Religion and Public Life B. A.

The major in Religion and Public Life is designed for students who have a passion for justice and wish to serve beyond the local church setting. This degree explores the complicated intersection between religion and American culture from historical, theological, and sociological perspectives. It will provide students with the Christian foundation to identify and contribute to the common good through vocational pathways such as law, humanitarian aid, non-profit, government service, foreign service, or peace initiatives.

120 MINIMUM HOURS

36 UPPER LEVEL HOURS

30 HOURS AT UMHB

Degree Requirements

Academic Core – 60 hours

see Bachelor of Arts Degree - Academic Core

(Includes PHIL 2315 as the World Cultures requirement, SOCI 1311 as the Social Science requirement and HIST 1311 or 1312 as the World Cultures or Any Philosophy requirement.)

Foundation Courses

CSTH 3345	Christian Ethics and Social Issues	3
CSCH 3330	Religion in America	3
HIST 4330	History of Church State In the U.S.	3
SOCI 4330	Sociology of Religion	3

Advanced Courses

	One of the following
PHIL 2320	World Religions	3
CSIS 3301	Intercultural Perspectives	3
	One of the following
CSCH 4380	Women in American Christianity	3
CSCH 4311	Antisemitism, Christianity, and the Holocaust	3
CSCH 3320	Baptists in Black and White	3
	One of the following
HIST 3314	The American South	3
HIST 4325	Contemporary America	3
	One of the following
HIST 3325	History of the American Presidency	3
HIST 4324	Emergence of Modern America	3
	One of the following
HIST 4313	History of Western Political Thought Through the Enlightenment	3
HIST 4314	History of Western Political Thought from the Nineteenth Century to the Present	3
	One of the following
SOCI 3317	Race and Ethnicity	3
SOCI 3340	Social Class and Poverty	3
SOCI 4318	Social Theory	3

Capstone Course

CCST 4110

Religion and Public Life Capstone