Philosophy and Religious Studies Minor

Minor Requirements

20 credits

Philosophy and Religious Studies Core (12 credits)

PHIL-1110	Logic and Critical Reasoning	4 credits
PHIL-1500	Introduction to World Religions	4 credits
PHIL-	Elective PHIL coursework, 3000- and/or 4000-level	4 credits

Philosophy and Religious Studies Electives (8 credits)

Complete an additional 8 credits of PHIL coursework at any level.

PHIL-

Elective PHIL coursework, any level

8 credits

Up to 4 credits from the following may count toward this requirement:

ANSC-2038	Mythology and Folklore	2 credits
ANSC-2042	Religion, Magic(k), and Witchcraft	4 credits
ANSC-3063	Modern Indigenous Cultures	4 credits
ANSC-3300	The Sociology of Religion	4 credits
COMM-3680	Topics in Philosophy of Comm	4 credits
HIST-2640	Gods, Ghosts, and Monsters in East Asia	2 credits
HIST-2690	The Modern Jewish Experience in Film	2 credits
HIST-3430	Jews Under Islam	4 credits
POEC-2500	Introduction to Political Philosophy	4 credits
POEC-2550	Intro Political Philosophy Through Plato	4 credits
POEC-3090	Critical Theory	4 credits
POEC-3780	Topics in Political Philosophy	4 credits

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this minor, students will be able to:

1. Write papers in philosophy and religious studies. This entails presenting a thesis or claim in a short paper or essay exam while utilizing a relevant source accurately.
2. Read texts in philosophy and religious studies independently. This entails identifying the main ideas and concepts of primary and secondary sources with some level of reflection or analysis.
3. Conduct research in philosophy or religious studies. This entails identifying a topic or problem in philosophy or religious studies with some specificity and locating at least one relevant source that is cited accurately.
4. Engage literature of non-dominant cultures and communities. This entails demonstrating awareness of content related to issues and artifacts of cultures and communities that are under-represented or marginalized.
5. Identify philosophical ideas and arguments. This entails identifying the main idea(s), reasons, or arguments of a philosophical position.
6. Identify the concept of religion. This entails demonstrating awareness of the main problems, issues, arguments, and approaches related to the concept of religion.
7. Identify religious traditions. This entails demonstrating awareness of the beliefs, practices, thought, texts, history, contemporary issues, and other relevant features of religious traditions around the world.

And one of the following:

8. Identify relevant ethical principles, theories, or positions in philosophy or religious studies. This entails demonstrating awareness of ethical principles, theories, or positions while utilizing disciplinary tools to explain and evaluate texts or issues.
9. Identify relevant problems in philosophy or religious studies. This entails demonstrating awareness of the main issues, arguments, and approaches related to the problem.