Religious Studies Minor
Introduction
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These degree requirements are subject to periodic revision by the academic department, and the College reserves the right to make exceptions and substitutions as judged necessary in individual cases. Therefore, the College strongly urges students to consult regularly with their major advisor and CLAS advisor to confirm the best plans of study before finalizing them.
Program Delivery
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This is an on-campus program.
Declaring This Minor
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Please see your advisor, or the Program Director, Sharon Coggan.
General Requirements
Students must satisfy all requirements as outlined below and by the department offering the minor.
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Program Requirements
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Students must complete a minimum of 18 credit hours of approved courses.
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Students must complete a minimum of 9 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours of approved courses in the minor.
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Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all minor courses taken at CU Denver and must achieve a minimum cumulative minor GPA of 2.0. Students cannot complete minor course requirements as pass/fail.
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Students must complete a minimum of 9 credit hours of approved courses with CU Denver faculty.
Program Restrictions, Allowances and Recommendations
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A maximum of 9 credits hours of independent study courses may be applied to the minor.
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Course lists in each category qualify as approved courses. Students may also seek approval from the Religious Studies program director to use a course not designated in the lists below, prior to completing the course.
Required Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Take the following required course | 3 | |
| RLST 1610 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 3 |
Western Religion
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Take one of the following | 3 | |
| RLST 2660 | World Religions 1 | 3 |
| RLST 2700 | The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| or ENGL 2520 | The Bible as Literature | |
| RLST 3000 | Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Affinity and Difference | 3 |
| RLST 3120 | Islamic Traditions | 3 |
| RLST 3740 | Biblical Traditions: Old Testament | 3 |
| RLST 3760 | Biblical Studies: New Testament | 3 |
| RLST 3770 | Archaeological Discoveries Relating to the Bible | 3 |
| RLST 4400 | Differing Concepts of God 1 | 3 |
| RLST 4440 | Concepts of the Soul 1 | 3 |
| or PHIL 4470 | Concepts of the Soul | |
| RLST 4460 | Death and Concepts of Afterlife 1 | 3 |
| RLST 4462 | Islam in Modern History | 3 |
| or HIST 4462 | Islam in Modern History | |
| 1 | Fulfills requirement for either Eastern or Western religion, but not both simultaneously |
Eastern Religion
| Code | Title | Hours |
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| Take one of the following | 3 | |
| World Religions 1 | ||
| Asian Philosophies and Religions | ||
or PHIL 3410 | Asian Philosophies and Religions | |
| Chinese Philosophy and Culture | ||
| Eastern Religious Thought | ||
or PHIL 4720 | Eastern Religious Thought | |
| Mysticism | ||
| Differing Concepts of God 1 | ||
| Concepts of the Soul 1 | ||
| Death and Concepts of Afterlife 1 | ||
| 1 | Fulfills requirement for either Eastern or Western religion, but not both simultaneously |
Elective Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Take three courses from the following list. Other courses, such as certain special topics, art history courses featuring religious themes and others may count toward the minor with pre-approval from the minor advisor. | 9 | |
| RLST 2660 | World Religions | 3 |
| RLST 2700 | The Bible as Literature | 3 |
| or ENGL 2520 | The Bible as Literature | |
| RLST 3000 | Judaism, Christianity and Islam: Affinity and Difference | 3 |
| PHIL 3981 | Chinese Philosophy and Culture | 3 |
| RLST 3060 | History of Early Christianity | 3 |
| RLST 3100 | Islamic Politics and Culture | 3 |
| or PSCI 4165 | Islamic Politics and Culture | |
| RLST 3120 | Islamic Traditions | 3 |
| RLST 3300 | Shamanic Traditions | 3 |
| or ETST 3300 | Shamanic Traditions | |
| RLST 3410 | Asian Philosophies and Religions | 3 |
| or PHIL 3410 | Asian Philosophies and Religions | |
| RLST 3486 | Renaissance and Reformation | 3 |
| or HIST 3486 | Renaissance and Reformation | |
| RLST 3720 | Religious Narratives | 3 |
| or ENGL 3520 | Religious Narratives | |
| RLST 3740 | Biblical Traditions: Old Testament | 3 |
| RLST 3760 | Biblical Studies: New Testament | 3 |
| RLST 3770 | Archaeological Discoveries Relating to the Bible | 3 |
| RLST 3800 | Spirituality and Ecology in Global Societies | 3 |
| RLST 4000 | Religion and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| RLST 4020 | Sociology of Religion | 3 |
| or SOCY 4610 | Sociology of Religion | |
| RLST 4030 | Race, Religion and Belonging in the United States | 3 |
| or ETST 4030 | Race, Religion and Belonging in the United States | |
| RLST 4040 | Psychology of Religion | 3 |
| RLST 4060 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| or PHIL 4600 | Philosophy of Religion | |
| RLST 4080 | Eastern Religious Thought | 3 |
| or PHIL 4720 | Eastern Religious Thought | |
| RLST 4160 | Mysticism | 3 |
| RLST 4300 | Myth and Symbol | 3 |
| RLST 4340 | The Hero's Journey | 3 |
| RLST 4360 | Freudian and Jungian Perspectives in Dream Analysis | 3 |
| RLST 4400 | Differing Concepts of God | 3 |
| RLST 4420 | Goddess Traditions | 3 |
| or WGST 4420 | Goddess Traditions | |
| RLST 4440 | Concepts of the Soul | 3 |
| or PHIL 4470 | Concepts of the Soul | |
| RLST 4460 | Death and Concepts of Afterlife | 3 |
| RLST 4462 | Islam in Modern History | 3 |
| or HIST 4462 | Islam in Modern History | |
| RLST 4480 | Perspectives on Good and Evil | 3 |
| or PHIL 4480 | Perspectives on Good and Evil | |
| RLST 4500 | Religion and Politics | 3 |
| or PSCI 4057 | Religion and Politics | |
| RLST 4710 | Women and Religion | 3 |
| or WGST 4710 | Women and Religion | |
| RLST 4730 | Whores and Saints: Medieval Women | 3 |
| or ENGL 4510 | Whores and Saints: Medieval Women | |
| or WGST 4510 | Whores and Saints: Medieval Women | |
| RLST 4840 | Independent Study: RLST | 1-3 |
| RLST 4880 | Directed Research | 1-6 |
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