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Human resources work requires a unique set of skills, and a B.S. from Trinity will prepare you for this key role. When you major in Human Resource Management at Trinity, you will be prepared to effectively manage human resources activities from a strategic approach. You will gain a holistic view of organizational functions through your business coursework. And you will also learn to pay special attention to human relationships within organizations and how to manage them within an ethical framework.

At Trinity, you don’t just learn from textbooks. Since we’re located less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will have many opportunities for internships and other hands’ on learning experiences.

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) has acknowledged that Trinity’s HR Management degree now aligns with SHRM’s HR Curriculum Guidebook and Templates.

A strong background in the physical and biological sciences will give you an advantage when you enter into doctoral level professional training programs in the health sciences.

Completion of a biology and/or chemistry major along with the cognate requirements provides such a background and includes the required courses for entering schools of medicine (as well as dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatry, and chiropractic).

Such schools require a specific entrance exam; students should work closely with their advisers to ensure they are prepared for the exam.

At Trinity, you will develop a program of study based on the type of program and the particular school you want to attend.

The pre-seminary program at Trinity Christian College is designed with the flexibility to allow you to meet the entrance requirements of the seminary of your choice. This program prepares future Christian leaders to make a difference with their service.

Most seminaries require a strong liberal arts education and a background in Greek and a modern foreign language. As a pre-seminary studies student, you will select a major in one or more of the following areas of study: history, English, philosophy, communication arts, or psychology. {we don’t offer a sociology major, just a minor} It is also important that you give serious attention to language studies. Regardless of which major you choose, you will leave with a strong understanding of Greek as well as a modern foreign language.

With a Trinity education, you will discover and put into practice what it means to serve Christ and His church. At Trinity, you will have opportunities to learn, grow, and prepare for kingdom work. The small class sizes, access to a wide variety of churches and parachurch organizations, and an active campus ministry program provide an exciting environment for exploring God’s word.

The field education course, taken in your senior year, offers practical ways to apply your knowledge and skills. Trinity theology students serve churches and other Christian agencies in a variety of capacities. The diversity of communities in the Chicago area allows students to seek experience in a wide range of settings.

Ultimately, pre-seminary graduates will spend their time understanding God, Christianity, and what it means to be a Christian in today’s world, as well as how they are called to serve using their gifts and vocation.

Located just outside Chicago, Trinity students have access to a variety of exciting cultural, career, and social opportunities that can only be found in a major metropolitan area. If you’re ready to take the next step in your academic career, apply online today. To learn more about all Trinity has to offer, contact us to schedule a campus visit.

With a minor in urban studies, you will delve into advanced urban sociology and its analysis and application. And your studies will be more than theoretical—since Trinity is less than 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you will have unparalleled opportunities for hands-on learning in the nation’s third-largest city.

With a minor in Black Studies, you will explore the global experience of people of African descent through history, literature, music, politics, psychology, and sociology. A black studies minor will increase your knowledge of black culture and help you better understand the world.

The interdisciplinary nature of the minor will also help you develop the ability to consider the world from multiple perspectives, enhancing your understanding of your major field and better preparing you for a career or graduate studies.

The Black Studies minor is an important part of Trinity’s mission. By increasing your overall knowledge about the diverse peoples of God’s kingdom and their legacy, you will better understand both the brokenness of the world and the possibilities for redemption. Black Studies minor is beneficial to students of any race, ethnicity, or major and may be of particular interest for those considering programs in history, English, social work, or education.

The growing number of English language learners is transforming our schools.  Along with enriching our communities, teachers are also challenged to recognize the unique needs of these students.

In order to prepare teachers for these challenges, Trinity offers a minor in English as a second language/bilingual. This minor meets the State of Illinois requirements of endorsement to work in English as a second language or bilingual education classroom. Students who pursue the bilingual endorsement must take the applicable Target Language Proficiency test.

If you have a passion to improve people’s health and a love of designing and implementing messages, Trinity’s B.A. degree in Health Communication allows you to combine your interests.

With a degree in Health Communication, you can play a key role in public discourse on preventing disease and promoting health. Graduates with a Health Comm degree can find careers in hospital administration, human resources, public health, marketing, and pharmaceutical sales, among many other areas, as well as continuing their studies in graduate school.

In the tradition of Trinity’s interdisciplinary liberal arts, Health Comm majors take courses that span communication arts, nursing, physical education, and science. With our small class sizes, you are never just a number here. And with Trinity’s location 25 miles from downtown Chicago, you can gain field experiences and do your internships in one of the most dynamic places in the country for health care organizations.

If you love art and want to help others, you can combine your passions with a degree in Art Therapy. Art therapists use drawing, painting, and other creative outlets to help children and adults deal with grief and loss.

Trinity’s Art Therapy degree builds on the strengths of our dedicated Art and Psychology faculty. Art Therapy majors complete their field education through the Psychology department and their Capstone work in the Art department.

With Trinity’s small class sizes, you get to work closely with your professors and are never just a number. And Trinity’s location just 25 miles from downtown Chicago means you have world-class museums and galleries in your backyard.