Christian Behavioral Science Minor

The Christian behavioral science minor from CBU provides students with a distinct and decidedly Christian perspective of human behavior. The curriculum integrates psychology, sociology and anthropology with theology.

General Prerequisites

 

CST110 Old Testament Survey

A survey of the books of the Old Testament and their theological contribution to the overall storyline of the Bible. Attention is also given to the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel. Fulfills general education requirement for non-Christian Studies majors. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

CST110-E
Hao, Anthony C.
09/05/2023 M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM BUS 252
CST110-A
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/05/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Health Science Campus M260
CST110-G
Gill, John J
09/05/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Health Science Campus L243
CST110-F
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/05/2023 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Health Science Campus M260
CST110-D
Slunaker, Joseph Gregory
09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Health Science Campus M260
CST110-C
Mooney, David Jeffrey
09/05/2023 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM BUS 124
CST110-B
Mooney, David Jeffrey
09/05/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 124
CST110-A
Gill, John J
01/08/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Building 36 36A2
CST110-I
Gill, John J
01/08/2024 Th 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Building 36 ONLN
CST110-J
Gill, John J
01/08/2024 Th 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Building 36 ONLN
CST110-G
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
01/08/2024 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Yeager Center B252
CST110-F
Welbaum, Sam D.
01/08/2024 M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM Health Science Campus L243
CST110-C
Mooney, David Jeffrey
01/08/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 125
CST110-B
Mooney, David Jeffrey
01/08/2024 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM BUS 125
CST110-D
Mooney, David Jeffrey
01/08/2024 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM BUS 125
CST110-A
Gill, John J
09/03/2024 Th 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM TBA ONLN
CST110-F
Gill, John J
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Health Science Campus L243
CST110-H
Gill, John J
09/03/2024 Th 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM TBA ONLN
CST110-E
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 M 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM TBA
CST110-D
Slunaker, Joseph Gregory
09/03/2024 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Health Science Campus S292
CST110-G
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/03/2024 TTh 3:45 PM - 5:15 PM Health Science Campus V295
CST110-B
Mooney, David Jeffrey
09/03/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 124
CST110-C
Mooney, David Jeffrey
09/03/2024 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM BUS 124

CST130 New Testament Survey

A survey of the books of the New Testament and their contributions to the overall storyline of the Bible. Special attention is given to the life of Jesus and the development of the early church in their historical, cultural, and theological settings. Fulfills general education requirement for non-Christian Studies majors. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

CST130-C
Wilhite, Shawn J.
09/05/2023 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM BUS 202
CST130-F
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/05/2023 TTh 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Health Science Campus M260
CST130-D
Vera, Andres D.
09/05/2023 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM BUS 202
CST130-E
Vera, Andres D.
09/05/2023 MWF 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM BUS 202
CST130-G
Gill, John J
09/05/2023 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Health Science Campus L243
CST130-B
Cate, James J.
09/05/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM BUS 124
CST130-A
Cate, James J.
12/08/2023 M 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM BUS 124
CST130-I
Cate, James J.
09/05/2023 TTh 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM BUS 124
CST130-H
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
01/08/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Yeager Center B252
CST130-I
Tung, Brian H.
01/08/2024 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Health Science Campus P280
CST130-J
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
01/08/2024 Th 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Yeager Center ONLN
CST130-E
Vera, Andres D.
01/08/2024 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Health Science Campus S292
CST130-F
Vera, Andres D.
01/08/2024 MWF 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Health Science Campus S292
CST130-B
Cate, James J.
01/08/2024 TTh 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM BUS 123
CST130-C
Cate, James J.
01/08/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM BUS 123
CST130-A
Cate, James J.
01/08/2024 M 3:45 PM - 6:45 PM BUS 123
CST130-E
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/03/2024 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Health Science Campus V295
CST130-F
Vera, Andres D.
09/03/2024 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Health Science Campus V295
CST130-G
Vera, Andres D.
09/03/2024 MWF 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Health Science Campus V295
CST130-H
Mosteller, Angela Michelle
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Health Science Campus V295
CST130-B
Cate, James J.
09/03/2024 TTh 7:00 AM - 8:30 AM BUS 123
CST130-C
Cate, James J.
09/03/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM BUS 123
CST130-D
Cate, James J.
09/03/2024 TTh 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM BUS 123
CST130-A
Cate, James J.
09/03/2024 M 3:45 PM - 6:45 PM BUS 124

PSY213 General Psychology

This introductory course is a survey of the processes of adjustment, growth, learning, remembering, perception, sensation, socialization, and emotions. It is meant to better equip students to understand and articulate their own life experiences, as well as improve their understanding of the behavior of others. This course is a prerequisite to all other courses in Psychology. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

PSY213-E
Larsen, Anne-Marie
09/05/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Yeager Center A111
PSY213-A
Purrington, Susan N
09/05/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Building 36 36B
PSY213-D
Crosby, Robert G.
09/05/2023 MW 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM BUS ONLN
PSY213-C
Crosby, Robert G.
09/05/2023 MW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS ONLN
PSY213-B
Purrington, Susan N
09/05/2023 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Mission Hall 109
PSY213-F
King, Autumn Pamela
09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Mission Hall 109
PSY213-D
Larsen, Anne-Marie
01/08/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Yeager Center B111
PSY213-C
Crosby, Robert G.
01/08/2024 MW 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Yeager Center ONLN
PSY213-E
Handojo, Virgo
01/08/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Yeager Center B111
PSY213-A
Crosby, Robert G.
01/08/2024 MW 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Yeager Center ONLN
PSY213-B
Larsen, Anne-Marie
01/08/2024 MW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yeager Center ONLN
PSY213-A
Frederick, Thomas Vincent
05/06/2024 M 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA
PSY213-E
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM TBA
PSY213-A
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM TBA
PSY213-C
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Health Science Campus ONLN
PSY213-D
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MW 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM Health Science Campus ONLN
PSY213-B
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM BUS 123
PSY213-F
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Mission Hall 124

 

Choose from one (1) of the following courses:

SOC213 Introduction to Sociology

A general introduction to the scientific study of human behavior in social settings. It includes major theories of human behavior in terms of culture, socialization, primary groups, stratification and social class, population, family, religion, and social change. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

SOC213-A
Mshigeni, Deogratius
09/05/2023 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Yeager Center B221
SOC213-B
Minton-Ryan, Carol A.
09/05/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Health Science Campus M261
SOC213-C
Wallace, Douglas S
09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Yeager Center B112
SOC213-C
Wallace, Douglas S
01/08/2024 TTh 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Yeager Center B219
SOC213-B
Mshigeni, Deogratius
01/08/2024 MW 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM James Complex ONLN
SOC213-A
Thai, Yvonne
01/08/2024 MW 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Yeager Center ONLN
SOC213-A
STAFF, STAFF
07/01/2024 W 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA
SOC213-A
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM TBA
SOC213-B
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM TBA
SOC213-C
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM TBA

ANT225 Cultural Anthropology

A general survey of Cultural Anthropology from a behavioral, cognitive, and material perspective and viewed as a social science, focuses on cultural factors that affect human behavior, including a brief overview of the four major fields of anthropology. Topics include cultural change, language, family, religious practices, economic subsistence patterns, and political power systems. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

ANT225-C
Goodman-Bowling, Julie Marcele
09/05/2023 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM BUS 202
ANT225-A
Sandoval Simon, Keren
09/05/2023 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Mission Hall 124
ANT225-B
Goodman-Bowling, Julie Marcele
09/05/2023 W 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM BUS 124
ANT225-C
Goodman-Bowling, Julie Marcele
01/08/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Health Science Campus L243
ANT225-B
Sandoval Simon, Keren
01/08/2024 W 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM BUS 204
ANT225-A
Sandoval Simon, Keren
01/08/2024 MW 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS ONLN
ANT225-A
STAFF, STAFF
05/06/2024 T 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM TBA
ANT225-C
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 8:45 AM - 10:15 AM Mission Hall 109
ANT225-A
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM BUS 123
ANT225-B
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 W 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM BUS 125

 

Upper Division Requirements

 

Introduction Requirements

BEH333 Epistemology and Worldview

This course examines the basic models of integrating the Christian faith and modern behavioral sciences, including the development of Biblical examples of worldview and epistemology. Emphasis is placed upon the student's development of a personal theory of integration. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

BEH333-A
Lewis, Nathaniel P
09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Health Science Campus M262
BEH333-A
Stokes, H. Bruce
01/08/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM BUS 204
BEH333-A
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM BUS 203

CST370 The Christian Faith

An exploration of the biblical truths of Scripture, God, humanity, sin, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, salvation, the Christian life, the church, and the life to come. Students will examine each major doctrine and understand its place in the biblical story. (3 units; Fall/Spring)

CST370-A
Co, Adamson
09/05/2023 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Mission Hall 127
CST370-A
Co, Adamson
01/08/2024 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Yeager Center B259
CST370-C
Gonet, Christina D.
01/08/2024 TTh 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Yeager Center B218
CST370-A
Co, Adamson
09/03/2024 MWF 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM TBA

PSY322 Theories of Personality

This course is a survey of theories of personality emphasizing various viewpoints, unique theoretical perspectives, functions, and development of basic attitudes and belief systems that influence behavior throughout the life span. The course equips students to actively integrate faith (i.e., biblical principles) with the theories discussed. Prerequisite: PSY 213. (3 units; Fall, Spring, & Online)

PSY322-A
Handojo, Virgo
09/05/2023 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM Yeager Center B252
PSY322-B
Handojo, Virgo
09/05/2023 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM Yeager Center B220
PSY322-A
Purrington, Susan N
01/08/2024 MWF 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Yeager Center B114
PSY322-B
Purrington, Susan N
01/08/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Yeager Center B114
PSY322-A
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 MWF 8:15 AM - 9:15 AM TBA
PSY322-B
STAFF, STAFF
09/03/2024 TTh 12:15 PM - 1:45 PM TBA

 

Christian Behavioral Science Requirements

CBS350 Lifespan Devlpmnt and Disciplshp

This course examines the relationship between human development as it is understood within the Behavioral Sciences and Discipleship as formation, transformation, and reformation within the Judeo-Christian theologies. The content draws on comparisons between Behavioral Science theories of lifespan in comparison with Theological perspectives on learning and maturity in relationship to mental and spiritual health. It further examines development as a biological, cognitive, relational, and spiritual process that moves toward maturity and wisdom in the context of life and life-to-life family, congregation and peer relationships. (3 units; Spring)

CBS350-A
Stokes, H. Bruce
01/08/2024 MWF 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM James Complex 192

 

Elective Requirement

Complete nine (9) additional units in Christian behavioral science.