B.A. Christian Studies
Course Requirements (96 credit hours)
If you are looking for a general but comprehensive program, the BA in Christian Studies is for you. This program offers you the flexibility to design a program that can cover a variety of interests. Within this program you can choose to add any of our focus areas to your program. The focus areas offered in BA Christian Studies are: Bible/Theology, Children's Ministry, Global Mission, Peer Counselling, Pastoral Ministry, Worship Arts, and Youth Ministry.
Consider filling your electives at an approved institution with a focus in marketplace ministry such as Aviation, Business, Drama, or TESOL.
Program Advisor: Dr. Terry Hiebert, Ph.D.
Program Objectives:
- Know the biblical, historical and theological foundations of the life and mission of the church.
- Establish a mature commitment to the Lordship of Christ, the Word of God and the spiritual disciplines required for ministry in the Church.
- Acquire effective relational and communication skills for ministry in the Church.
- Establish an evangelical-Anabaptist worldview relevant to the global task of the Church today.
- Become fully committed to the lifelong mission of servant leadership in the Church and in its global ministries.
Course Requirements:
Biblical and Theological Studies (36 credit hours)
- BI111 Intro. to the Bible: Old Testament (3 credit hours)
- BI121 Intro. to the Bible: New Testament (3 credit hours)
- BI122 Life and Teachings of Jesus (3 credit hours)
- BI203 Biblical Interpretation (3 credit hours)
- TH101 Christian Spirituality (3 credit hours)
- TH231 Christian Theology (3 credit hours)
- BI31- Old Testament Elective (300 level) (3 credit hours)
- BI32- New Testament Elective (300 level) (3 credit hours)
- BI- Bible Elective (9 credit hours)
- TH- Theology Elective (3 credit hours)
General Studies (30 credit hours)
- HU101 Communications (3 credit hours)
- HU217 Spanish (3 credit hours)
- HU221 Christian History (3 credit hours)
- HU222 Anabaptist History (3 credit hours)
- HU372 Ethics (3 credit hours)
- Choose one of
- HU261 Health & Wellness (3 credit hours)
- HU373 Faith and Science (3 credit hours)
- SS223 Interpersonal Communication (3 credit hours)
- FA- Fine Arts Elective
- SS- Social Science Elective
- FA / HU / SS General Studies Elective (3 credit hours)
Ministry Studies (10 credit hours)
- CM101 Ministry 1: Intro. to Ministry 3 (3 credit hours)
- CM201 Ministry 2: Intercultural Ministry (3 credit hours)
- CM301 Ministry 3: International Ministry (3 credit hours)
- CM401 Ministry 4: Integrative Ministry Seminar (1 credit hours)
Focus Electives (12 credit hours)
- Focus Area Electices (12 credit hours)
