MINOR IN THEOLOGY

The Minor in Theology offers the student the opportunity to pursue the study of Theology beyond the core curriculum, in keeping with the student’s particular interest in the discipline. All undergraduate THEOLOGY 147 students enrolled at Assumption College also must complete the Theology Department’s introductory course, THE100 The Bible. The Old and the New Testaments are approached from their historical and theological perspectives.

This course is a significant part of the College’s liberal arts orientation and its mission which is rooted in the Catholic intellectual Theology program at Assumption College. The minor program is composed of six courses, ordinarily, but not necessarily, distributed as follows among the Department’s offerings:

THE 100 The Bible—required of all students of the College as the first course in Theology.
Two courses chosen from the six designated as second-level courses in the core curriculum:
- THE 201 The Problem of God
- THE 202 Moral Theology
- THE 203 The Early Church
- THE 204 Catholicism Today
- THE/PHI 205-206 Foundations: Religion and Philosophy
- THE 207 Christ, Yesterday and Today
Three courses selected from the Department’s upper-level offerings. Students considering a minor in Theology are urged to discuss their course choices with a member of the Department faculty.

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