Theology Major Requirements
Major Program Requirements
The theology major requires 39 semester credits of theology courses. Majors in theology may choose from among 2 areas of concentration for their major (systematic theology or contextual theology). Both concentrations have a common core of 19 semester credits of theology courses, including:
TH 205 Moral Theology
TH 207 Introduction to the Old Testament
TH 208 Introduction to the New Testament
TH 209 Christian Social Teachings
TH 303-304 History of Christian Thought
TH 495 Theology Seminar
TH 496 Theology Research Paper or Theology Research Project
or TH 499 Honors Thesis
Other Program Requirements
EN 227 Expository Writing
Specific requirements for each area of concentration include:
A. Systematic
HI 301-302 History of the Catholic Church
TH 201 Church and Worship
TH 303-304 History of Christian Thought
TH 321 Christology
B. Contextual
TH 206 Comparative Religion
TH 327 S in and Grace in Theology and Literature
TH 333 Church and State in Latin America
TH 355 Spirit, Science, and Nature
1. Course sequence for majors: TH 101; then at least 3 200-level courses;
then upper-division courses.
2. The following course may apply toward fulfilling the 37 credits required
for the theology major:
PHIL 216 Philosophy of God and Religion
Other Program Requirements
Completion of a modern or classical second language through the
intermediate level.
Theology Minor Requirements
Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of theology, including:
TH 205 Moral Theology
TH 207 Introduction to the Old Testament
TH 208 Introduction to the New Testament
TH 303-304 History of Christian Thought
TH 495 Theology Seminar
The remaining 3 hours must be 200 level or above