Developing a Religious Studies Minor
FAIN: AC-253456-17
California State University East Bay Foundation (Hayward, CA 94542-1602)
Christopher M. Moreman (Project Director: June 2016 to June 2019)
An eighteen-month scholar-led seminar that would
prepare an interdisciplinary faculty team at California State University, East
Bay, to develop a comparative religion minor.
California State University, East Bay has recently been acknowledged as an Hispanic Serving Institution, by which we plan to increase the spectrum of our curriculum in Humanities to better serve a traditionally under-represented population. Our university prides itself on the diversity of its student population, and strives to address issues of diversity and social justice in our teaching, research, and engagements. In recognition of the need to bolster the Humanities, the departments of Philosophy, Ethnic Studies, History, English, Modern Languages & Literatures, and Liberal Studies have recently agreed to come together collectively to form a new School of Global Humanities and Cultural Studies, to foster interdisciplinary collaborations among Humanities scholars and to strengthen each of the disciplines within. As the first major initiative of the school, all of the departments in the school have agreed to support the formation of a program in Comparative Religion.
Associated Products
Minor in Religious Studies (Course or Curricular Material)Title: Minor in Religious Studies
Author: C. Moreman
Abstract: The Religious Studies minor is for students who are curious about the religions of the world, the impact of religious belief on the world at large, and the nature of belief. As an interdisciplinary minor, students can take courses in Philosophy, History, Ethnic Studies, Sociology, and other programs. This minor provides a deeper understanding of other cultures, helps students read and write about complex ideas, develop logical thinking skills, and become people capable of thinking through ethical dilemmas. These are traits that employers need and want. This minor can provide depth to any major program. The courses that students can take in this minor will help them understand the diversity of ideas and human experience that we all need to understand and respond to no matter our professions. For example, many nursing and health care programs require at least one course in Religious Studies to help their graduates better understand the religious beliefs that people hold that impact the health care that they seek or refuse.
Year: 2019
Primary URL:
https://catalog.csueastbay.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=27&poid=11451Audience: Undergraduate