Religious and Theological Studies

Minimum number of credits to complete the minor: 20

Minimum cumulative GPA required to graduate: 2.0

School: School of Arts and Sciences

Department of Humanities

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A minor in religious and theological studies will help you round out your academic career with an understanding and intellectual grasp of religion as a part of human life and its development.

Minor Requirements

The minor is comprised of five courses (20 credits): one core course and four Religious and Theological Studies (RTS) elective courses at the 2000 level or above. Students may take one course from an approved list of course outside the program to complete the requirements.

Required Course

Choose one course from the following:

RTS 1000 - Short Introduction to the Life and Thought of Saint Augustine Credits: 1
RTS 1001 - Introduction to Religious and Theological Studies Credits: 4
RTS 1010 - World Religions Credits: 4
RTS 1050 - Quest for Meaning Credits: 4
RTS 1100 - Christianity in Context Credits: 4
RTS 1560 - Sports and Spirituality Credits: 4
RTS 1610 - Doors to the Sacred Credits: 4
RTS 1650 - Passages: Rituals and Sacred Texts of the Abrahamic Religions Credits: 4

Elective Courses

Complete four elective courses. Choose at least two courses from the following list of electives offered by the Religious and Theological Studies (RTS) program. Two elective courses can be chosen from a list of approved courses offered by departments/programs outside of RTS.

RTS 2300 - Introduction to the New Testament Credits: 4
RTS 2425 - Pellegrinaggio in Italia: In Search of Augustinian Community Credits: 4
RTS 2450 - History of Christian Thought Credits: 4
RTS 2800 - Social Ethics: Christian Perspectives Credits: 4
RTS 2810 - Sex, Marriage, Family & Work Credits: 4
RTS 3400 - American Catholicism Credits: 4
RTS 3600 - The Roman Catholic Church Credits: 4
RTS 3610 - Sacramental Theology Credits: 4
RTS 4400 - St. Augustine Seminar Credits: 4