Courses Offered
:: LIST OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR COURSES OFFERED IN AY2025/2026 ::
(courses for Semester 2 are subjected to changes)
| COURSE CODE/TITLE |
SEM 1
AY 25/26 |
SEM 2
AY25/26 |
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| COMPULSORY COURSE | ||
| GEK1045 or GEH1045 or GEC1013 World Religions* |
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| ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-1000 | ||
| GEC1046 Magic, Myths and Society in Southeast Asia |
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| GEM1033 or GEH1055 Religion and Film | ||
| GESS1012 or GES1014 or MS2205 or SSA2206 Islam and Contemporary Malay Society** | |
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| ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-2000 | ||
| HY2230 Southeast Asian Islam in Historical Perspective | ||
| HY2234 Buddhism in Southeast Asian History | ||
| HY2253 Christianity in World History |
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| HY2265 Buddhism in World History |
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| PH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought | |
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| PH2211 Philosophy of Religion | |
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| HY2255Â Islam in World History | ||
| SN2271 Religion, Caste and Society in South Asia |
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| SN2276 Islam: Society and Culture in South Asia | |
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| SN2278 Introduction to Sikhism | |
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| PH2321/GEK2046 Philosophies of Zen (Chan) Buddhism | ||
| SE2226 Moro Peoples of the Philippines | ||
| SE2880A Southeast Asia's Cultural Mosaic | ||
| MS2212 Law and Malay Society |
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| ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-3000 | ||
| CH3882A Chinese Temples Across Southeast Asia (taught in English) | ||
| CH3255 Introduction to Chinese Buddhism (Defunct from AY2026/27 Sem 1) | ||
| HY3262 Buddhism in Southeast Asian History | ||
| HY3241 Religion in the History of China and Japan | ||
| HY3246 History of Muslim Southeast Asia | ||
| JS3211 Modern Japanese Religion | ||
| MS3218 The Religious Life of the Malays |
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| PS3236 Ethnicity and Religion in Asian Politics | |
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| SC3208 Religion in Society and Culture (Defunct from AY2024/25 Sem 1) | ||
| AN3204 Religion in Society & Culture (Recoded from SC3208) | ||
| SE3211 Religion, Society and Politics in SE Asia |
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| SN3276 Introduction to Classical Indian Texts | ||
| SN3278 Rivers of India: Divinity and Scared Space | ||
| PH3304 Daoist Traditions | ||
| USP3506 Religion in the Contemporary World | ||
| MS3219 Muslim Personal Law in Southeast Asia | ||
| ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-4000 | ||
| LL4042 Law and Religion | ||
| MS4880A / MS4880AHM Orientations in Muslim Resurgence Movements For Cohort 2016 to 2020, MS4880A (5 Units) or MS4880AHM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, MS4880A (4 Units) |
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| SC4218 / SC4218HM Religions, Secularity, Post-Secularity For Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4218 (5 Units) or SC4218HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4218 (4 Units) |
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| PL4880P / PL4880PHM Psychology of Religion For Cohort 2016 to 2020, PL4880P (5 Units) or PL4880PHM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, PL4880P (4 Units) |
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| PS4211 / PS4211HM Political Theology For Cohort 2016 to 2020, PS4211 (5 Units) or PS4211HM (5 Units) For Cohort 2021 onwards, PS4211 (4 Units) |
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| DISCONTINUED COURSE | ||
| XD2101 Approaches to the Study of Religion [Note A] | ||
| XD2201 The Bible and Christianity | ||
| SE2228 The History and Anthropology of Christianity in SE Asia | ||
| SE3880A Southeast Asia’s Religious Mosaic | ||
[Note A]Students who have taken XD2101 prior to AY2011/2012 could still classify this course to fulfil the elective requirement of the minor.
*GEH1045 for cohort 2020 and before; GEC1013 for cohort 2021 and after
**GES1014 for cohort 2020 and before; GESS1012 for cohort 2021 and after
***Subject to changes and availability
Last updated: 14 November 2025
ACADEMIC CONVENOR
Dr Serina Rahman