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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 | 347 | Experiencing Religion: Conversion | Arts and Humanities | By Announcement Only | 3/3 |
| REL | 348 | Reformation Europe | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 348 | Reformation Europe | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 349 | All Roads Lead to Rome: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Religion and Rome | Arts and Humanities | Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 349 | All Roads Lead to Rome: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Religion and Rome | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 350 | Current Issues in Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 351 | Death and Dying | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 351 | Death and Dying | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 352 | Religion and Science | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 352 | Religion and Science | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 353 | Religion and American Politics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 353 | Religion and American Politics | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 354 | Religion and the Problem of Evil | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 356 | Myth and Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 357 | Gender, Power, Gods | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 357 | Gender, Power, Gods | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 358 | The Color of God: Race and Religion | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| REL | 358 | The Color of God: Race and Religion | People and Society | Fall, Spring, Summer | 3/3 |
| REL | 359 | Transfer Credits | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring, Summer | 1/4 |
| REL | 360 | Religion and Bioethics | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 360 | Religion and Bioethics | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 361 | Religion and Youth in Contemporary America | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 361 | Religion and Youth in Contemporary America | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 362 | The Sanctity of Life: Selected Themes From the Ancient World to the Present | Arts and Humanities | Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 362 | The Sanctity of Life: Selected Themes From the Ancient World to the Present | People and Society | Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 363 | Religion and Science Fiction: Dystopia, Faith, and the Future | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 364 | Spiritual Healing in the Americas from Controversy to Cure | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 365 | The Cognitive Foundations of Personal Faith | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 365 | The Cognitive Foundations of Personal Faith | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 367 | Black Religion in Literature: Afrofuturism and Africanjujuism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 367 | Black Religion in Literature: Afrofuturism and Africanjujuism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 368 | Voodoo to Wakanda: Africana Religion in Film and Media | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 368 | Voodoo to Wakanda: Africana Religion in Film and Media | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 370 | Islam in the Modern World | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 371 | Women, Gender, and Islam | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 371 | Women, Gender, and Islam | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 372 | Islam and the United States: The Politics of Race, Media, and Terrorism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 372 | Islam and the United States: The Politics of Race, Media, and Terrorism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 375 | Democracy and Religion in Israel and Palestine | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 375 | Democracy and Religion in Israel and Palestine | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 377 | Sufism: Islamic Mysticism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 378 | Religion and Civic Engagement | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 378 | Religion and Civic Engagement | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 380 | Holy Bones, Sacred Stones: Archaeology of Early Judaism | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 380 | Holy Bones, Sacred Stones: Archaeology of Early Judaism | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 383 | Buddhist Ethics and Social Justice | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 383 | Buddhist Ethics and Social Justice | People and Society | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 384 | Karma | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 388 | Story, Society, and Nationalism in Asian Religions: Living Narratives | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
| REL | 391 | Bollywood and Beyond: Religion, Gender and Politics in South Asian Film | Arts and Humanities | Fall, Spring | 3/3 |
