University General Course Catalog 2024-2025 
    
    Nov 21, 2024  
University General Course Catalog 2024-2025

Religious Studies, Minor


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Religious Studies is an 18 unit minor offered through the Department of Anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts. Students in the minor will employ a variety of disciplinary perspectives to understand religious thought and practice within diverse historical, intellectual and socio-cultural contexts. Students also will grapple with fundamental questions concerning the nature of religion and its continuing relevance to contemporary life in a rapidly globalizing world.

Contact Information


Department of Anthropology
Ansari Business Building 512
(775) 784-6704
https://www.unr.edu/anthropology

College of Liberal Arts Student Center
Thompson Building 101
(775) 682-8745
https://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

I. Program Requirements (18 units)


  • Minor GPA | 2. 0
  • Minor Upper-Division Units | 9
  • Minor Residency Requirement | 6 Upper-Division Units in the minor at UNR
  • Unit Limits| Per College of Liberal Arts policy, no more than 9 units counted toward any major may be reused to meet the requirements of this minor.

A. Required courses (6 units)


B. Electives (12 units)


Students are required to take six units of electives from group A. The remaining courses may be from either Group A or Group B for a total of twelve elective units.

Courses not listed below may be included subject to approval by the Religious Studies board.

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