Religious Studies

A minor in Religious Studies allows students to explore the nature and place of religion in human experience. Students will examine the scriptural, historical, theological, ritual, and ethical traditions of the world's religions and grow their understanding of the cultures of the world through knowledge of their spiritual practices.

Curriculum

You will grow personally and intellectually while developing a deeper understanding of our world and its culture with a religious studies minor at the University of Mount Union. You’ll explore the scriptures, history, theology and ethics of the world's religions, but you’ll also develop skills practical in any number of careers, including data gathering, observation, interpretation, critical analysis, and your ability to empathize with your fellow human beings.

Experiential Learning

Students who choose to minor in religious studies at the University of Mount Union have ample opportunities to get “real-world” experience outside of the classroom. By getting involved in extracurricular opportunities and student organizations, you can strengthen your knowledge of world religions, which is critical to career success.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING

Experiential learning opportunities will give you many chances to put classroom knowledge to work. These opportunities, which supplement classroom learning, include:

Internship at a church or another setting of your choice
Lecturers and discussions with visiting scholars
Study abroad experience
Site visits to regional religious organizations
Independent research
Research with faculty or student peers
Research-based courses

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS

Religion and Philosophy Club is a student-led organization on Mount Union’s campus.

Theta Alpha Kappa is a national religion honor society.

Spiritual Life Leadership (SLL) is the representative group for all religious-affiliated student organizations on campus. The purpose of the SLL is to coordinate activities of the various religious life organizations on the campus with the goal of providing opportunities for cooperation, dialogue and mutual support of spiritual life at Mount Union. There are many spiritual organizations on campus, developed to meet students’ spiritual needs including Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru), The Edge (bible study), Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), For the Love of Christ the King (FLOCK) and Kappa Phi.