Courses

sistinaThe Catholic Studies minor/concentration consists of six courses

One required course and five electives from a list of approved courses.

Core Course: Modern Catholicism (REL 313)

The core course (REL 313) fulfills the Post Freshman Writing Requirement as well as GER:HSCW. During the semester, the course benefits by visiting speakers and informal student discussion groups. Modern Catholicism is currently taught by Callie Tabor.

Five Elective Courses

Five elective courses must be taken from the list below, with a maximum of two courses per department.

Art History

  • ARTHIST 101 Art Prehistory to Renaissance

  • ARTHIST 231 Early Medieval Art

  • ARTHIST 232 Monastery and Cathedral

  • ARTHIST 233 Medieval Buildings

  • ARTHIST 242 Italian Renaissance Art/Architecture

  • ARTHIST 243 Early Renaissance Art/Architecture

  • ARTHIST 244 High Renaissance Art/Architecture

  • ARTHIST 259 Historical Perspectives on European art

  • ARTHIST 339 Medieval Art History

English

  • ENG 258 Introduction to Irish Studies

  • ENG 304 Chaucer

History

  • HIST 303 History if the Byzantine Empire

  • HIST 304 The New Europe

  • HIST 305 The High Middle Ages

  • HIST 306 The Italian Renaissance

  • HIST 307 Europe from the Reformation to the Enlightenment

  • HIST 385 The Age of Religious Wars

Italian

  • ITAL 171 Introduction to Italian Studies II

  • ITAL 270WR Introduction to Italian Culture and Civilization

  • ITAL 376WR Medical Humanities: Medicine and Compassion

Latin

  • LAT 320 Medieval Latin

Philosophy

  • PHIL 300 Medieval Philosphy

  • PHIL 358 Philosophy of Religion

Religion

  • REL 205 Biblical Religions

  • REL 209 History of Religions in America

  • REL 210 Jesus and the Gospel of John

  • REL 211 Western Religious Traditions

  • REL 270 Augustine and Aquinas

  • REL 270 Christianity and Science 

  • REL 270 Nuns and Nones

  • REL 270 Heroes, Martyrs, Cults in Latin America

  • REL 311 Early and Medieval Christianity

  • REL 348 New Testament and Its Content

  • REL 350 Jesus and the Gospels

  • REL 351 Paul and His Letters

  • REL 370 Saints and Sages

  • REL 372 Augustine and His Confessions

Sociology

  • SOC 333 Sociology of Religion

Seminars And Special Topics Courses

(Students must seek prior approval before selecting any of the following courses)

  • ARTHIST 349 Renaissance Art History

  • ARTHIST 475 Seminar in Medieval European, Renaissance, and Baroque Art

  • ENG 190/ PHIL 190/ REL 190 Freshmen Seminars

  • ENG 489 Authors of Literary Movements

  • HIST 487 Junior/Senior Colloquium

  • PHIL 480 Seminar: Individual Philosopher

  • PHIL 482 Topics in Philosophy

  • PHIL 470/ REL 470 Joint Seminar

  • REL 356 Theological Reflection

  • REL 369 Religion and Film REL

  • 387/ ENG 387 Literature and Religion

  • SOC 389 Special Topics in Sociology

Study Abroad

Summer Studies in Italy Program: May-June