Catholic Studies—Honours/Major/Minor
Major
The Major in Catholic Studies is a four-part course of studies totalling 36 credit hours:
1. A required 3-credit introductory course: CATH 2003 Introduction to Catholic Studies
2. 18 credit hours in electives as indicated below
Group I - Catholic History - 6 credit hours
HIST 3213 The Early Church
HIST 3223 The Medieval Church
RELG 3033 Saints and Heretics: The Historical Development of the Church
RELG 3043 The Contemporary Church
Group II - Catholic Theology - 6 credit hours
RELG 2313 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible
RELG 2333 Introduction to the New Testament
RELG 2613 Basic Issues in Theology
RELG 3323 Book of Isaiah
RELG 3343 Gospel of John
RELG 3353 Christian Liturgy and Sacramental Life
RELG 3363 Jesus of Nazareth - Christ of Faith
RELG 3373 Jesus the Christ as Understood Throughout History
RELG 3623 The God of Christians
Group III - Faith and Reason - 3 credit hours
PHIL 2133 Medieval Christian Philosophy I
PHIL 2143 Medieval Christian Philosophy II
PHIL 3413 God in Western Thought
PHIL 3423 Reason and Religion
PHIL 3523 St. Thomas: Knowledge, Being, and Human Being
PHIL 3553 St. Augustine
PHIL 4713 Tutorial in Selected Catholic Thinkers
Group IV - Faith and Values - 3 credit hours
HMRT 3043 Human Rights in the Catholic Tradition
HMRT 3053 Human Rights and the Church
PHIL 2213 Introduction to Moral Philosophy
PHIL 3533 St. Thomas: Law, Morality, Society
RELG 2513 Foundations of Christian Ethics
3. Two compulsory 3 credit-hour reading/discussion courses in each of the student's third and fourth years:
CATH 3013 Catholic Studies Colloquium I
CATH 3023 Catholic Studies Colloquium II
4. Nine credit hours in electives drawn from Groups I - IV above, and Group V Faith, Culture, and the Arts
Group V - Faith, Culture and the Arts
ENGL/CATH 2673 Literature and Catholicism I
ENGL/CATH 2683 Literature and Catholicism II
CATH 3823 Special Topics in Catholic Studies
CATH 3923 Independent Study
Minor
A minor in Catholic Studies consists of 18 credit hours which must include:
1. CATH 2003 Introduction to Catholic Studies
CATH 3013 Catholic Studies Seminar I
CATH 3023 Catholic Studies Seminar II
2. Nine credit hours in electives, of which 3 credit hours must be from Group I – Catholic History, 3 credit hours from Group II – Catholic Theology, and 3 credit hours from Group III – Faith and Reason or Group IV – Faith and Values