This minor is designed for those students majoring in an allied discipline and preparing for graduate seminary study, or for students majoring in any other discipline but wishing to pursue the subject of religion for its importance in other fields. Students are also advised to consider other offerings in the humanities program. All interested students should consult with the program advisor or the coordinator of humanities.

Note: special substitutions may be made with the approval of the program advisor or the coordinator of the humanities program.

Students who earn a minor in Religious Studies at EWU should be able to:

• analyze religious phenomena from a disciplinary perspective; 
• identify the characteristics that distinguish a religious activity from a non-religious activity;
• describe the historical roots of a religious activity; 
• interpret religious phenomena according to the worldview of a religious tradition.