Comparative Religion

A minor in Comparative Religion Studies requires 9h of CREL courses. With the exception of CREL courses, no more than 12h may be in a single discipline. Some upper-level courses have pre-requisites. All courses offered towards this minor must be completed with a grade of C- or better.

Please view the Registrar's Office website for course availability.

Course #	Course Title	Pre-requisites
CLAS 2223	Classical Mythology
CLAS 2273	Gods in Classical Myth
CREL 1206	World Religions	none
CREL 2213	Intro to Bible Studies I
CREL 2223	Intro to Bible Studies II
CREL 2413	Ecology and Religion
CREL 2443	Health, Illness and Religion
CREL 2533	'Cults': New Religious Movements
CREL 2553	Goddesses and Women of Power
CREL 3123	Writing Life: Worldviews and Experience	One year university
CREL 3693	Special Topics in Ritual Studies	One year university
CREL 4206	Readings in World Religions (or 4213/23)
HIST 2033	Ancient & Islamic Civilization in Middle East	30h
HIST 2043	Emergence of the Modern Middle East	30h
HIST 2073	The Arab-Israeli Conflict	30h
HIST 2243	Tradition & Modernity in Southeast Asia 1	30h
HIST 2533	Introduction to Europe: The Middle Ages, c. 400-1500
HIST 3243	Reformation Europe	30h
HIST 3453	Islam & Nationalism in the Modern Middle East	12h Hist
HIST 3683	History of Religion in Canada	12h Hist
HIST 3713	Medieval Europe through Material Culture
SOCI 2333	Sociology of Religion	Soc1006/1106
SOCI 2853	Belief Systems in Cross-Cultural Perspective	30h
PHIL 2403	Philosophy of Religion	30h
IDST 1113	Peoples and Cultures of Asia 1
IDST 1123	Peoples and Cultures of Asia 2
IDST 2823	Civilization in South Asia 2
IDST 2823	Civilization in South Asia 2
HEBR 7006	Elementary Biblical Hebrew
BIBL 5013	Old Testament Introduction I
BIBL 5023	Old Testament Introduction II	Bibl 5013
BIBL 6013	Introduction to the Four Gospels
BIBL 6023	Introduction to the Apostolic Age
BIBL 7043	The Life of Jesus
CHUR 5013	Church History Survey Since the Reformation
CHUR 7053	Religious Traditions in Canada
THEO 6203	Systematic Theology I
THEO 6213	Systematic Theology II
WGST 2913	Global Women's Movement

Inquiries regarding the Comparative Religion minor may be directed to Donna Seamone

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