{"id":257,"date":"2020-07-16T05:19:14","date_gmt":"2020-07-16T05:19:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/?page_id=257"},"modified":"2026-03-24T02:49:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T02:49:56","slug":"courses-offered","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/mdm\/religious-studies\/courses-offered\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Religious Studies Courses Offered"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tCourses Offered\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/undergrad6.jpg\" alt=\"undergrad6\" height=\"120\" width=\"740\" title=\"undergrad6\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<p><strong>Courses recognized under Minor in Religious Studies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>(To see whether the courses are offered in the semester, please check <a href=\"https:\/\/nusmods.com\/courses\">NUSmods<\/a>)<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"517\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th valign=\"middle\" bgcolor=\"#E3FB71\" width=\"341\" height=\"23\"><strong>COURSE CODE\/TITLE<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>COMPULSORY COURSE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">GEK1045 or GEH1045 or GEC1013 World Religions*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-1000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GEC1046 Magic, Myths and Society in Southeast Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">GEM1033 or GEH1055 Religion and Film<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>GESS1012 or GES1014 or MS2205 or SSA2206 Islam and Contemporary Malay Society**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-2000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY2230 Southeast Asian Islam in Historical Perspective<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY2234 Buddhism in Southeast Asian History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY2253 Christianity in World History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HY2265 Enlightenment on the Move: Buddhism&#8217;s Global Journeys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">PH2204 Introduction to Indian Thought<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">PH2211 Philosophy of Religion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY2255\u00a0Islam in World History<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SN2271 Religion, Caste and Society in South Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SN2276 Islam: Society and Culture in South Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SN2278 Introduction to Sikhism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">PH2321\/GEK2046 Philosophies of Zen (Chan) Buddhism<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SE2226 Moro Peoples of the Philippines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SE2880A Southeast Asia&#8217;s Cultural Mosaic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">MS2212 Law and Malay Society<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-3000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CH3882A Chinese Temples Across Southeast Asia (taught in English)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CH3255 Introduction to Chinese Buddhism (Defunct from AY2026\/27 Sem 1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>HY3262 Enlightenment in the Tropics: Buddhism Below the Winds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY3241 Religion in the History of China and Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">HY3246 History of Muslim Southeast Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">JS3211 Japanese Religious Technologies of the Self and Cosmos<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">MS3218 The Religious Life of the Malays<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">PS3236 Ethnicity and Religion in Asian Politics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SC3208 Religion in Society and Culture (Defunct from AY2024\/25 Sem 1)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>AN3204 Religion in Society &amp; Culture (Recoded from SC3208)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SE3211 Religion, Society and Politics in SE Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SN3276 Introduction to Classical Indian Texts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SN3278 Rivers of India: Divinity and Scared Space<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">PH3304 Daoist Traditions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">USP3506 Religion in the Contemporary World<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">MS3219 Muslim Personal Law in Southeast Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PH3208 Buddhist Philosophy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>SE3224 Thai Drawing and Painting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-4000<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">LL4042 Law and Religion<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">MS4880A \/ MS4880AHM Orientations in Muslim Resurgence Movements<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2016 to 2020, MS4880A (5 Units) or MS4880AHM (5 Units)<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2021 onwards, MS4880A (4 Units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SC4218 \/ SC4218HM Religions, Secularity, Post-Secularity<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2016 to 2020, SC4218 (5 Units) or SC4218HM (5 Units)<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2021 onwards, SC4218 (4 Units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PL4880P \/ PL4880PHM Psychology of Religion<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2016 to 2020, PL4880P (5 Units) or PL4880PHM (5 Units)<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2021 onwards, PL4880P (4 Units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PS4211 \/ PS4211HM Political Theology<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2016 to 2020, PS4211 (5 Units) or PS4211HM (5 Units)<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2021 onwards, PS4211 (4 Units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PH4208 \/ PH4208HM Topics in Buddhism<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2016 to 2020, PH4208 (5 Units) or PH4208HM (5 Units)<br \/>\nFor Cohort 2021 onwards, PH4208 (4 Units)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\"><strong>DISCONTINUED COURSE<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">XD2101 Approaches to the Study of Religion\u00a0<sup>[Note A]<\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">XD2201 The Bible and Christianity<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SE2228 The History and Anthropology of Christianity in SE Asia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" height=\"20\">SE3880A Southeast Asia&#8217;s Religious Mosaic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[Note A]Students who have taken XD2101 prior to AY2011\/2012 could still classify this course to fulfil the elective requirement of the minor.<\/p>\n<p>*GEH1045 for cohort 2020 and before; GEC1013 for cohort 2021 and after<\/p>\n<p>**GES1014 for cohort 2020 and before; GESS1012 for cohort 2021 and after<\/p>\n<p>***Subject to changes and availability<\/p>\n<p>Last updated: 14 November 2025<\/p>\n\t<strong>ACADEMIC CONVENOR<\/strong><strong><br \/>\nDr Serina Rahman<\/strong>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courses Offered Courses recognized under Minor in Religious Studies (To see whether the courses are offered in the semester, please check NUSmods) COURSE CODE\/TITLE COMPULSORY COURSE GEK1045 or GEH1045 or GEC1013 World Religions* ELECTIVE COURSES: LEVEL-1000 GEC1046 Magic, Myths and Society in Southeast Asia GEM1033 or GEH1055 Religion and Film GESS1012 or GES1014 or MS2205 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":80,"featured_media":0,"parent":250,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-257","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/80"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=257"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33682,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/257\/revisions\/33682"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}