Religious Studies (RLST)
Mark E. Cory, Chairman of Studies, 506 Old Main, 575-6776
This minor offers students a cross-disciplinary introduction to issues in religious studies as a companion to any traditional academic major. The program is designed to promote tolerance through knowledge and understanding of competing religious views. Courses will be organized so as to allow full participation by all persons, without regard to religious persuasion.
Program Requirements: Students must complete 15 credit hours of regular courses listed below or special topics and seminars found in each semester's Schedule of Classes under Religious Studies, including ANTH 3103 (Religion and Society) and PHIL 4303 (Philosophy of Religion) or HUMN 4203 (World Religions) A maximum of six hours may be presented from courses taken in the student's major department:
ANTH 3103, Religion and Society (same as SOCI 3103) ANTH 3213, Indians of North America ANTH 3263, Indians of Arkansas and the South ENGL 3623, The English Bible ENGL 4303, Early American Literature ENGL 4313, American Romanticism ENGL 4433, Middle English Literature HIST 3003, History of Christianity HIST 3033, Islamic Civilization |
HIST 3083, Women and Christianity HIST 4003, Greece and the Ancient Near East HIST 4043, The Early Middle Ages (400-1100) HIST 4053, The Late Middle Ages (1100-1300) HIST 4073, Renaissance and Reformation (1300-1600) HIST 4313, History of China to 1644 HIST 4353, Middle East 600-1250 HIST 4373, Mongol & Mamluk Middle East 1250-1520 |