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 8 credits must be taken in religious studies courses at Oakland.

1. Required course selected from

REL 1100 - Introduction to Religion (4)
REL 1850 - World Religious Traditions (4)

2. Required courses

REL 1250 - Introduction to Christianity (4)
REL 3110 - Christian Ethics (4)

3. Two core courses selected from

AH 3220 - Early Medieval, Byzantine, and Romanesque Art (4)
AH 3230 - Gothic Art (4)
ENG 3650 - The Bible as Literature (4)
HST 3340 - The Italian Renaissance (4)
HST 3345 - The Reformation (4)
PHL 2210 - Medieval Philosophy (4)
REL 3730 - Early Christian Spirituality (4)
REL 3900 - Special Topics in Religious Studies (4) when relevant to Christian studies

4. One of the following applications

REL 4920 - Directed Readings in Religious Studies (4) (in Christianity studies; requires Christianity studies program director approval)
REL 4950 - Religious Community Project Internship (4)

Note

Special topics courses offered in other areas (anthropology, English, history, philosophy, political science, and sociology) may be applied towards the minor when the topic is about 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.