Entry to the Minor
Admission
To enter the Study of Religion minor, students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better.
Minor Requirements
The Minor
Required Lower-Division Courses (4 to 10 units)
Select one option from:
Study of Religion M4 or 11
Select one course from:
Study of Religion M50 and M60A or M60W
Complete two courses as follows:
Study of Religion M60A or M60W
Select one course from:
Required Upper-Division Courses (24 to 29 units)
Student are encouraged to select courses that focus on a specific religious tradition or traditions, or on a set of thematic issues important to the study of religion.
History of Study of Religion
Complete the following course:
Electives
Select five courses from the following groups:
Theory and Methods
ANTHRO 130 - Study of CultureANTHRO 142P - Anthropology of ReligionRELIGN 110 - Religion and ViolenceRELIGN 120 - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: Comparative ApproachRELIGN 150 - Women, Gender, and ReligionRELIGN 160 - Religion, Film, and MediaRELIGN 177 - Variable Topics in ReligionRELIGN 180 - Religion and Modern Critical ThoughtRELIGN M186C - Jesus of Nazareth in Historical Research
Religious Ideas, Practices, and Institutions in Context
AN N EA 162 - Archaeology, Identity, and BibleANTHRO 114P - Ancient Civilizations of MesoamericaANTHRO 162 - Ethnography of South AmericaANTHRO 168P - Cultures of PacificARABIC 120 - Islamic TextsART HIS CM115A - Late Antique Art and ArchitectureART HIS C120 - Selected Topics in Islamic ArtART HIS 150A - Japanese ArtART HIS 152A - Arts of KoreaART HIS 154A - Early Art of IndiaART HIS 154B - Later Art of IndiaART HIS 156 - Arts of Southeast AsiaASIAN 151 - Buddhist Literature in TranslationASIAN 161 - Topics in Asian ReligionsCHIN 165 - Introduction to Chinese Buddhist TextsCHIN C175 - Introduction to Chinese ThoughtCLASSIC 166A - Greek ReligionCLASSIC 166B - Roman ReligionCLASSIC M167 - Magic in Ancient WorldENGL 111A - Hebrew Bible in TranslationENGL 111B - Christian Biblical Texts in TranslationENGL 111C - Topics in Biblical LiteratureENGL 145 - Medieval Literatures of Devotion and DissentENGL 156 - Devotion and DissentGREEK 130 - Readings in New TestamentHEBREW 120 - Biblical TextsHEBREW 130 - Rabbinic TextsHIST 108A - History of North Africa from Islamic ConquestHIST 121B - History of Modern Europe: Baroque Culture and Absolutist Politics, 1600 to 1715HIST 174A - Early History of IndiaHIST M182C - Modern Jewish HistoryHIST 185B - Religions of South and Southeast AsiaIRANIAN 170 - Religion in Ancient IranJAPAN 161 - Religious Life in Modern JapanJEWISH M150A - Hebrew Literature in English: Literary Traditions of Ancient Israel—Bible and ApocryphaKOREA 165 - Introduction to Korean Buddhist TextsKOREA 172 - Topics in Korean ChristianityPHILOS 100B - Medieval and Early Modern PhilosophyPHILOS 104 - Topics in Islamic PhilosophyPHILOS 107 - Topics in Medieval PhilosophyPHILOS 155A - Medical EthicsRELIGN M105A - Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Historical and Sociological SurveyRELIGN M105B - Bahá'í Faith in Iran: Survey of Bahá'í Scriptures and ThoughtRELIGN M105C - Bahá'í Faith in Iran: 20th-Century Iran and the Bahá'ísRELIGN M106A - Premodern IslamRELIGN M107 - Islam in WestRELIGN M108 - Qur'anRELIGN M132 - Ancient Egyptian ReligionRELIGN M133 - Bible and Qur'anRELIGN M135 - Religion in Ancient IsraelRELIGN 140 - Undergraduate Seminar: Study of ReligionRELIGN M142C - History of Religion in U.S.RELIGN M155 - Angels, Demons, and End of World: Magic, Mysticism, and Apocalypse in Jewish TraditionsRELIGN M161A - Chinese BuddhismRELIGN M161B - Japanese BuddhismRELIGN M161C - Korean BuddhismRELIGN M161D - Buddhism in IndiaRELIGN M172 - Bible and Its InterpretersRELIGN M173C - Shinto, Buddhism, and Japanese Folk ReligionRELIGN M174D - Indo-Islamic Interactions, 700 to 1750RELIGN M174E - Indo-Islamic Interactions, 1750 to 1950RELIGN M178 - Variable TopicsRELIGN M182A - Ancient Jewish HistoryRELIGN M182B - Medieval Jewish HistoryRELIGN M184A - Jewish Civilization: Encounter with Great World CulturesRELIGN M185D - Religions of Ancient Near EastRELIGN M186A - History of Early ChristiansRELIGN M186B - Religious Environment of Early ChristiansWL ARTS C142 - Myth and RitualWL ARTS C151 - Ethnography of Religions
Policies
The Minor Policies
A course may be taken twice, on different topics, for credit toward the minor where repetition is allowed by the department offering the course. A maximum of 4 units of special studies courses (197, 198, 199) approved by the adviser may be applied toward the minor.
A minimum of 20 units applied toward the minor requirements must be in addition to units applied toward major requirements or another minor.
Each minor course must be taken for a letter grade, and students must have an overall grade-point average of 2.0 or better in the minor. Successful completion of the minor is indicated on the transcript and diploma.