Catholic Studies, Minor
老司机福利网鈥檚 Catholic studies minor in the听College of Arts and Sciences听takes the Jesuit motto 鈥渢o find God in all things鈥� seriously, offering interdisciplinary and integrated study in the Catholic intellectual tradition.
The program is designed to explore significant questions that have occupied Christian philosophers and theologians, artists and literary writers, political theorists and historians, and natural and social scientists for two millennia. In addition to various courses in the Christian intellectual tradition, the Catholic studies minor offers interested students opportunities to explore the history and mission of the Society of Jesus and the traditions underlying SLU as a Catholic, Jesuit institution.
Along with classwork, SLU鈥檚 Catholic studies program also offers a variety of social and spiritual activities and opportunities for community service in neighborhoods near campus.
SLU鈥檚 Edmund Campion Centre for Catholic Studies offers informal gatherings every Monday night where SLU students can hear top-notch Catholic speakers engage in medieval-style debate, participate in weekly prayer and liturgy and serve in neighborhoods near SLU.听Co-curricular events include informal movie nights, field trips to local religious sites, weekly prayer and a spring day of reflection.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theology | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擳heology attribute. | 3 | |
| Philosophy | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擯hilosophy attribute. | 3 | |
| English | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擡nglish attribute. | 3 | |
| History | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擧istory attribute. | 3 | |
| Catholic Studies Elective | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies--Elective attribute. | 3 | |
| Catholic Studies Capstone | ||
| 颁础罢贬听4960 | Catholic Studies Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Theology
One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擳heology attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 罢贬贰翱听2110 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2210 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2310 | History of Christianity: The First 2000 Years | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2515 | Social Justice | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2410 | Making Christianity Credible | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2415 | The Church: Yesterday & Today | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2430 | Jesus and Salvation | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2510 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2610 | The Christian Sacraments | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2715 | Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2820 | Religion and Science | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2840 | Christianity and Literature | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听2900 | Love and the Human Condition | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3210 | One Jesus, Four Portraits: The Gospels | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3345 | The Life and Theology of Augustine of Hippo | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3415 | Christ and Color: Liberation Theology | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3510 | Faith and Politics | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3525 | Green Discipleship: Theology & Ecology | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3535 | Sex, Gender and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3560 | A Post Human Future? The Ethics of Technology | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听3710 | Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | 3 |
| 罢贬贰翱听4510 | War and Peace in the Christian Tradition | 3 |
Philosophy
One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擯hilosophy attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 笔贬滨尝听2050 | Ethics | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3250 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3300 | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3360 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3380 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3400 | Ethics & Engineering | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3420 | Environmental and Ecological Ethics | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3450 | Disaster Narratives | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听3600 | Science and Religion | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听4500 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听4810 | Philosophy of Feminism | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听4820 | Philosophy and Race | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听4840 | Catholic Social Thought | 3 |
| 笔贬滨尝听4850 | Topics in Philosophical Anthropology | 3 |
鈥婨苍驳濒颈蝉丑
One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擡nglish attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| 贰狈骋尝听2250 | Conflict, Social Justice and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2350 | Faith, Doubt and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2450 | Nature, Ecology & Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2550 | Gender, Identity & Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2600 | Introduction to Short Fiction | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2650 | Technology, Media & Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听2750 | Film, Culture and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3380 | The Classics and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3470 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3620 | Topics in Spirituality and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3700 | The Bible & Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3730 | Introduction to Medical Humanities, Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听3740 | Medicine and Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听4240 | Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听4290 | Topics in Medieval Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听4300 | Age of Elizabeth | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听4350 | 17th Century Literature | 3 |
| 贰狈骋尝听4360 | Milton | 3 |
History
One course with the Catholic Studies鈥擧istory attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST听1110 | Origins of the Modern World to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST听1120 | Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present) | 3 |
| HIST听3030 | The Byzantine World: Faith and Power in a Thousand-Year Empire | 3 |
| HIST听3040 | From Barbarians to Crusaders: Europe in the Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST听3050 | From Cathedrals to Printing Presses: Europe in the Late Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST听3080 | Catholicism Since 1540 | 3 |
| HIST听3100 | The Reformation Era | 3 |
| HIST听3220 | Jesuits and Their Worlds | 3 |
Catholic Studies Elective
One course with the Catholic Studies--Elective attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AAM听3350 | African American Religious Traditions | 3 |
| ARTH听1500 | Life & Times of Michelangelo | 3 |
| ARTH听2100 | Art of Jerusalem and Three Faiths: Past and Present | 3 |
| ARTH听2200 | Art in Rome | 3 |
| ARTH听2150 | Saints in Art | 3 |
| ARTH听2450 | Art of Pilgrimage and Crusades | 3 |
| ARTH听3410 | Art of Cathedrals and Kings: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH听3500 | Early Renaissance Art in Italy: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH听3510 | High Renaissance Art Italy: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH听3520 | Art North Renaissance: Adv Art of Nobles & Merchants in the Northern Renaissance: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH听3020 | Christian Art: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH听4900 | Research Methods | 3 |
| BIOL听1200 | Ecological Issues and Society | 3 |
| BIOL听1340 | Diversity of Life | 3 |
| CMM听3440 | Media Ethics | 3 |
| GR听3200 | German Cultural History | 3 |
| GK听1010 | Reading Greek I | 3 |
| GK听1020 | Reading Greek II | 3 |
| GK听2010 | Intermediate Greek Lang & Lit | 3 |
| GK听4700 | Readings in Byzantine Greek | 3 |
| LATN听1010 | Reading Latin I | 3 |
| LATN听1020 | Reading Latin II | 3 |
| LATN听2010 | Intermediate Latin: Language & Literature | 3 |
| LATN听4010 | Latin Fathers | 3 |
| LATN听4100 | Intro to Post-Classical Latin | 3 |
| LATN听4280 | Readings in Saint Augustine | 3 |
| MDVL听2100 | The Medieval World | 3 |
| RUSS听4510 | The Russian Orthodox | 3 |
| WGST听1900 | Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies | 3 |
Continuation Standards
A student must maintain a GPA in coursework for the minor in Catholic studies of at least 2.00.
Students can complete all or part of the Catholic studies minor at SLU's campus in Madrid.