Christian Studies Minor (18 units)
(RLST was formerly CPRL)
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In completing the requirements for a minor, a minimum of 12 units, of which at least six must be upper-division, must be distinct and different from the units used to complete the requirements of the major or other minor.
Students minoring in Christian studies are required to take 18 units, distributed as follows:
Required Courses (4 Courses/12 units)
RLST 200 - Introduction to Christianity (3)
RLST 300 - Methods of Studying Religion (3)
RLST 351 - History and Development of Early Christian Thought (3)
RLST 352 - History and Development of Modern Christian Thought (3)
Elective Courses (2 Courses/6 units)
RLST 201 - Introduction to the New Testament (3)
RLST 311 - Religion and Film (3)
RLST 312 - The Bible as Literature (3) or
CPLT 312 - The Bible as Literature (3)
RLST 321 - Psychology of Religion (3)
RLST 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3) or
AFAM 325 - African American Religions and Spirituality (3)
RLST 333 - Religion and Sexuality (3)
RLST 367 - Religion in Latino/a Life (3)
RLST 370 - New Religious Movements in the U.S.A. (3)
RLST 375 - Conceptions of the Afterlife (3)
RLST 380 - Religion and Violence (3)
RLST 381 - Religion and Politics in the United States (3)
RLST 400 - Religion, the Media and Contemporary Culture (3)
RLST 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3) or
HIST 412A - History of the Christian Church to the Reformation (1517) (3)
RLST 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3) or
HIST 412B - History of the Christian Church from the Reformation to the Present (3)
RLST 485T - Major Religious Thinkers and Concepts (3) *
*When the content pertains to the Christian tradition.
