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Twin Cities Campus
Religious Studies MinorClassical and Near Eastern Religions and Cultures
College of Liberal Arts
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Religious Studies Program, 245 Nicholson Hall, 216 Pillsbury Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-6393)
Email:
rels@umn.edu
The minor in Religious Studies is available to master's and doctoral students in relevant University of Minnesota departments, schools, and colleges, including but not limited to American Studies, Anthropology, Art History, Classical and Near Eastern Studies, English, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Hubbard School of Journalism and Mass Communication, School of Music, and the College of Education and Human Development.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Students interested in the minor are strongly encouraged to confer with their major field advisor and director of graduate studies, and the Religious Studies director of graduate studies regarding feasibility and requirements.
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
All coursework applied to the minor must be taken on the A-F grade basis.
Required Course (3 credits)
Take the following course:
RELS 5001 - Theory and Method in the Study of Religion: Critical Approaches to the Study of Religion
(3.0 cr)
Electives (6 to 9 credits)
Master’s students select 6 credits, and doctoral students select 9 credits from the following in consultation with the Religious Studies director of graduate studies. Other courses can be applied to this requirement with approval of the Religious Studies director of graduate studies.
RELS 5013W - Biblical Law and Jewish Ethics
[WI]
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5071 - Greek and Hellenistic Religions
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5072 - The Birth of Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5115 - Midrash: Reading and Retelling the Hebrew Bible
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5121 - Gender and Body in Early Christianity
[AH]
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5204 - The Dead Sea Scrolls
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5254 - Archaeology of Ritual and Religion
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5612 - Baroque Rome: Art and Politics in the Papal Capital
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5707W {Inactive}
[SOCS, GP, WI]
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5777 - The Diversity of Traditions: Indian Empires after 1200
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5781 - Age of Empire: The Mughals, Safavids, and Ottomans
(3.0 cr)
RELS 5993 - Directed Studies
(1.0-4.0 cr)
RELS 8070 - Readings in Religious Texts
(3.0 cr)
RELS 8190 - Comparative Seminar in Religions in Antiquity
(3.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
Students are required to complete one of the following sub-plans.
Students may not complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Masters
Doctoral
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | RelS 3001/5001/5521 |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | JwSt 3013W/Cnes 3016W/RelS 301 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3071/CNES 5071/RelS 3071/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3072/CNES 5072/RelS 3072/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3115/JwSt 3115/RelS 3115 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3221/CNES 5121/RelS 3121/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 3204/RelS5204/JwSt 3204/ |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | Anth 3255/Anth 5255/RelS 3254/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Even Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3335/Rels 3162/Hist 3706/ |
Typically offered: | Fall Odd Year |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 3777/ArtH5777/RelS 5777 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | ArtH 5781/RelS 5781 |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall |
Credits: | 1.0 -4.0 [max 24.0] |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 12.0] |
Course Equivalencies: | CNES 8570/RelS 8070 |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 6.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Periodic Fall & Spring |