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.

Required Courses
HUMN 215	INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION	5
Choose two courses from the following		10
HUMN 315	EAST-WEST PHILOSOPHIES AND RELIGIONS
PHIL 312	PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
Choose two courses from the following		10
ENGL 385	MYTHOLOGY
ENGL 387	LITERATURE OF THE BIBLE
HUMN 315	EAST-WEST PHILOSOPHIES AND RELIGIONS
HUMN 340	PERSPECTIVES ON DEATH
PHIL 312	PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION
PHIL/HONS 321	HISTORY OF MODERN WESTERN PHILOSOPHY
PHIL/HONS 331	CHINESE PHILOSOPHY
Total Credits		25

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.