Arts Academic Plans

The Mennonite Studies Option is open to students in Three-Year General (Major or Liberal Studies) and Four-Year General Liberal Studies academic plans in Arts.

Requirements

The Mennonite Studies Option requires successful completion of a minimum of five academic course units (ten courses) with a minimum cumulative average of 65%, including:

1. List A (two courses required):
   ENGL 218 Mennonite Literature
   HIST 247 Mennonite History: A Survey
   HIST 348/RS 344 The Radical Reformation
   RS 352 Contemporary Mennonite Thought
   SOC 275 Mennonites as a Sociological Community
2. List B (two courses required):
   HIST 235/RS 240 History of Christianity
   RS 235 Jesus: Life and Legacy
   RS 236 Paul: Life and Letters
   RS 250 History of Christian Thought
   RS 335 Unity and Diversity in the New Testament
3. List C (six courses required):
   Students may substitute a directed study for one of these, subject to the approval of the relevant instructor and the director of the plan.
   CMW 363/MUSIC 363/RS 357 Christian Hymnody
   CMW 364/MUSIC 364/RS 358 Worship and Music
   HIST 379 Reformation History
   HIST 400A Reformation Seminar
   PACS 201 Roots of Conflict and Violence
   PACS 203 A History of Peace Movements
   RS 152 Introduction to Theology
   RS 256/PACS 320 Christian Approaches to Peacemaking
   RS 353 War and Peace in Christian Theology

Notes:

1. Students should choose their courses in consultation with the Director of the plan.
2. Students must adhere to Arts Faculty guidelines with respect to transfer credit from Bible Colleges.

Further Information

For further information, please contact the Director of Mennonite Studies at Conrad Grebel University College.