Program Requirements

Hours: 64 hours

THEOLOGICAL CORE - 30 hours

Scripture: 6 hours

REL 102Christian Scriptures (3) R

REL 103Hebrew Scriptures (3) R

Systematics: 6 hours

Choose two courses from the following:

REL 214Feminist Womanist Theology and Spirituality (3) R

REL 324Liturgy and Sacrament (3) R

REL 325Christology (3) R

REL 326Theology of Church (3) R

REL 327Revelation, Doctrine and Creed (3) R

Moral: 3 hours

Choose one course from the following:

ETH:REL 250Christian Ethics (3) E

ETH:REL 255Christian Social Justice (3) E

Historical: 3 hours

REL 302Survey of Church History (3) R

Spirituality: 3 hours

Choose one course from the following:

REL 104Personal Spirituality and the Theology of Experience (3) R

REL 204African-American Religious Experience (3) R

REL 206Spirituality & Wellness (3) R

REL 340Spirituality and Aging (3) S/R

Religion and Culture: 6 hours

Choose two courses from the following:

REL 101Introduction to Religion (3) R

REL 201World Religions (3) R

IDS 390-395 Theology and Anthropology (3) IDS

Senior Learning Assessment: 3 hours

REL 399Concluding Seminar & Capstone (3) CAP

RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: 34 hours

AYA 345Intro to Secondary Education (3)

CED 220Professional Development (1)

EDU 305Educational Assessment (3)

PSY 103Introduction to Psychology (3) S

PSY 205Child/Adolescent Development (3) S

RDG 215Theoretical Perspectives and Foundations in Literacy (3)

RPS 340Philosophy and Methods of Religious Education (3)

RPS 344Philosophy and Methods of Forming Christian Community (3)

RPS 345Pastoral Internship (3)

RPS 350Youth Ministry (3)

SED 215Human Exceptionalities (3)

Select one course from the following:

REL 324Liturgy and Sacrament (3) R

REL 325Christology (3) R

REL 326Theology of Church (3) R

REL 327Revelation, Doctrine and Creed (3) R

Program Outcomes

Graduates of Department of Religious and Pastoral Studies programs will be able to:

  • minister with a competent background in scripture as well as systematic, historical and ethical theology.
  • think theologically about people, problems, and events, as well as about a particular mission, and access the scriptures and the Christian tradition in their ministry.
  • reflect theologically about their pastoral experiences so they can enrich their own spirituality.
  • recognize and process with groups the theological concerns that surface in diverse pastoral settings.
  • see themselves as change agents within an organizational framework while transforming the system in which they live, work and pray.