Science and Religion

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Minimum number of credits required to graduate: 124

Minimum Cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 18

The science and religious minor, as its name suggests, is designed to give you insight into the two most powerful influences on human society and culture: science and religion.

These studies give you more than the basic literacy necessary to understand contemporary Western society, enabling you to investigate the variety of ways to think about how these two areas of human activity are related to each other.

Minor Requirements

You are required to complete a minimum of 18 credits and a minimum of five courses, including:

Required Course (one course)

RTS 2700 - Science and Religion Credits: 4

Science Courses (two courses)

Choose one course from each of two of the following departments: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Computer Science

Electives (two courses)

Note: Only one course can be in ethics/values.

RTS 2820 - Bioethics & Healthcare: Theological Approaches Credits: 4
RTS 3030 - Humans, Earth, & the Sacred: Religion & the Environment Credits: 4
RTS 3780 - Charles Darwin, Evolution and Creationism Credits: 4
PHL 2060 - Biomedical Ethics Credits: 4
PHL 2070 - Environmental Ethics Credits: 4