Minor in Religious Studies

The Minor in Religious Studies at LAU introduces you to religion and religious issues in a scholarly environment, creating a much needed space for debate, growth and critical thought. It empowers you with a variety of thinking tools that prepare you to understand the phenomenon of religion as a subject for investigation and critique, not just for worship and belief or disbelief. 

Our program will allow you to discern for yourselves religion’s assumptions and dimensions, the use and abuse of religion in today’s world and over the recorded human history, and the dynamic relationship between religion and cultures.

What Will I Learn?

Upon completion of the program, you will be able to:

• Foster a critical outlook towards religion, demonstrate accurate knowledge of the basics of various religious traditions, and appreciate the varied expressions of religious plurality in society.
• Access the various components of religion from an intellectual scholarly perspective.
• Acquire interdisciplinary resources to understand the phenomenon of religion and its varied expressions in human life and society.
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of recurring themes in religious traditions.
• Write and speak in a critical and open-minded manner about religions and their role in human life.
• Apply all human faculties critically to religion and religious-related issues.

Curriculum

You must complete a minimum of 18 credits: 

• Core courses (minimum of 9 credits)
• Elective courses

Core Courses:

Choose at least 9 credits from the below courses:

Elective Courses: