Youth Ministry Major

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The youth ministry major emphasizes biblical principles, discipleship, counseling relationships, and effective communication, and combines classroom instruction and ministry experience. The major enables students to articulate a biblical philosophy of youth ministry, model an appropriate lifestyle, understand contemporary youth problems, counsel youth, organize and administrate youth programs, and communicate biblical concepts effectively in a variety of teaching situations. The major also prepares students for graduate studies and seminary.

The Youth Ministry Major requires completion of the following 120 credits:
General Education (57 credit hours)
Major Core (39 credit hours)
Electives (24 credit hours)

General Education Requirements (57 credit hours)

Biblical Studies (12 credit hours)

Take the following four courses (some courses are cross-listed and only one prefix needs to be taken):

BIB 111 - Old Testament (3) OR
HIS 111 - Old Testament (3)
BIB 114 - New Testament (3) OR
HUM 114 - New Testament (3)
PHL 315 - Worldviews: Philosophical and Religious Perspectives (3)
THE 201 - Introduction to Theology (3)

Communication (12 credit hours)

Take each of the following four courses:

COM 103 - Public Speaking (3)
COM 212 - Persuasion (3)
ENG 102 - English Composition (3)
ENG 104 - Research Writing (3)
ENG 105 - Advanced English Composition
may be taken by invitation of the English faculty to fulfill requirements for both ENG 102 and ENG 104.

Arts and Humanities (9 credit hours)

Take one course from each of the following three academic disciplines:

Philosophy (3 credit hours)

PHL 202 - Philosophical Inquiry (3)

Fine Arts (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Literature (3 credit hours)

Choose one course from the following:

Social Sciences (15 credit hours)

Take each of the following five courses:

Mathematics (3 credit hours)

MAT 111 - College Algebra (3)
(or higher except MAT 202 - Math Literacy )

Science (3 credit hours)

SCI 230 - Integrated Physical Science with Lab (3)

Integrative Studies (3 credit hours)

* Please see the First- Year Integration (FYI) page for specific information about this required course.

INT 101 - First-Year Integration (3)

Youth Ministry Major Core (39 credit hours)

Bible and Theology Courses (18 credit hours)

Youth Ministry Courses (12 credit hours)

YTM 201 - Foundations of Youth Ministry (3)
YTM 202 - Spiritual Formation in Youth Ministry (3)
YTM 402 - Contemporary Youth Problems (3)
YTM 450 - Youth Internship (1 to 12) Minimum of 3 credit hours.

Upper-Division Field Related Electives (6 credit hours)

Select six credit hours from upper-division courses with a BIB, MUS, PSY, THE, or YTM prefix. Students wishing to fulfill this requirement from coursework outside these prefixes may request approval from the appropriate faculty in Youth Ministry.

Youth Ministry Major Elective (3 credit hours)

Complete three credit hours selected from courses with a YTM, BIB, or THE prefix.