Religious Studies Minor

Classics and Religious Studies Department | College of Liberal Arts

Program Declaration

Completion of an Undergraduate Program Add/Change form .

Minor Requirements

Complete 18 credits from six courses including one critical methods course and five electives.

Pass/fail: No more than one course taken pass/fail may be applied toward the minor.
Residency: At least four courses for the minor must be taken at UMass Boston.
Course level: No more than two 100-level courses may be applied toward the minor. At least two courses must be at the 300-level or higher.

Course Requirements

Critical Methods Course (3 Credits)

Electives (15 Credits)

Complete five from below.

With departmental approval, two of the five courses may be from an allied department.

Departmental Courses
- Any RELSTY courses
Allied Department Courses
ANTH 223G - Afro-Caribbean Religions 3 Credit(s)
ANTH 366 - The Anthropology of Religion 3 Credit(s)
CLSICS 271 - Paganism and Christianity 3 Credit(s)
CLSICS 294 - Magic and Science in Greece and Rome 3 Credit(s)
CLSICS 385L - Greek & Roman Religion 3 Credit(s)
HIST 413 - Saints, Witches and Heretics 3 Credit(s)
HIST 456 - Faith and Politics in Islam 3 Credit(s)
MLLC 255L - Pacting with the Devil: The Faust Tradition 3 Credit(s)
PSYCH 436 - Religion, Spirituality, and Health 3 Credit(s)
WGS 345L - Gender, Religion, and Politics in South Asia 3 Credit(s)