Minor Requirements
The interdisciplinary interfaith studies minor supplements any major, as it gives students the knowledge and skills needed to responsibly engage a religiously diverse world as literate global citizens. Whatever career path students choose to pursue – whether business or health care, social work or psychology, among others – an understanding of the world’s diverse religious and cultural traditions is essential. The interfaith studies minor includes a hands-on internship/practicum as well as opportunities for experiential learning, interfaith service and cooperation, and genuine encounter with the interfaith neighbor – a curriculum designed to help graduates build peace and pluralism through mutual understanding.
The requirements for a minor in interfaith studies are 20 credits:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Interfaith Studies Courses | ||
| REL 230 | Introduction to Interfaith Studies | 4 |
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Faith and Leadership | ||
| Biblical Hebrew II | ||
| Religion and Popular Culture | ||
| The Good Life: Old Testament Perspectives | ||
| Monotheisms: Abrahamic Traditions in the Modern World | ||
| Religions of East Asia | ||
| World Christianity | ||
| God:The Question and the Quest | ||
| Approaching the Qur'an | ||
| Women's Religious History | ||
| Religion, Race & Social Justice | ||
| Religion and the Body | ||
| Exploring Islam | ||
| Religion in the Postcolonial World | ||
| Religions of India | ||
| Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence | ||
| Religion and Ecology | ||
| Practicum | ||
| REL 490 | Practicum (or alternative) 1 | 4 |
| Interfaith Studies Non-Religion Electives | ||
| Select 8 additional credits from the following: | 8 | |
| Ethics and Leadership | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Comparative Education: A Policy Perspective | ||
| Global Literature and Human Experience | ||
| Global Literature and Environmental Justice | ||
| Native American Literatures | ||
| Postcolonial Literatures | ||
| Race, Gender, and Power in the Francophone World | ||
| Art and Religion | ||
| Religion & American Reform | ||
| Black American History | ||
| Indigenous Peoples of North America | ||
| Islam and the West: Historical Encounters | ||
| Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| World Musics | ||
| Seeking Justice in an Unjust World | ||
| Asian Philosophy | ||
| Philosophy of Feminism | ||
| Environmental Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Race | ||
| Global Political Islam | ||
| Psychology and Culture | ||
| Cross-Cultural Psychology | ||
| Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Social Change in Theory & Practice | ||
| Comparative Cultural Encounter | ||
| Total Hours | 20 | |
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A student can petition to use a 390 or 490 from another discipline (with permission of a faculty advisor/supervisor from that discipline and the approval of the Religion Department) if the practicum involves work or activity relating to interfaith cooperation or religious diversity.