2007-2008 Academic Catalog
Religious Studies Majors and Minors
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- Religious Studies Majors and Minors
- Biblical Studies Major
- Biblical Studies: Interdisciplinary Major
- Christian Ministries Major
- Christian Ministries: Interdisciplinary Major
- Philosophy Major
- Religion Major
- Religion: Interdisciplinary Major
- Biblical Studies Minor
- Camping: Administrative Minor
- Camping: Programming Minor
- Christian Ministries: Church Recreation Minor
- Christian Ministries: Educational Ministry Minor
- Christian Ministries: Missions Minor
- Christian Ministries: Youth Ministry Minor
- Philosophy Minor
- Quaker Studies Minor
- Religion Minor
Biblical Studies Major (BA)
The biblical studies major offers a 39-semester-hour course of study that is designed to provide a good foundation for some church ministries, work with youth and parachurch organizations, teaching Bible in Christian school settings, and for further graduate work in Bible and theology. The student who majors in Bible will acquire an in-depth working knowledge of Scripture, its backgrounds, and methods of interpretation. Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all courses taken for the major.Major Requirements
18 semester hours must be from upper-division courses (including at least 6 semester hours at the 400 level). Courses must be distributed as follows:
Biblical Studies (18 hours)
Students must choose 18 semester hours in biblical studies (BIBL) courses:
- BIBL 100 Bible Survey (4) may not be applied to the major
- One semester of BIBL 101 Literature of the Old Testament (3) or BIBL 102 Literature of the New Testament (3) may be applied as biblical studies credit
- Greek may be applied as biblical studies credit
- No more than 2 semester hours in BIBL 495 Special Study may count toward major requirements
Christian Ministries (6 hours)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
CHMN 360 Perspectives in Christian Education (3)
CHMN 390 Theological Foundations of Christian Ministry (3)
Students must choose 3 additional semester hours of Christian ministries (CHMN) coursework
Religion (9 hours)
RELI 380 Christian Beliefs (3)
Students must choose one of the following courses:
RELI 401 Christianity in History I (3)
RELI 402 Christianity in History II (3)
Students must choose 3 additional semester hours of religious studies (RELI) coursework
Philosophy (6 hours)
Students must choose 6 semester hours of philosophy (PHIL) coursework
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