Religious Studies - Minor

The Religious Studies Minor offers students the opportunity to better understand how religion addresses core concerns about human existence across cultures.

The interdisciplinary Religious Studies minor at Texas A&M University encourages students to explore the many ways people experience and articulate the sacred. 

Students who minor in Religious Studies select from a range of courses across multiple disciplines in the College of Arts and Sciences that align with their interests and goals. Students have the opportunity to study specific religious traditions, approach religion through the study of rituals, symbols and literature, and examine religion as a human phenomenon situated in culture and history. Topics of study include the history of religious traditions, religion in contemporary life, and religion in the arts and literature, among others. Students gain perspective on the complexity of religious thought and practices across world cultures. 

The Religious Studies minor emphasizes skills that are important for success in the workplace and as a citizen of the world incluiding critical thinking, problem solving, cultural understanding, and written, oral and visual communication. The ability to understand the significance of religion at individual, interpersonal, social and cultural levels can serve students in nearly all career paths, incluiding those not directly focused on religion. The skills that students learn through the study of religion as a human endeavor provide an intellectual foundation for future careers in education, international development, nonprofit agencies and NGOs, public relations and marketing, government service, international law, international business, engineering, global health and research.
 

Enrollment/Eligibility Criteria

Students must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 to declare this minor. The minor must be declared before completing 90 credit hours.
 

Application Process

Students seeking to declare the minor must consult with an advisor in the Department of Global Languages and Cultures. Additional information is available on the Religious Studies Minor website.