Catholic Studies Minor

The minor in Catholic Studies provides students the ability to delve into one of the major branches of the Christian religion. It is designed to facilitate students who come from a Catholic background and are interested in getting to know their own tradition better, as well as students from related academic disciplines (for example, Art History, English Literature, History, Philosophy, Political Science, etc.) who would like the opportunity to engage in interdisciplinary study of how the Catholic tradition intersects with their primary field.

Requirements

The minor in Catholic Studies requires the successful completion of 21 credit hours of course work.

Two required courses:

REL 20100The Story of Christianity

3

REL 32200Catholic Identity in the Modern World

3

One course selected from the following:

PHL 30000The Natural Law

3

PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3

Three courses selected from the following:

REL 20200Religion in America

3

REL 21000Old Testament/Jewish Scriptures

3

REL 21100New Testament

3

REL 25100Jesus

3

REL 32000Christian Theology

3

REL 32600Faith and Reason

3

REL 33500Christianity, Ethics and Modern Society

3

One additional course selected from any REL course or any of the following options:

ARTH 35600Baroque Art

3

ARTH 35800Medieval Art

3

ARTH 38300Renaissance Art

3

HIST 16100The Ancient and Medieval World

3

HIST 24100Early Modern Europe

3

HIST 34100Church and State in Early Modern Europe

3

PHL 21400Ethics

3

PHL 21500Traditional Logic

3

PHL 24000Bioethics

3

PHL 25000Contemporary Ethics

3

PHL 25201Dante and the Virtues

3

PHL 30000The Natural Law

3

PHL 31100Ancient Philosophy

3

PHL 31200Medieval Philosophy

3

PHL 31300Modern Philosophy

3

PHL 32500Philosophy of Religion

3

PHL 34000Topics in Bioethics

3

PHL 34500Metaphysics

3

Some other ARTH, HIST, and PHL courses that deal specifically with the Catholic tradition may be substituted with permission of the Religion department chair.



Note: No duplication of coursework is allowed.