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Beginning in Fall 2021, UM students can fulfill the Areas of Knowledge general education requirement by creating an individualized cognate. Only courses (UM as well as transfer courses) with an Area of Knowledge course attribute in CaneLink can be used in an individualized cognate. All three courses in an individualized cognate must have the appropriate Area of Knowledge course attribute. Courses used in an individualized cognate cannot be double counted toward any other degree requirement. An individualized cognate must be a minimum of 3 courses (9 credit hours). Individualized cognates use the following academic plan codes: AT_0080 (Arts & Humanities), PS_0070 (People & Society), and ST_0026 (STEM). For information on thematic cognates, use the cognate search engine.
Below is a searchable list of current courses that can be used in an individualized cognate.
NOTE: The course a student takes to fulfill the quantitative skills proficiency requirement cannot be double counted by including it in an individualized cognate. Also courses with a grade of CR (except for test credits that are accepted with a UM equivalency from AP, IB, GCE, Cambridge Pre-U, CAPE, and CLEP programs) cannot be used to fulfill general education or other degree requirements like individualized cognates.
| Subject | Course No. | Course Title | Area of Knowledge Designation | Typically Offered | Credits (Min/Max) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REL | 250 | Spiritual, Not Religious: Spirituality in the 21st Century | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 252 | Religion and Human Sexuality | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 252 | Religion and Human Sexuality | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 253 | Cognitive Science and Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 253 | Cognitive Science and Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 255 | Religion and Sports: From the Ancients to the Present | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 259 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| REL | 261 | Religion, Health, and Human Suffering | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 271 | Introduction to Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 281 | Introduction to Buddhism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 281 | Introduction to Buddhism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 288 | Chinese Religions: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Popular Traditions | Arts and Humanities | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| REL | 288 | Chinese Religions: Confucian, Daoist, Buddhist, and Popular Traditions | People and Society | Spring Odd Years | 3/3 |
| REL | 291 | Introduction to Hinduism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 301 | Ancient Greece | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 302 | The Hellenistic Age | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 303 | The Roman Republic | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 304 | The Roman Empire | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 305 | The Ancient Near East: Religion and Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 307 | Religion and Culture in Pre-Islamic Arabia | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| REL | 308 | The Greco-Roman Context of Early Christianity | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 311 | Prophecy and Prophetic Literature in the Hebrew Bible | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 312 | The Torah and Ancient Law | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 312 | The Torah and Ancient Law | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 314 | The Rise of Judaism | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| REL | 315 | Jewish Mysticism | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| REL | 319 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| REL | 321 | Jesus and the Gospels | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 322 | The Apostle Paul: Letters, Controversies, and Philosophy | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 324 | The Bible and Modern Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| REL | 324 | The Bible and Modern Film | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| REL | 325 | Jesus in Myth and History | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 325 | Jesus in Myth and History | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 326 | The Bible in History | Arts and Humanities | Fall Odd Years | 3/3 |
| REL | 330 | Caribbean Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 330 | Caribbean Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 331 | Religions of Asia | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 332 | Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 334 | The American Jewish Experience: Hollywood and Popular Culture | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 335 | American Religion in Modern Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 335 | American Religion in Modern Film | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 338 | Latin American and U.S. Latino/a Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 338 | Latin American and U.S. Latino/a Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 339 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| REL | 341 | Modern Religious Thought I | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 342 | Modern Religious Thought II | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 343 | Saints and Sinners: Introduction to Catholicism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 343 | Saints and Sinners: Introduction to Catholicism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 345 | Religion and Gender | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| REL | 345 | Religion and Gender | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
