Contact: David Evans
Degree: Associate of Arts
Semester Hours: 60 (30 from EMU Core, 30 in biblical and church studies)
This program allows the student to combine requirements from the EMU Core with a 30 SH concentration in biblical and church studies. Students complete elective credits as needed to reach the total of 60 SH required for the AA degree.
Required Courses (30 SH)
REL 202 Reading the Bible (3)
*REL 301 Gender in the Bible OR *REL 302 Jesus, God, and Film OR *REL 303 Politics in the Bible OR *REL 304 Money in the Bible (3)
REL 410 Hebrew Bible: Text in Context OR REL 411 New Testament: Text in Context (3)
PHIL 201 Introduction to Philosophy OR *PHIL 412 Philosophy of Religion OR REL 201 Introduction to Religious Studies OR REL 205 Introduction to Theology (3)
*REL 231 Jewish and Islamic Traditions OR *REL 232 Hinduisms and Buddhisms OR *REL 233 East Asian Traditions: Confucianism, Daoism, Shinto OR *REL 234 Indigenous Traditions (3)
*REL 323 Jesus, Justice, and Violence OR REL 341 African American Religions OR *REL 342 Sex, Love, God: Religion and Sexuality OR *REL 343 Witches, Cripples and Other Monsters: Religion and Disability OR *REL 412 Liberation Theologies (3)
REL, PHIL electives (12)
* indicates the course is offered in alternate years