Youth and Family Ministry Major

Eleven courses including:

Theology core:
REL 200 Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II
or REL 300 Bible, Christian Theology, and Vocation
REL 301 Interpreting the Old Testament
REL 302 Interpreting the New Testament
REL 362 Theology of the Reformers
REL 495 Religion Keystone

Youth and family ministry core:
YFM 207 Contextual Education [required non-credit field experience]
YFM 232 Peer Ministry: Principles and Leadership
YFM 235 Basics in Youth and Family Ministry
YFM 358 Life and Work of the Church
or YFM 316 Church and Culture in Context
YFM 399 Internship
REL 343 Theology of Marriage and Family
REL 425 Christian Spiritual Practices

and three supporting courses:
SOC 231 Family Systems: A Cross- Cultural Perspective
PSY 105 Principles of Psychology
PSY 250 Child Development
or PSY 252 Adolescent and Young Adult Development
or SWK 260 Humans Developing

Note: A student with a youth and family ministry major or minor may not also major or minor in religion.

Youth and Family Ministry Minor
The minor consists of the following six courses:
REL 200 Christian Vocation and the Search for Meaning II
or REL 300 Bible, Christian Theology, and Vocation
YFM 235 Basics in Youth and Family Ministry
YFM 232 Peer Ministry

one Bible survey course from:
REL 301 Interpreting the Old Testament
REL 302 Interpreting the New Testament

one upper division YFM course from:
REL 343 Theology of Marriage and Family
YFM 316 Church and Culture in Context
YFM 358 Life and Work of the Church

one formal, supervised field work experience:
YFM 207 Contextual Education (noncredit requirement)
YFM 399 Internship or field work with youth and families, supervised through another major and approved by the religion department youth and family ministry coordinator.