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Business Major                 Human Service Major                Organizational Leadership & Management Major                  Practical Theology Major

BUSINESS MAJOR (39 credits)
The Business Major provides excellent preparation for professional careers in business, especially those with their focus in urban and inner city contexts. Three concentrations are available in management, business entrepreneurship, and business computer applications. Students complete the general education requirements (50 credits), the life skills development requirement (3 credits), the business major core (24 credits), and the courses required for the concentration (15 credits).


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HUMAN SERVICES MAJOR (39 credits)
The Human Services Major addresses the areas of personal, familial, social, and community healing, restoration, and advancement. The major is useful preparation for personal growth, careers in counseling and social activism of particular relevance to the inner city, and for graduate studies. Candidates for the major are to complete the general education requirement (50 credits), the life skills development requirement (3 credits), the human services major core requirement (24 credits), and a concentration in either addiction counseling or marriage and family counseling (15 credits each).


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ORGANIZATONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT MAJOR (39 credits)
The Organizational Leadership and Management Major is designed for persons seeking to enhance their professional skills for leadership in an urban context. Students complete the general education requirement (50 credits), the life skills development requirement (3 credits), the human services major core requirement (24 credits), and select a concentration in urban policy leadership (15 credits) or faith-based community leadership (15 credits). The Major consists of 50 credits in general education, 3 credits in life skills development, 24 credits in the major's core requirement, and 15 credits from one of the concentrations.


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PRACTICAL THEOLOGY MAJOR (39 credits)
The Practical Theology Major is designed for lay involvement and career paths in urban church and para-church ministries and for those seeking appropriate undergraduate preparation for graduate school or seminary. Four concentrations are available: Ministry, Biblical Studies, and Chaplaincy. Students complete the general education requirements (50 credits), the life skills development requirement (3 credits), the practical theology major core (24 credits), and courses required for the concentration (15 credits).

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Last updated on 05.09.04

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