2023-2024 Course Catalog
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The minor in Religion requires the completion of 18 credit hours (6 courses) from the following lists, of which at least 3 credits (one course) must be from RLCL courses marked with a 1 in the lists below. Courses marked with a 2 have a prerequisite. All listed courses are 3 credits. To graduate with a minor in Religion, a student must have an over-all GPA of 2.0 and an in-minor GPA of 2.0 from all of the courses taken from the minor check-sheet.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 1000-Level or Above | ||
| Select 6 credits (2 courses) of the following or of the lists below: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Religion and Culture | ||
| World Religions | ||
| Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Religion and the Modern World | ||
| Religious Ethics | ||
| Religion and Culture In Asia 1 | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| 2000-Level or Above | ||
| Select 6 credits (2 courses) of the following or of the list below: | 6 | |
| Case Studies in Religion and Culture | ||
| Ethnography: Studying Culture | ||
| Greek New Testament 2 | ||
| Religion in American Life | ||
| Judaism: A Survey of History, Culture, and Heritage 1 | ||
| African Religions 1 | ||
| Race and Gender in Religion and Culture 1 | ||
| Islam 1 | ||
| Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | ||
| New Testament | ||
| Greek and Roman Myth | ||
| Religion and Science | ||
| Religion and Violence | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| 3000- or 4000 Level | ||
| Select 6 credits (2 courses) of the following: | 6 | |
| Women and Gender in Islam 1 | ||
| Religion and Literature | ||
| Religion and Culture in India 1 | ||
| Religion and Culture in China and Japan 1 | ||
| Torah and Tradition 2 | ||
| Jesus in Earliest Christianity 2 | ||
| Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christianity 2 | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| The Age of The Crusades | ||
| The State of Israel: A Political History | ||
| Sociology of Religion 2 | ||
| Topics in Religion and Culture 2 | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
RLCL course.
Course has prerequisite.
With the approval of the minor coordinator, up to 9 credits of appropriate transfer courses in Religion/Religious Studies or up to 6 credits of appropriate courses with other course designators may be substituted for RLCL courses within the minor, for up to a total of 9 credits outside of RLCL courses.
For more information, contact the religion minor coordinator, Dr. Ni at (540) 231-1823 or nizhange@vt.edu.
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