Intellect and Inquiry Series - Baccalaureate Program
INTELLECT AND INQUIRY SERIES—15 CREDITS
The Intellect and Inquiry Series builds on the skills developed in the Foundational Series. In this series, students will investigate the historical and contemporary social movements, cultural changes, and creative visions that have shaped our world through human hands. This awareness will allow the students to more effectively engage in local, national, and global communities with a focus on the common good (Core Values: Catholic Tradition, Learning Community, and Education of Distinction).
Students complete the Inquiry and Intellectual Judgment and Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement components in combination.
- All students must take at least one course from the Inquiry and Intellectual Judgment component.
- All students must take at least one lower-level (course number 100 to 299) course from the Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement component.
- To complete this requirement, students may take either one more Inquiry and Intellectual Judgment course or one upper-level Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement course.
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Art Language and Literature: 6 credits
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Goal
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Outcome
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Various courses: see below
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To develop student’s understanding of the human experience through works of literature, theology, languages, and creative arts.
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- Students will critically analyze literature, theology, languages, and/or creative arts from a contextual perspective.
- Students will comprehend and evaluate how language or artistic expression contributes to individual or sociocultural growth and/or well- being.
- Students will appreciate literary, artistic, and/or theological works from a broad range of sources and cultures.
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Social Responsibility & Civic Engagement: 3–6 credits
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Goal
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Outcomes
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Various courses: see below
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Students will recognize the value of human dignity in each person and the obligation to promote the common good in diverse communities.
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200 level or below (3cr required)
- Students will identify the political, social, and/or cultural institutions that have shaped society, including the key individuals and/or movements and their motivations.
- Students will understand the concept of the common good and who defines it.
300 level or above* (0-3 credits)
Prerequisite: Student must complete a 200-level or below SR&CE course.
- Students will explain and apply various political, social, and/or economic theories and practices.
- Students will recognize their personal responsibility to the common good within their communities.
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Inquiry & Intellectual Judgment: 3–6 credits
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Goal
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Outcomes
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Prerequisite: Student must complete the Critical Inquiry and Information Literacy course and one course (200 level or below) from Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement
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Students will apply analytical and evaluative skills to identify, compare, and evaluate different interpretations (hypothesis, explanations) of a given phenomenon.
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- Students will investigate the social and/or ethical issues inherent in historical and/or contemporary topics.
- Students will appreciate the way in which relationships between one area of study and another provide perspectives on knowledge.
- Students will apply critical inquiry skills to validate their positions and/or judgments of a critical question.
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Art/Language/Literature courses:
(*Any course from the area of Cinema, Literature, Music, Theater, Religious Studies, Foreign Language, Art or courses that meet the General Education goals and outcomes of Art/Language/Literature)
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AR 213: Fine Art Appreciation
AR 303: History of World Art
EN 223: Intro to Literature
EN 303: Elements and Forms of Lit
EN 3053: Great Shakes (Shakespeare)
EN 325: Children's Lit
EN 326: British Lit I**
EN 329: British Lit II**
EN 335: Women in Literature
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EN 347: American Lit I**
EN 350: American Lit II**
EN 383: World Lit I
EN 393 World Lit II
EN 413: Mythology
GE 120: Spanish I
GE 220: Spanish II
H 333: Art of Being Human
MU 103: Music Appreciation
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RS 2003: New Testament overview
RS 243: The Sacraments
RS 263: Old Testament Overview
RS 310: God Goes to the Movies
RS 333: Life and Letters of Paul
RS 353: Jesus the Christ
TE 313: Survey of Theater
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Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement
(Or courses that meet the General Education Goals and outcomes of Social Responsibility and Civic Engagement)
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SR&CE Lower Level
BSA 201: Social Issues in Sports
BU 123: Personal Finance
HMS 273: Intro to Human Services
HS 213: History of the United States I
HS 223: History of United States II
HS 253: World Civilization I
HS 263: World Civilization II
POLS 203: Introduction to American Government
SO 103: Introduction to Sociology
SR&CE Upper Level
BU 3253: Business Ethics
HMS 313: Gerontology
HS 323: Middle Ages
HS 325: South Dakota History
HS 353: American West
HS 383: History of Food
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Inquiry and Intellectual Judgment
CT 413: Communication Theory
H 423: Science Gender and Knowledge
HMS 303: Death and Dying
HMS 324: Human Behavior
HS 313: History and the American Indian
HS 333: Modern Western Culture I
HS 343: Modern Western Culture II
HS 363: Developing Nations and the Social Environment
HS 393: Historical Reading and Writing
NUTR 350: Food and the Environment
PS 3003: Health Psych
RS 303: World Religions
RS 311: Where Is God? Wrestling with the Problem of Suffering & Evil
SO 353: Social Problems
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