Interdisciplinary Religious Studies Minor
Religion has existed in all human cultures and continues to play an important role in most societies and in many conflicts. The Religious Studies curriculum is designed to help students understand these facts, regardless of whether they are themselves religious or not.
Find out more about this minor in the UMaine Catalog.
Coordinator
Derek A. Michaud
Lecturer of Philosophy
derek.a.michaud@maine.edu
207.581.3890
Minimum number of credits required to earn minor: 18
GPA requirements to earn minor: Students graduating with a minor in a CLAS field must earn a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or better in the courses in the minor field that are credited toward completion of the minor.
Minimum Grade requirements for courses to count toward minor: Religious Studies minors must earn a minimum grade of “C” or better in all courses used for the minor.
Other requirements: A minimum of 9 credit hours must be completed at the University of Maine.
Requirements
A minor in Religious Studies shall consist of at least 18 credit hours, of which at least 9 must be upper-level (300 and 400-level) courses. Students must achieve a grade of “C” or better in all courses used for the Religious Studies minor. All Religious Studies students must take at least one course in a discipline other than Anthropology or Philosophy.
Religious Studies students must take at least three courses in Category I (Courses with a primary focus on religion), and at least one course in Category II (Courses that focus on religion to a significant degree). Students can also request permission from the minor coordinator to receive credit for “Topics” courses with a primary focus on religion.
Required Courses
- ANT 120 – Religions of the World, Credits: 3
- PHI 105 – Introduction to Religious Studies, Credits: 3
Category I: Courses with a primary focus on religion
- ANT 249 – Religion and Violence, Credits: 3
- ANT 261 – Islamic Fundamentalism, Credits: 3
- CLA 202 – Mythology of the Ancient Near East, North Africa and Greece, Credits: 3
- HTY 235 – Heresy, Witchcraft, and Reform, Credits: 3
- HTY 405 – Early Modern Europe: The Age of Reform, Credits: 3
- HTY 433 – Greek and Roman Mythology, Credits: 3
- JST 200 – Introduction to Judaism, Credits: 3
- PAX 350 – Buddhism, Peace and Contemplative Traditions, Credits: 3
- PAX 400 – Martin Luther King and the Promise of Social Renewal, Credits: 3
- PHI 221 – Classical Chinese Philosophy, Credits: 3
- PHI 287 – Religions and Philosophies of the East: Buddhism, Credits: 3
- PHI 346 – The Philosophy of Mahatma Gandhi, Credits: 3
- POS 386 – Religion and Politics in the United States, Credits: 3
- PSY 491 – Senior Seminar in Psychology, Credits: 3 (Topic: Psychology of Religion)
- SOC 325 – Sociology of Religion, Credits: 3
Category II: Courses that focus on religion to a significant degree
- ANT 212 – The Anthropology of Food, Credits: 3
- ANT 221 – Introduction to Folklore, Credits: 3
- ANT 252 – Civilization in South Asia, Credits: 3
- ANT 256 – Ethnic Conflict, Credits: 3
- ANT 451 – Native American Cultures and Identities, Credits: 3
- ANT 459 – Peoples and Cultures of South America, Credits: 3
- ANT 476 – The Ancient Maya, Credits: 3
- ARH 252 – Mediterranean Medieval Art and Architecture, Credits: 3
- ARH 253 – Northern European Medieval Art and Architecture, Credits: 3
- ARH 255 – Italian Renaissance Art, Credits: 3
- ARH 257 – Northern Renaissance Art, Credits: 3
- ARH 258 – Baroque Art and Architecture, Credits: 3
- ARH 492 – Baroque Research Seminar, Credits: 3
- ARH 493 – Medieval Research Seminar, Credits: 3
- ARH 494 – Renaissance Research Seminar, Credits: 3
- CLA 201 – Women in the Ancient World, Credits: 3
- CLA 400 – Hero: Myth and Meaning, Credits: 3
- CMJ 119 – Humor and Diversity in the U. S., Credits: 3
- HBR 101 – Beginning Modern Hebrew, Credits: 3
- HBR 102 – Beginning Modern Hebrew II, Credits: 3
- HTY 202 – Medieval Civilization, Credits: 3
- HTY 240 – Creation of the Atlantic World, 1450-1888, Credits: 3
- HTY 341 – The Making of Modern China, Credits: 3
- HTY 365 – The American Immigrant Experience, Credits: 3
- HTY 398 – Historical Issues, Credits: 3
- HTY 402 – Roman History, Credits: 3
- HTY 403 – Early Middle Ages, Credits: 3
- HTY 404 – Late Middle Ages, Credits: 3
- HTY 407 – The Age of Monarchs and Revolution: Europe, 1648-1815, Credits: 3
- HTY 411 – The Holocaust, Credits: 3
- HTY 415 – African-American History, Credits: 3
- HTY 427 – Vikings!, Credits: 3
- HTY 437 – History of Modern Japan, Credits: 3
- HTY 446 – History of Modern Middle East, 1800-Present, Credits: 3
- HTY 461 – Colonial British America to 1763, Credits: 3
- HON 111 – Civilizations: Past, Present and Future I, Credits: 4
- HON 112 – Civilizations: Past, Present and Future II, Credits: 4
- JST 205 – Jewish History and Antisemitism from Antiquity to the Founding of the State of Israel, Credits: 3
- JST 383 – Topics in Judaic Studies, Credits: 3
- MUH 150 – History of Jazz, Credits: 3
- MUL 101 – The Art of Listening to Music: Elements, Credits: 3
- MUL 202 – The Art of Listening to Music: Historical Survey, Credits: 3
- PAX 351 – This Sacred Earth: Ecology and Spirituality, Credits: 3
- PAX 491 – Forgiveness: Creating a Culture of Peace and Reconciliation, Credits: 3
- POS 469 – Politics of the Middle East, Credits: 3
- PSY 230 – Social Psychology, Credits: 3
- PSY 470 – History and Systems of Psychology, Credits: 3
- SOC 308 – Problems of Violence and Terrorism, Credits: 3
- SWK 330 – Contemporary Issues in Diversity and Pluralism, Credits: 3