Theology Major

41 credits

Prerequisites:

RLG203	Old Testament Narrative	3
RLG206	New Testament	3
RLG303	Old Testament II	2

Required: (19 credits)

RLG241	Church History	3
THY330	Our Living Faith	4
THY331	Seminar in Theology	4
THY341	Lutheran Confessional Writings	3
THY422	Christian Ministry and Practice	3
THY495	All Within the Context of the Christian Gospel	2

Electives: (6 credits)
choose 2 credits:

ARC101	Introduction to Archaeology	2
RLG459	Studies in Religion and Society	2
THY280	Personal Witnessing	2
THY409	Studies in Biblical Theology	2
THY439	Studies in Christian History and Thought	2
THY460	Worship for Lutherans	2

Tracks: (select 1 track)

Theology Track (16 credits from courses not taken above):

ARC250	Near Eastern Archaeology	4
ARC301	Palestine and Its Material Remains	4
ARC351	Field Archaeology	4
ED454	Teaching the Faith	2
PHI341	Major Systems of Philosophy	4
RLG350	Religions of the World	4
RLG391	Luther's Germany	2
RLG400	Jerusalem: God at the Center	4
RLG459	*Studies in Religion and Society (repeatable	2
RLG488	Independent Study	1-4
THY280	*Personal Witnessing	2
THY371	Mission of God	4
THY381	Congregational Outreach	4
THY409	*Studies in Biblical Theology (repeatable)	2
THY439	*Studies in Christian History and Thought (repeatable)	2
THY460	Worship for Lutherans	2
THY461	Worship and Witness	2
THY473	Cross-Cultural Outreach	4
THY480	Rural, Suburban and Urban Outreach 4
THY481	Christian Response to the Religion of the World	2

*courses not taken in the core may be taken in the track. However, no single occurrence of a course may be counted both in the core and in the track.

Biblical Languages Track: (16 credits) select credits representing two languages:

Required (8 credits)

GRK212	Biblical Greek II	4
HBR312	Biblical Hebrew II	4

Electives (8 credits)

GRK312	Matthew	2
GRK314	Mark	2
GRK316	Luke	2
GRK412	Galatians and Romans	2
GRK414	Corinthians	2
GRK416	General Epistles	2
HBR411	Biblical Hebrew Prose Readings	2
HBR413	Biblical Hebrew Poetry Readings	2

Liberal Studies: (16 credits)
Students select a coherent grouping of 300- and 400-level from the liberal arts and sciences with the approval of the department. Approval must be sought before enrollment in the second course in the sequence. Students will prepare a portfolio of best work including samples representing each course. Students must prepare a portfolio in the department as part of the application for the major.