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 3345Christian Ethics and Social Issues

3

CSCH 3330Religion in America

3

HIST 4330History of Church State In the U.S.

3

SOCI 4330Sociology of Religion

3

Advanced Courses

 

One of the following

PHIL 4315World Religions

3

CSIS 3301Intercultural Perspectives

3

One of the following

CSCH 4380Women in American Christianity

3

CSCH 4311Antisemitism, Christianity, and the Holocaust

3

CSCH 3320Baptists in Black and White

3

One of the following

HIST 3314The American South

3

HIST 4325Contemporary America

3

One of the following

HIST 3325History of the American Presidency

3

HIST 4324Emergence of Modern America

3

One of the following

HIST 4313History of Western Political Thought Through the Enlightenment

3

HIST 4314History of Western Political Thought from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

3

One of the following

SOCI 3317Race and Ethnicity

3

SOCI 3340Social Class and Poverty

3

SOCI 4318Social Theory

3

Capstone Course

 

CCST 4110Religion and Public Life Capstone

1

General Electives - to reach 120 hours

Suggested Schedule for Religion and Public Life B.A.

Freshman Year – 30 hours

CSBS 1311Engaging the Old Testament

3

CSBS 1312Engaging the New Testament

3

ENGL 1321Rhetoric & Composition I

3

ENGL 1322Rhetoric & Composition II

3

Lab Science

4

MATH
(1304 or higher)

3

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

or

HIST 2311American History to 1877

3

HIST 1311History of World Civilizations to 1500

3

or

HIST 1312History of World Civilizations since 1500

3

EXAC
Activity Course

1

COMM 1320Public Speaking

3

Freshman Seminar

1

Chapel (each semester)

Fine Arts Experience (each semester)

 

Sophomore Year – 32 hours

CSCH 3330Religion in America

3

PHIL 2315Introduction to Philosophy

3

SOCI 1311Introduction to Sociology

3

Foreign language 1

4

Foreign language 2

4

Fine Arts

3

CSTH 3345Christian Ethics and Social Issues

3

Literature

3

One of the following

PHIL 4315World Religions

3

CSIS 3301Intercultural Perspectives

3

One of the following

SOCI 3317Race and Ethnicity

3

SOCI 3340Social Class and Poverty

3

SOCI 4318Social Theory

3

Chapel (each semester)

Fine Arts Experience (each semester)

PHIL 2315: fulfills World Cultures in the core

Junior Year – 31 hours

Foreign language 3

3

Foreign language 4

3

HIST 4330History of Church State In the U.S.

3

SOCI 4330Sociology of Religion

3

Literature or Humanities

3

One of the following

CSCH 4380Women in American Christianity

3

CSCH 4311Antisemitism, Christianity, and the Holocaust

3

CSCH 3330Religion in America

3

One of the following

HIST 3325History of the American Presidency

3

HIST 4324Emergence of Modern America

3

Electives

9

EXAC
Activity Course

1

Fine Arts Experience (each semester)

 

Senior Year – 27 hours

One of the following

HIST 3314The American South

3

HIST 4325Contemporary America

3

One of the following

HIST 4313History of Western Political Thought Through the Enlightenment

3

HIST 4314History of Western Political Thought from the Nineteenth Century to the Present

3

Electives

20

CCST 4110Religion and Public Life Capstone

1

Fine Arts Experience (each semester)

 

Total Credit Hours: 120