College of Arts and Humanities

RELIGIOUS STUDIES: Minor

Philosophy Department, CNH 411
http://www.cas.ucf.edu/philosophy
E-mail: philosophy@ucf.edu
Contact: Claudia Schippert, 407-823-2273

The religious studies minor provides a limited yet coherent range of courses which introduce the student to a range of religious institutions and ideas. Courses are drawn from the departments of Anthropology & Sociology, Art, English, History, Judaic Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, and Psychology, and are to be selected in consultation with the Religious Studies advisor.

21 hrs
Credit Hour Requirements
(3 hrs)
Required Courses
REL 2300World Religions3 hrs
(18 hrs)
Restricted Electives (select from the following courses)
Religion, Humanities, Classics, and Philosophy courses
REL 3131Religion in America
REL 3115Religion, Philosophy and Film
REL 3111Religion, Spirituality, and Popular Music
REL 4110Religion and the Arts
HUM 3320Contemporary Multicultural Studies
HUM 3401Asian Humanities
HUM 3417Hindu Thought and Culture
REL 3432Roots of Western Mysticism
REL 3XXXBuddhist Thought and Culture
HUM 3419Islamic Thought and Culture
HUM 3552Christian Thought
HUM 3553Moses, Jesus, and Mohammed
HUM 4303The Spiritual Ideal
HUM 4330Performance Theory
HUM 4554Religious Quest and the Human Dilemma
CLA 3850Classical Mythology
CLA 3851Comparative Mythology
PHI 3033Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment
PHI 3638Ethical Issues in the 21st Century
PHI 3700Philosophy of Religion
PHI 4321Philosophy of Embodiment: Mind/Body/Self
PHI 4341Ways of Knowing
PHI 4804Critical Theory
PHP 3786Existentialism
PHI 3033Philosophy, Religion, and the Environment
PHI 3638Ethical Issues in the 21st Century
PHI 3700Philosophy of Religion
PHI 4321Philosophy of Embodiment: Mind/Body/Self
Courses offered through other Departments
AML 3615Harlem, Haiti, and Havana
ANT 3241Magic, Ritual, and Belief
ANT 3245Native American Religions
ASH 3222Islam and its Empires
ASH 3223The Modern Middle East
JST 3401The Jewish People I
JST 3402The Jewish People II
JST 3550Introduction of Modernism into Judaism
JST 3701History of the Holocaust
JST 3751Literature of the Holocaust
JST 3810The Jewish National Movement and Roots of Zionism
LIT 3202Death and Dying
LIT 4374Literature of the Bible
SYO 4200Sociology of Religion

Other Requirements

  • A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required in all courses used to satisfy the minor.
  • Grades below “C” (2.0) in lower level courses are not accepted.
  • At least 12 hours used in the minor must be earned at UCF.
  • No credit by exam (TSD, Military credit) may be used.
  • Internship, Co-op, or Independent Study credit cannot be used toward the minor without prior approval by the Director.