I. Major Program Requirements
Thirty-two semester credits, including:
Required courses (22 credits):
Plus 12 credits from a specialized track:
At least 3 credits taken within the track must be 300-level or higher.
6 credits of Latin may be used to contribute to any track, so long as one full year of Latin is successfully completed.
Truth/Receptivity courses:
PHIL 202 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
PHIL 216 | Philosophy of God & Religion | 3 |
PHIL 252 | Philosophy & History of Science | 3 |
PHIL 310 | Metaphysics | 3 |
PHIL 313 | Epistemology | 3 |
TH 231 | Introduction to Old Testament (WI) | 3 |
TH 236 | Introduction to New Testament (WI) | 3 |
TH 251 | The God Question | 3 |
TH 254 | Theology and Science | 3 |
TH 341 | History of Christian Thought: Early Church & Partistics | 3 |
TH 342 | HCT: Middle Ages Through Reformation | 3 |
TH 343 | HCT: Modernity-Postmodernity | 3 |
TH 352 | Christology | 3 |
TH 353 | Trinity in Christian Life and Theology | 3 |
Beauty/Creativity courses:
PHIL 255 | Philosophy of Art & Beauty | 3 |
TH 201 | Church and Worship | 3 |
TH 212 | Women Mystics | 3 |
TH 215 | Exploring Christian Spirituality | 3 |
TH 353 | Trinity in Christian Life and Theology | 3 |
Goodness/Expression courses:
II. Other Program Requirements
Catholic Studies students are expected to participate in three types of co-curricular activities; majors must complete three activities per academic year.
- Truth: e.g. academic lectures
- Beauty: e.g. symphonies, a Latin Mass, a trip to an art gallery
- Goodness: e.g. Campus Ministry group or retreat; service project coordinated with the Hunthausen Center for Peace and Justice
Participation will be tracked throughout a student's academic career and will be recorded in the final semester.