Variant of CIP 2000 - NGS University-level Historical Groupings

• 3 - Studies in Humanities and the Arts
• 34 - Religion and Theology
• 38.02 - Religion/Religious Studies

38.0203 - Christian Studies

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the philosophy and teachings of Jesus Christ and his apostles, and the subsequent intellectual and cultural movements and institutions based on Christianity. These programs include courses in Christian sacred scripture, Christian literature and philosophy, and studies of one or more of the main branches of the faith and their cultural context including Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, Protestantism, Evangelicalism, and others.

• Example Program Names:

  • Anglican studies
  • Christian origins
  • Christian studies
  • Christianity and culture
  • Eastern Christian studies

• Exclusion

  • Bible studies(39.0201)
  • Christian education(39.0401)
  • Theological studies(39.0601)
  • Clergy(39.0602)
  • Pastoral studies(39.0701)