National University of Singapore

Minor in Religious Studies
Academic Convenor
Assoc Prof Vineeta Sinha

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POLICIES

•	FASS students from Cohort 2004 and after are to note that a minimum of 16 MC of the Minor must be graded and factered into the CAP.
•	All modules read in fulfillment of the Minor requirements should be graded. Modules taken on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis cannot be counted towards the Minor requirements.
•	For students on overseas exchange, credit transfer of up to 8 MC of relevant modules for the Minor may be accepted. Please click here for more information on Student Exchange Programme.
•	Modules taken to satisfy major requirements cannot be used to contribute towards the Minor requirements at the same time. However, major modules taken in excess of graduation requirements may be used to fulfill the Minor requirements.

REQUIREMENTS

Students must read and pass a minimum of 6 modules (24 MC) from the list of Religious Minor modules, which include:

1.	Essentials (8 MC) (a) GEK1045 Introduction to World Religions and (b) XD2101 Approaches to the Study of Religion
2.	Electives (16 MC) (a) At least one level-3000 module (b) May not count more than two courses from each group towards the Minor requirements

Religions in Contemporary Context

History of
Religion

Religious Thought

Topics in
Religious Studies

JS3211: Modern Japanese Religion

MS2205: Islam & Contemporary Malay Society

SE3211: Religion, Society & Politics in SE Asia

SN2271: Religion and Society in South Asia

SN2276: Islam: Society and Culture in South Asia

HY2230: Southeast Asian Islam in Historical Perspective

HY2234: Buddhism in Southeast Asian History

HY3241: Religion in the History of China & Japan

XD2201: The Bible and Christianity

HY2253: Christianity in World History

HY3246: History of Muslim Southeast Asia

PH2204: Introduction to Indian Thought

PH2205: Classical Confucianism & Daoism

PH2211: Philosophy of Religion

PH3205: Chinese Philosophy: Continuity & Change

PS3236: Ethnicity & Religion in Asian Politics

SC3208: Religion in Society & Culture

SN3276: Indian Religious Texts

Students are advised to study more than one religion (i.e. you do not take ALL your electives in courses focusing on just Buddhism or just Islam).

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