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Religion Studies Minor

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"Gather to Herself" by Angilee Wilkerson ©2009

The interdisciplinary minor in Religion Studies requires 18 semester hours from the departments of Philosophy and Religion Studies, Anthropology, History, and English. It must include at least one course in western religion and one course in eastern or comparative religion. See the approved list of courses for possible choices.

See the undergraduate advisor, David M. Kaplan, for more details.

Visit the Course Schedules page for more information about course offerings and important dates for the current year. For course offerings for other semesters, consult the three-year schedule of courses.

The department has the nation's leading program in environmental ethics/philosophy:

  • All 12 faculty members have published in the field, including three of the founders in the field (Callicott, Hargrove& Gunter)
  • It is the home of the first journal in the field, Environmental Ethics (founded 1979), as well as the Center for Environmental Philosophy
  • The department hosts the websites of the two major environmental philosophy organizations, ISEE (International Society for Environmental Ethics) and IAEP (International Association for Environmental Philosophy)
  • The department pursues a number of research projects focusing on the broad issues of environmental concern (OMORA, The Water Program, Center for the Study of Interdisciplinarity, The Philosophy of Food Project, and the Environmental Justice Project).
  • The department's new PhD program emphasizes work in environmental ethics and philosophy, and
  • The department has created the world's first field station in environmental philosophy, science, and policy at Cape Horn, Chile.

 

 

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