Catholic Studies Minor

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Requirements

In order to earn a minor in Catholic Studies, students must complete 30 credits in the approved courses, with a minor/program grade point average of 2.00.

Courses selected for the minor in Catholic Studies may include those that fulfill university core or elective requirements and those taken to fulfill a major. Each student works with the director of Catholic Studies to create a program of study that fits their particular needs and interests.

Required Course:

UCOR 2100 - Theological Explorations

Electives (25)

See lists below and program director or minor advisor for options.

NOTES:

A minimum of 15 credits of upper-division (3000- and 4000-level) courses are required.
No more than 15 credits from any one discipline may apply to the minor.
At least 20 credits must be taken at Seattle University.
Students should work with program director or minor advisor to complete 5 credits focused on Catholic intellectual heritage and natural or social sciences.

Approved Electives

See program director or minor advisor for other options.

Examples of natural/social science courses include:
ANTH 3410 - Anthropology of Religion
ANTH 4510 - People of the Pacific Northwest
PSYC 3190 - Cultural Psychology of Religion
PSYC 4830 - Multi-cultural Psychology: Vietnam and Vietnamese-Americans
UCOR 2100 Science and the Church
UCOR 2920 - Ethical Reasoning Health Care

HIST 2310 - Survey of the United States
HIST 3060 - Europe of the High Middle Ages
HIST 3090 - Europe in the Reformation Era
HONR 1030 - Faith and Reason in Global Perspective
HUMT 3020 - Perspectives on the Person II
HUMT 4710 - Jesuit Education
PHIL 3020 - Medieval Philosophy
PHIL 3160 - Philosophy of Religion