2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog

Catholic Studies Minor

The minor in Catholic Studies is 15 credits. Students who take a minor in Catholic Studies will complete the University’s core courses: CIT 201/202 The Human Journey Seminars: Great Books in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (6 credits total). The remaining three elective courses (9 credits) will be selected from courses from a variety of disciplines listed below.

Approved Courses for Catholic Studies Minor (3 credits each)

Seminar

CSP 203Catholic Studies Interdisciplinary Seminar

3

An interdisciplinary seminar that integrates themes, ideas, perspectives, and topics from Catholic intellectual thought with disciplines from across the University. Topics will vary each time the Seminar is offered.

Other Approved Courses

AN 204Introduction to Irish Archaeology

3

AR 204Renaissance Art

3

AR 205European Art: 17th-19th Century

3

ENG 220Studies in British Literature to 1603

3

ENG 224Seventeenth-Century British Literature

3

FR 251Early French Writers

3

FR 252French & Francophone Writers Then & Now

3

FR 280French Civilization & Culture

3

FR 281Francophone Civilization & Culture

3

FR 316Quebec

3

HI 207History of Latin America to 1826

3

HI 234Catholics in American Society

3

HI 242Ancient Greek History

3

HI 243Golden Age of Greece

3

HI 246Roman History: The Republic

3

HI 248Roman Empire & Christianity

3

HI 252Medieval Europe

3

HI 254The Renaissance & Reformation

3

HI 255Celtic & Irish History

3

HI 257History & Memory in Modern Ireland

3

HI 211Discovery & Conquest 1492-1598

3

IT 251Early Italian Writers

3

IT 252Italian Writers Then & Now

3

IT 280Italian Civilization & Culture

3

IT 380Dante & the Italian Literary Tradition

3

MU 106Introduction to Irish Traditional Music

3

MU 108The Power of Sacred Music

3

MU 125Music in the Performing Arts

3

MU 239Catholic Church Music

3

PH 321Philosophy of Aquinas

3

PH 323Philosophical Theology

3

PH 333Philosophy of Plato

3

PH 334Philosophy of Aristotle

3

SO 201Poverty & Inequality in the United States

3

SO 254Society & Economic Change

3

SO 258Society & the Environment

3

SP 251/252Spanish Literature I and II

3 CR each

SP 280Hispanic Civilization & Culture: Spain

3

SP 281Hispanic Civilization & Culture: Latin America

3

SP 382The Cultures of Medieval Spain

3

SP 385The Society of Golden Age Spain

3

TRS 201Introduction to the Old Testament

3

TRS 202Introduction to the New Testament

3

TRS 203Introduction to the Gospels

3

TRS 204The Letters of Paul

3

TRS 222Faith & Reason

3

TRS 223Sacraments

3

TRS 230History of Christianity I

3

TRS 231History of Christianity II

3

TRS 232Christian Spirituality

3

TRS 233Women in Christianity

3

TRS 234Contemporary Roman Catholic Thought

3

TRS 240Foundations of Catholic Ethics

3

TRS 242The Catholic Social Justice Tradition

3

TRS 271Celtic Religious Traditions

3

TRS 277Christian-Jewish Relations

3

TRS 320Jesus the Christ

3

TRS 321The Church: Catholic Perspectives

3

TRS 322The Christian Trinity

3

TRS 323Theology & the Human Person

3

TRS 330Mysticism

3

TRS 331Monks, Hermits, & Warriors

3

TRS 332Medieval Theology

3

TRS 333Women in Celtic Christianity

3

TRS 334Catherine & Teresa

3

TRS 335Spiritual Teachers & Thinkers

3

TRS 336Theology & Native Irish Spirituality

3

TRS 363Pilgrimage & Sacred Journeys

3