Students who minor in
Religious Studies will select their classes from a growing list of approved
courses. Below, the current list of approved courses is divided into thematic categories.
Criteria for these category divisions include subject matter, approach, time
period, and geography. Many courses appear in more than one category of study.
To fulfill the breadth
requirement, students must take courses that reflect distinct geographic, temporal,
and conceptual aspects of
religion. This division of courses by category gives students a sense of their
options in fulfilling the breadth requirement.
The special topics courses
included below are all courses that have been taught consistently in the last
three years. Several new special topics courses (marked *) are included as
well.
Pre-modern religions (non-Mediterranean)
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ARTH 200 |
Art of the Western World to
1300 |
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ARTH 250 |
Art and Archaeology of
Ancient Americas |
|
ARTH 310 |
Byzantine Art and
Archaeology |
|
ARTH 313 |
Early Medieval Art |
|
ARTH 314 |
Gothic Art |
|
ARTH 370 |
Art of Latin America to
1500 |
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ENGL 408A |
Medieval Women's Writing |
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GERM 283 |
Viking Culture and
Civilization |
|
GERM 287 |
Ancient Celtic Culture and
Civilization |
|
HIST 111 |
The Medieval World |
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HIST 332 |
European History:
Renaissance and Reformation I |
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HIST 480 |
History of Traditional
China |
Religions of the ancient Mediterranean
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ARTH 300 |
Egyptian Art and
Archaeology |
|
ARTH 303 |
Roman Art and Archaeology |
|
ARTH 307 |
Late Roman and Early
Christian Art and Archaeology |
|
CLAS 170 |
Greek and Roman Mythology |
|
CLAS 330 |
Ancient Greek Religion |
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CLAS 470 |
Approaches to Greek
Mythology |
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ENGL 263/JWST 263 |
Hebrew Bible: Poetry and
Rhetoric |
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*ENGL 278A/JWST 219X |
Introduction to New
Testament Literature |
|
GEOG 328 |
Topics in Geography:
Ancient Mid-Eastern Civilizations |
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GEOG 498B/JWST 419G |
Geography of the Bible |
|
HIST 110 |
The Ancient World |
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HIST 219C |
Pharaonic Egypt to the
Hellenistic Period |
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HIST 281/JWST 230 |
Rabbinic Movement: History
and Culture |
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HIST 282/JWST 234 |
History of the Jewish
People I |
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HIST 321/JWST 324 |
Biblical History and
Culture |
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HONR 238A |
The World of the Dead Sea
Scrolls |
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HONR 268E |
Gods, Demons, and Myth in
the Ancient Near East |
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ENGL 262/JWST 262 |
Hebrew Bible: Narrative |
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ENGL 263/JWST 263 |
Hebrew Bible: Poetry and
Rhetoric |
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GEOG 498B/JWST 419G |
Geography of the Bible |
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HIST 281/JWST 230 |
Rabbinic Movement: History
and Culture |
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HIST 282/JWST 234 |
History of the Jewish
People I |
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HIST 283/JWST 235 |
History of the Jewish
People II |
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HIST 321/JWST 324 |
Biblical History and
Culture |
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HIST 370/JWST 325 |
Jews and Judaism in
Antiquity I |
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HIST 371/JWST 326 |
Jews and Judaism in
Antiquity II |
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HIST 375/JWST 344 |
Modern Jewish History II:
Since 1870 |
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HONR 219O |
Fantasy and the Supernatural
in Jewish Literature |
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HONR 238A |
The World of the Dead Sea
Scrolls |
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PHIL 234/JWST 250 |
Fundamental Concepts of
Judaism |
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PHIL 417/JWST 452 |
The Golden Age of Jewish
Philosophy |
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PHIL 424/JWST 453 |
The Philosophy of Spinoza |
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*WMST 498A/JWST 419W |
Sex, Gender, and Jewish
Identity |
|
WMST 498B/JWST 419X |
Judaism and the
Construction of Gender |
|
WMST 498J/JWST 419J |
Women in Jewish Literature |
|
ARTH 307 |
Late Roman and Early Christian
Art and Archaeology |
|
ARTH 310 |
Byzantine Art and
Archaeology |
|
ARTH 313 |
Early Medieval Art |
|
ARTH 314 |
Gothic Art |
|
*ENGL 278A/JWST 219X |
Introduction to New
Testament Literature |
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ENGL 379P |
Faith and Doubt |
|
ENGL 408A |
Medieval Women's Writing |
|
HIST 306 |
History of Religion in
America |
|
HIST 111 |
The Medieval World |
|
HIST 332 |
European History:
Renaissance and Reformation I |
|
*GVPT 449A |
The Qur'an (seminar in
Political Philosophy) |
|
HIST 120 |
Islamic Civilization |
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*HONR 218X |
Islam in the
African-American Experience |
|
HONR 268J |
Religion and Progress:
Islamic Science, Politics, and Economics |
Religions of Africa
|
ARTH 275 |
Art and Archaeology of
Africa |
|
ARTH 376 |
Living Art of Africa |
Religions of Asia
|
ARTH 290 |
Art of Asia |
|
ARTH 384 |
Art of Japan |
|
CHIN 316 |
Traditional Chinese Values |
|
HIST 284 |
East Asian Civilization I |
|
HIST 480 |
History of Traditional
China |
|
HONR 239I |
Buddhism: Personal and
Social Transformations |
|
HONR 269L |
Hinduism: Karma Dharma,
Caste, Sects, and Symbols |
|
ARTH 250 |
Art and Archaeology of
Ancient Americas |
|
ARTH 370 |
Art of Latin America to
1500 |
|
*ENGL 339K |
Native American Literature |
|
HIST 306 |
History of Religion in
America |
|
HIST 419F |
Religion and Popular
Culture |
|
*HONR 218X |
Islam in the
African-American Experience |
|
*HONR 268N |
First Amendment on the
Line: Religion and Public Schools |
|
ENGL 408A |
Medieval Women's Writing |
|
HIST 492/WMST 456 |
Women and Society in the
Middle East |
|
*WMST 488A |
Wicca and Neopaganism in
Contemp. U.S. |
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*WMST 498A/JWST 419W |
Sex, Gender, and Jewish
Identity |
|
WMST 498B/JWST 419X |
Judaism and the
Construction of Gender |
|
*WMST 498J/JWST 419J |
Women in Jewish Literature |
Religion and art
|
ARTH 200 |
Art of the Western World to
1300 |
|
ARTH 201 |
Art of the Western World
after 1300 |
|
ARTH 250 |
Art and Archaeology of
Ancient Americas |
|
ARTH 275 |
Art and Archaeology of
Africa |
|
ARTH 290 |
Art of Asia |
|
ARTH 300 |
Egyptian Art and
Archaeology |
|
ARTH 303 |
Roman Art and Archaeology |
|
ARTH 307 |
Late Roman and Early Christian
Art and Archaeology |
|
ARTH 310 |
Byzantine Art and
Archaeology |
|
ARTH 313 |
Early Medieval Art |
|
ARTH 314 |
Gothic Art |
|
ARTH 376 |
Living Art of Africa |
|
ARTH 384 |
Art of Japan |
Religion and literature
|
ENGL 262/JWST 262 |
Hebrew Bible: Narrative |
|
ENGL 263/JWST 263 |
Hebrew Bible: Poetry and
Rhetoric |
|
ENGL 277 |
Mythologies: An
Introduction |
|
*ENGL 278A/JWST 219X |
Introduction to New
Testament Literature |
|
*ENGL 339K |
Native American Literature |
|
ENGL 379P |
Faith and Doubt |
|
ENGL 408A |
Medieval Women's Writing |
|
ENGL 477 |
Studies in Mythmaking |
|
HONR 208C |
Faith, Fiction, and Film |
|
HONR 219O |
Fantasy and the
Supernatural in Jewish Literature |
|
*WMST 498J/JWST 419J |
Women in Jewish Literature |
Mythology
|
CLAS 170 |
Greek and Roman Mythology |
|
CLAS 470 |
Approaches to Greek
Mythology |
|
ENGL 277 |
Mythologies: An
Introduction |
|
ENGL 477 |
Studies in Mythmaking |
|
*ENGL 339K |
Native American Literature |
|
GERM 282 |
Germanic Mythology |
|
GERM 283 |
Viking Culture and
Civilization |
|
GERM 287 |
Ancient Celtic Culture and
Civilization |
|
*HONR 269C |
Mythology |
Philosophy and religious thought
|
ENGL 379P |
Faith and Doubt |
|
*GVPT 449A |
The Qur'an (seminar in
Political Philosophy) |
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PHIL 234/JWST 250 |
Fundamental Concepts of
Judaism |
|
PHIL 236 |
Philosophy of Religion |
|
PHIL 417/JWST 452 |
The Golden Age of Jewish
Philosophy |
|
PHIL 424/JWST 453 |
The Philosophy of Spinoza |
|
*HONR 218Z |
Morality and Religion |
|
HONR 279V |
Imagining God: Theological
Exploration in Modern Writing |
|
ANTH 364 |
Anthropology of Religion |
|
HIST 216 |
Introduction to the Study
of World Religions |
|
HONR 218R |
Religious Fundamentalism
and the Globalization of Hatred |
|
HONR 219V |
Religions, Science, and
Freedom |
|
HONR 228C |
Science and Religion:
Synergy and Conflict |
|
HONR 228N |
Living Religions of
Antiquity and Synthesis |
|
HONR 238U |
The Spiritual Heritage of
the Human Race |
|
HONR 268J |
Religion and Progress:
Islamic Science, Politics, Economics |
|
HONR 278Q |
Magic, Religion, and
Science: Art that Worked Wonders |