors who have supported me along the way. The time I spent was filled with support. ”
Emily Bixby ‘21
Religion Minor Overview

Interdisciplinary Program

Our program brings together two disciplines, philosophy and religious students, and encourages interdisciplinary and creative approaches to learning, both here and abroad.

Deepen Your Understanding of World Religions

The academic study of religion examines the religions of the world, including their histories, symbols, structures and beliefs. It examines religions not only by way of historical and philosophical approaches, but from literary, social and phenomenological perspectives as well.

Religious studies seek an empathetic understanding of religious phenomena, and awareness of the diversity of religious traditions in our world. Many of our students choose to study abroad to gain a more direct understanding of religious diversity.

Sample Courses In Religion

Table shows sample courses for this program
PAR 103 Intro to Religion or
PAR 125 Great Books of the World’s Religions
PAR 230 Judaism, Christianity & Islam
PAR 232 Asian Religions
An additional 9 hours in religion courses
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How Do I Minor in Religion?

An overall grade point average of "C" or better is required in courses counted toward the minor.

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  • Graduate Programs to Consider Next

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