Religious Studies (REL), Minor
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Sarah Mutschelknaus, 101B MUR, 405-744-8197
Minimum Grade Point Average in Minor Coursework: 2.50
Total Hours: 18
Awarding of the Religious Studies minor is subject to course availability.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Minor Requirements | ||
| Select 6 hours from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to World Religions (HI) | ||
| The Old Testament and its Study (H) | ||
| The New Testament and Its Study (H) | ||
| Religion in Film (H) | ||
| Religion and the Body: Sports, Medicine and Sexuality (H) | ||
| Religion in America (DH) | ||
| Select 3 hours upper-division non-Western religion from the following: | 3 | |
| Medieval Islamic History (H) | ||
| Asian Philosophy (HI) | ||
| Indian Philosophy | ||
| East Asian Philosophy | ||
| Asian Religions (HI) | ||
| Islam: History, Culture and Beliefs (HI) | ||
| The Religions of Native Americans (DH) | ||
| The World of Islam: Cultural Perspectives (HI) | ||
| Understanding Global Islam (HI) | ||
| Religion and Conflict in the Middle East (HI) | ||
| Select 9 upper-division hours with at least 6 hours of REL coursework and up to 3 hours from the following course options: | 9 | |
| History of Classical Art (H) | ||
| History of Italian Renaissance Art (H) | ||
| History of Baroque Art (H) | ||
| History of Northern Renaissance Art | ||
| Early Medieval Art: Saints, Martyrs, Pagans (H) | ||
| Court and Cloister: Medieval Art 1050-1400 (H) | ||
| The Arts of Spain and the Spanish World (H) | ||
| The Visual Culture of the Islamic World (HI) | ||
| Mythology (H) | ||
| Native American Literature (DH) | ||
| Studies in Early American Literature | ||
| Studies in Chaucer or Milton | ||
| Ancient Egypt and Israel (H) | ||
| From the Garden of Eden to Babylon (H) | ||
| The Medieval World, 500-1500 (H) | ||
| Renaissance, 1350-1517 (H) | ||
| Absolutism and Enlightenment, 1648-1789 | ||
| Popular Religion in the West, 1300-1700 (H) | ||
| Reformation Europe, 1517-1648 (H) | ||
| Minorities and Diversity in the Middle East (H) | ||
| Earthly Powers: Politics and Religion in Modern Europe | ||
| Sorcerers, Saints and Heretics: Religion in the Medieval World (H) | ||
| Medieval Philosophy (H) | ||
| Philosophy of Religion (H) | ||
| Creation and Evolution | ||
| Perspectives on Death and Dying (H) | ||
| Religion, Culture and Society | ||
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Additional OSU Requirements
Undergraduate Minors
- An undergraduate minor must include between fifteen and thirty hours, inclusive of undergraduate coursework.
- A minimum of six credit hours for the minor must be earned in residence at OSU.
- The courses required for a minor may be included in the course requirements for any undergraduate degree or they may be in addition to degree requirements, depending on the overlap between the minor and degree requirements. However, an undergraduate minor must be earned in an academic field other than the student's declared degree option. The minor may not duplicate the degree major or option (for example, a student who earns a BA in Art with an Art History option may earn a minor in Studio Art but not Art History).
- A student generally follows the minor requirements associated with his or her matriculation year or newer requirements that have been established since matriculation. The time limit for following requirements from a given academic year is six years.
For additional information on requirements on minors, click here.