Theology and Religious Vocations
Religious Institution Administration and Law
Colleges award this field under 3 named programs, from Religious Institution Administration and Management to Religious Institution Administration and Law, Other.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Religious Institution Administration and Management
- Prepares you to manage the business affairs and administration of religious institutions. Covers business management, principles of accounting and financial management, human resources management, taxation of religious institutions, and business law as applied to religious institutions.
- Religious/Canon Law
- Study that focuses on the history, theology, and philosophy of religious, church, and ecclesiastical law and that prepares you to serve as professional canonists.
- Religious Institution Administration and Law, Other
- Religious institution administration and law not listed above.
Also called Church Administration
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