Bachelor of Arts: Human Behavior

The Bachelor of Arts in Human Behavior is designed as a generalist degree for forming Christian leadership for the helping professions in the church and the community. The curriculum for the B.A. in Human Behavior entails an academic foundation in the psychological and social sciences that would prepare students for careers such as chaplaincy, counseling, and social work.

Potential Career Opportunities:
  • Counseling
  • Social Work
  • Psychology
  • Criminal Justice
  • ChaplaincyHuman Resources
  • Sociology
  • Las Enforcement
  • Education
  • Pastoral Care
  • Church-related ministry
Degree Plan

  • Year 1 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
FOUN 1300Strategies for Academic Success3
ENGL 1301Freshman Composition I3
HIST 1301United States History I3
BIBL 1301Spiritual Formation3
PSYC 2301General Psychology3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 1 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
THEO 1300Biblical Ethics3
ENGL 1302Freshman Composition II3
HIST 1302United States History II3
BIBL 1300Introduction to the Bible3
ART 2301
DRAM 2301 or
MUSI 2301		Art Appreciation
Theater Appreciation or
Music Appreciation		3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 2 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
GOVT 2305Federal Government3
THEO 2303Baptist Distinctives and Governance3
MNST 2301
MNST 2302 or
SPAN 1411		American Minority Studies
World Cultures or
Beginning Spanish I		3
BIBL 2300Introduction to the Old Testament3
BIBL 3307Biblical Intercultural Communication3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 2 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
GOVT 2306Texas Government3
BIBL 2307Personal Dimensions of Leadership3
MATH 1332 or
MATH 1342		Mathematics for the Liberal Arts, or
Elementary Statistical Methods		3
BIBL 2302Introduction to the New Testament3
CAPS 2301Capstone Experience (AA)3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 3 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
THEO 3301Introduction to Theology3
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology3
ENVR 1301Environmental Science I3
PSYC 2311Statistics for Behavior and Social Sciences3
PSYC 3331Theories of Learning3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 3 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
THEO 3302Systematic Theology3
SOCI 3312Research Methods for Behavior & Social Sciences3
ENVR 1302Environmental Science II3
PSYC 3321Human Development3
SOCI 2301Social Problems3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 4 Semester 1

Course No. Description CR
LEADLEAD Upper Division Elective3
PSYC 4341Theories of Personality3
SPCH 1301Introduction to Speech Communication3
ConcentrationProfessional Concentration3
ConcentrationProfessional Concentration3
Sub-Total = 15

  • Year 4 Semester 2

Course No. Description CR
SOCI 4301 or
SOCI 4321		Classical Sociological Theory or
Contemporary Sociological Theory		3
ConcentrationProfessional Concentration3
ConcentrationProfessional Concentration3
ConcentrationProfessional Concentration3
CAPS 4301Capstone Experience (AA)3
Sub-Total = 15

  • TOTAL CREDIT HOURS 120

Contact Us

Dr. Rusty Waller, PhD.
Dean of Academic Affairs
210.924.4338
rusty.waller@bua.edu
2418 W. Ansley Blvd.
San Antonio, TX 78224
Monday – Friday: 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Building 3; Office # 3108

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