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Religious Studies

Minor

About this program

The Minor in Religious Studies introduces you to the ways religions influence culture, values, and human life. You’ll study sacred texts, rituals, and traditions from around the world while exploring questions about meaning, ethics, and belief. The program strengthens your skills in writing, analysis, and cross-cultural understanding. It complements many majors and prepares you for careers or graduate study in education, community work, non-profits, or related fields.

Program Curriculum and Requirements

Minor

What you can do

Employment Opportunities

The religious studies minor provides an excellent background for those considering the ministry, social work, counseling, politics, law, or teaching at any level. As a help in shaping a person's view of the meaning and purpose of life, it can be of lasting value whatever one's career.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Understand aspects of the full spectrum of humankind’s religious heritage from an interdisciplinary perspective.
  2. Investigate basic value questions from the viewpoint of religion, of disciplines looking at religion, and of the individual in a pluralistic, unsettled world.

 

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