Christian Studies, B.A.
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the program in Christian Studies majors will be able to:
- Interpret scripture evidencing biblical literacy.
- Articulate clear theological doctrines relevant to Christian life and ministry.
- Engage the perennial questions of the human condition using resources from philosophy.
- Apply principles of Christian formation for the practice of ministry.
Concentrations
Biblical Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Choose three (3) upper-division courses from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| Preaching | ||
| Christian Care of Souls | ||
| Foundations for the Practice of Youth Ministry | ||
| Enacting Worship | ||
| Church as a Witness to the World | ||
| The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | ||
| Leading in Ministry | ||
| The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity | ||
| Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | ||
| Youth and Family Ministry | ||
| Internship | ||
| Special Studies in Christian Ministry | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Choose five (5) upper-division courses from the following: | 15 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 1
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: CMI, PHL, and THE.
General Christian Studies Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Choose eight (8) upper-division courses from the following: 1 | 24 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Preaching | ||
| Christian Care of Souls | ||
| Foundations for the Practice of Youth Ministry | ||
| Enacting Worship | ||
| Church as a Witness to the World | ||
| The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | ||
| Leading in Ministry | ||
| The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity | ||
| Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | ||
| Youth and Family Ministry | ||
| Internship | ||
| Special Studies in Christian Ministry | ||
| Logic and Reasoning | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 1
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: BIB, CMI, PHL, and THE.
Leadership Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| CMI 3000 | Preaching | 3 |
| CMI 3025 | Christian Care of Souls | 3 |
| CMI 3050 | Church as a Witness to the World | 3 |
| CMI 4000 | The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | 3 |
| CMI 4010 | Leading in Ministry | 3 |
| CMI 4015 | The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity 1 | 3 |
| CMI 4020 | Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | 3 |
| CMI 4050 | Internship | 3 |
| Choose three (3) upper-division courses from the following: 2 | 9 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition 1 | ||
| Choose three (3) interdisciplinary units from the following: | 3 | |
| Principles of Management | ||
| Applied Entrepreneurship | ||
| Nonprofit Organization Management | ||
| Total Units | 72 | |
- 1
Required for students who are seeking to complete the educational requirement for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene.
- 2
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: BIB, PHL, and THE.
Philosophy Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Choose three (3) upper-division courses from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Preaching | ||
| Christian Care of Souls | ||
| Foundations for the Practice of Youth Ministry | ||
| Enacting Worship | ||
| Church as a Witness to the World | ||
| The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | ||
| Leading in Ministry | ||
| The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity | ||
| Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | ||
| Youth and Family Ministry | ||
| Internship | ||
| Special Studies in Christian Ministry | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition | ||
| Choose five (5) upper-division courses from the following: | 15 | |
| Logic and Reasoning | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 1
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: BIB, CMI, and THE.
Theology Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Choose three (3) upper-division courses from the following: 1 | 9 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Preaching | ||
| Christian Care of Souls | ||
| Foundations for the Practice of Youth Ministry | ||
| Enacting Worship | ||
| Church as a Witness to the World | ||
| The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | ||
| Leading in Ministry | ||
| The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity | ||
| Compassionate Ministry in Local Context | ||
| Youth and Family Ministry | ||
| Internship | ||
| Special Studies in Christian Ministry | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Choose five (5) upper-division courses from the following: | 15 | |
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition | ||
| Total Units | 60 | |
- 1
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: BIB, CMI, and PHL.
Youth and Family Concentration
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| BIB 1001 | Old Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 1002 | New Testament History and Religion (GE) | 3 |
| BIB 2040 | Reading Scripture Faithfully | 3 |
| CMI 1020 | Imagining Ministry | 1 |
| CMI 1065 | Faith Formation and Community | 3 |
| PHL 2001 | Introduction to Philosophy (GE) | 3 |
| or PHL 2011 | Ethics (GE) | |
| PHL 3050 | God and Philosophy | 3 |
| THE 2050 | Introduction to Christian Theology | 3 |
| THE 4095 | Justice in the Church: Gender, Households, and Unity in the Body of Christ | 3 |
| Choose one (1) course from the following: | 3 | |
| Women in the Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| The Christian Tradition (GE) | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| Christian Life as Vocation (GE) | ||
| Global Christianity (GE) | ||
| Choose one (1) of the following sequences: | 8 | |
| Biblical Hebrew I (GE) and Biblical Hebrew II (GE) | ||
| Biblical Greek I (GE) and Biblical Greek II (GE) | ||
| Concentration Courses | ||
| CMI 3000 | Preaching | 3 |
| CMI 3025 | Christian Care of Souls | 3 |
| CMI 3040 | Foundations for the Practice of Youth Ministry | 3 |
| CMI 3050 | Church as a Witness to the World | 3 |
| CMI 4000 | The Christian Gathering: Scripture, Baptism, and Eucharist | 3 |
| CMI 4015 | The Church of the Nazarene: History and Polity 1 | 3 |
| CMI 4025 | Youth and Family Ministry | 3 |
| CMI 4050 | Internship | 3 |
| Choose three (3) upper-division courses from the following: 2 | 9 | |
| The Bible, Environment, and Creation Care: Ecological Interpretation of Scripture | ||
| Apocalyptic Literature: Daniel, Revelation, and Their Interpretation | ||
| Old Testament Psalms and Wisdom Literature: Worship and Wisdom in a World of Suffering and Injustice | ||
| Jesus and the Gospels: Four Portraits of One Christ | ||
| The Letters of Paul: Faith, Hope, and Love Across Distance and Difference | ||
| Old Testament Prophets and the Holy Imagination: Power, Gender, Justice, and Economics | ||
| Topics in Theological Interpretations of Scripture | ||
| Biblical Historiography: Old Testament Historical Books and the Book of Acts | ||
| Old Testament Pentateuch: Genesis through Deuteronomy | ||
| Special Studies in Bible | ||
| Internship | ||
| Logic and Reasoning | ||
| Plato and Aristotle | ||
| Descartes Through Hegel | ||
| Justice, Politics, and the Social World | ||
| Existential Philosophy and Literature | ||
| Philosophy and Art | ||
| Philosophy and the Sciences | ||
| Education and the Ethical Life | ||
| Philosophy in Film | ||
| Ethics, Responsibility, and Love | ||
| Contemporary Voices in Philosophy, Ethics, and Language | ||
| Being and Truth | ||
| Special Studies in Philosophy | ||
| Christian Faith and the Natural Sciences (GE) | ||
| The World's Faith Traditions | ||
| Christ and the Church | ||
| Theology of Creation Care | ||
| Theological Themes in Film | ||
| God, Suffering, and the Human Condition | ||
| Martin Luther King, Jr. and Theological Ethics | ||
| Theology in the Wesleyan Tradition | ||
| Choose 2-4 interdisciplinary units from the following: | 2-4 | |
| Early Childhood Education | ||
| Adolescent Development in the Family Context | ||
| Developmental Psychology - Birth Through Adolescence | ||
| Abnormal Psychology | ||
| Sociology of the Family | ||
| Total Units | 71-73 | |
- 1
Required for students who are seeking to complete the educational requirement for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene.
- 2
Student must take a minimum of one (1) course in each of the following: BIB, PHL, and THE.