Courses & Transfers
Our courses offer contextualized approaches to religious subject matter, and most originate in other CLA departments, such as History, Asian & Middle Eastern studies, Classical & Near Eastern studies, and Anthropology. With over 60 courses cross-listed with our program, students have a wealth of options from which to choose.
Course descriptions in the catalog provide more in-depth information about courses, expectations, and workload to give you a realistic understanding of what you will experience in each course. Schedule Builder is a tool for students to explore and build their course schedules.
Fall 2025 RELS Courses
View a comprehensive list of our fall 2025 course offerings or view our catalog which provides detailed information on all of our courses. The links below open in Schedule Builder.
- RELS 1002: Contemporary Issues in Religion, Culture, and Society: An Introduction to Religion
- RELS 1034: Introduction to Jewish History and Cultures
- RELS 1082/3092: Jesus in History, Art & Culture
- RELS 1201/3201: The Bible: Context and Interpretation, World of the Hebrew Bible
- RELS 3331: The Immortal Wukong
- RELS 3443: Religious Worlds of the Twin Cities
- RELS 3520: History of the Holocaust
- RELS 3543: Pagans, Christians, Barbarians: The World of Late Antiquity
- ARTH 3009: Intersectional Medieval Art (RELS 3609 Listing Pending)
- RELS 3624: Atheists as “Other”: Religious and Nonreligious Outsiders in the US
- RELS 3627: The End of the World in Literature and History
- RELS 3679: Religion and Society in Modern South Asia
- RELS 3704: Exploring the Quran: An intellectual odyssey with Islam's holy scripture
- RELS 3711: The Islamic World
- HIST 3606: Christians, Muslims, and Jews in the Middle Ages (RELS 3717 listing pending)
Non-RELS courses for relevant Majors and Minors
- CNRC 3018W: Ancient Ethics from Plato to Stoicism
- CNRC 3601W: Sexuality and Gender in Ancient Greece and Rome
- CNRC 8530: Religions of the Ancient Mediterranean World
- CNRC 8570: Readings in Religious Texts
For full descriptions and more in-depth information on courses in the current or upcoming semester, see the catalog.
Transferring Religious Studies and Theology Courses
Religious studies and theology courses transfer if they are not doctrinal, confessional, or sectarian in nature. Religious studies courses from public institutions transfer without special review; religious studies courses from all other institutions must be reviewed by Religious Studies Program faculty.
To request a review of a course, follow the instructions for transfer credit evaluation.