Christianity Studies Minor

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The liberal arts minor in Christianity studies requires a minimum of 20 credits as described below. At least eight credits must be taken in religious studies courses at Oakland.

1. Required course selected from

REL 100 - Introduction To Religion (4)
REL 150 - World Religious Traditions (4)

2. Required course

REL 103 - Introduction to Christianity (4)

3. Two core courses selected from

AH 322 - Early Medieval, Byzantine, and Romanesque Art (4)
AH 326 - Gothic Art (4)
ENG 305 - The Bible as Literature (4) or
REL 353 - The Bible as Literature
(4)
HST 326 - The Italian Renaissance (4)
HST 327 - The Reformation (4)
PHL 205 - Medieval Philosophy (4)
REL 323 - Christian Ethics (4)
REL 300 - Special Topics in Religious Studies (4) when relevant to Christian studies
REL 349 - Early Christian Spirituality (4)

4. One of the following applications

REL 450 - Religious Community Project Internship (4)
REL 490 - Directed Readings in the Religious Studies (4) (in Christianity studies; requires Christianity studies program director approval)

Note

Special topics courses offered in other areas (English, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology) may be applied towards the minor when the topic is on an aspect of religious studies appropriate to the minor.

Students using this catalog to meet Christianity studies minor requirements may also use any course subsequently approved as satisfying requirements in one of the elective categories (requirements 1, 3, and 4) and published in a later catalog.