Religion Minor

Religion Minor

Required: 4 unit upper-division courses selected from Courses of Instruction, plus REL 301: Introduction to Religious Studies, for a total of 20 units.

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Ancient Religion and Classical Languages

Contact Lynn Swartz-Dodd, swartz@usc.edu, or call the Classics Department, (213) 740-3676.

Religion with Judaic Studies Emphasis

Must complete all requirements for the Religion B.A.  Upper-division courses must include REL 312, JS 321, JS 361, 382, or JS 467. Prerequisite: JS 100 or JS 180. Must complete HEBR 120, HEBR 150 and HEBR 220. Total unit requirement: 36 plus language.

Spring 2012 Courses

REL 136: Sense and Sensuality in Indian Religious Literature (McHugh)

REL 137: Introduction to Islam (Jackson)

REL 302: Religions of Ancient Egypt and the Near East (Swartz-Dodd)

REL 312: Biblical Wisdom Literature (Zuckerman)

REL 316: Women and the Islamic Tradition (Reid)

REL 330: Themes in the Religions of South Asia (McHugh)

REL 335: Gender, Religion and Sexuality (Briggs)

REL 370: Religion and Visuality (Albertson)

REL 401: Majors Seminar in Religious Studies (Meeks)

REL 414: History of Islamic Law (Reid)

REL 460: Seminar in Medical Ethics (Sher)

REL 468: Sociology of Religion (Lichterman)

JS 180: Introduction to Judaism (Firestone)

JS 378: Magic in the Ancient World (K. Garroway)

Contacts
General Questions:

Linda Wootton (213) 740-0272

wootton@usc.edu

ACB 130 (825 Bloom Walk, West Tower)

Director of Undergraduate Studies:

Lori Meeks (213) 821-5477

meeks@usc.edu, ACB 233

College Advisement Religion Advisor:

Roberto Leni

Request appt. by email: LENI@dornsife.usc.edu

Judaic Studies

Adviser: Leah Hochman

louchheim@huc.edu

(213) 765 2113


  • USC School of Religion
  • University of Southern California
  • 825 Bloom Walk, ACB 130
  • Los Angeles, CA 90089-1481