Cornerstones: Six Courses in English, Philosophy, and Theology
In Cornerstone courses, you will engage in thoughtful reflection about weighty human concerns by examining literary, philosophical, and theological investigations of the human condition. Cornerstone courses place special emphasis on helping you develop the arts of reading, writing, thinking, and conversing.
You will engage in thoughtful reflection about weighty human concerns in search of what is true, what is good, and what is beautiful by:
Reading, analyzing, and interpreting works of literature, philosophy, and theology
Understanding and practicing the forms of inquiry characteristic of literary, philosophical, and theological investigations of the human condition
You will engage in rational discourse and develop the arts of reading, writing, thinking, and conversing by:
Understanding others’ views and the reasons for them
Articulating your own views and giving reasons for them
English:
ENG 130 Writing in the University
LTE 140 Introduction to Literature or ENG 140 Literature and Its Interpretations or FRE, SPA, ITA 204 Introduction to Literature in French, Spanish or Italian
Philosophy:
PHI 100 Socrates and the Search for Truth
Theology:
THE 100 Introduction to Theology
Choose a second philosophy course from the options below:
PHI 151 Ethics and the Good Life
PHI 152 The Human Difference
PHI 153 The Book of Nature
PHI 154 God and the Philosophers
Choose a second theology course from the options below:
THE 150 The Problem of God
THE 151 Faith and Reason
THE 153 Revelation Ancient and Modern
THE 202 Moral Theology
THE 203 The Early Church
THE 204 Catholicism Today
THE 207 Christ Yesterday & Today
THE 333 The Mystery of the Church
THE 334 Sacramental Encouters
THE 343 Social Teachings of the Church
THE 265 Introduction to Peace Studies
THE 272 Contemporary Religious Thinkers
THE 274 Theology and Literature
THE 285 St. Augustine’s City of God
THE 286 Catholicism and the World’s Religions
Social and Historical Pillar: Two Courses in Social Science and History
The Social and HistoricalPillar will help you to situate human behavior within its historical and social contexts, empowering you to further understand the value and diversity of human experience.
You will further your understanding of how and why human behavior is situated in its social, political, and historical contexts by:
Analyzing interactions between individuals and social and political forces over time
Examining how and why organizations, institutions, communities, and/or movements create and change practices, rules, policies, and/or laws
Evaluating practices, rules, policies, and/or laws that govern particular organizations, institutions, communities, and/or movements
Choose one social science course from the options below:
Anthropology:
ANT 131 Cultural Anthropology
Criminology:
CRM 130 Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
CRM 160 Criminology
Education:
EDU 101 Teachers and Teaching in American Schools
Economics:
ECO 110 Microeconomics
Health and Human Services:
HUS 119 Intro to Health and Human Services
HUS 121 Human Development Across the Lifespan
Political Science:
POL 110 Political Issues: The Quest for Justice
POL 203 Modern States
POL 207 Peace and War
POL 312, 314, 315, 316, 317, or 318 American National Government area courses
POL 321 or 324 American Public Policy area courses
POL 337, 338, or 345 Major Foreign States area courses
POL 371, 372, 375, or 376 International Politics area courses
Psychology:
PSY 101 General Psychology
PSY 210 Social Psychology
PSY 240 Psychology of Personality
PSY 290 Psychology of Development: Infancy and Childhood
PSY 253 Psychology of Learning
Sociology:
SOC 121 Principles of Sociology
SOC 122 Social Problems
Women’s Studies:
WMS 285 Women’s Studies I: Images of Women in America
WMS 385 Women of the World
Choose one history course from the options below:
HIS 114 or 115 World History I or II
HIS 116 or 117 European History I or II
HIS 180 or 181 US History I or II
HIS 150R History of Rome, taught in Rome
Quantitative and Scientific Pillar: Two Courses in Mathematics and Natural Science
The Quantitative and Scientific Pillar will provide you with a mathematical foundation and an understanding of scientific inquiry, enabling you to appreciate the value of mathematics and the natural sciences as human activities.
You will further your understanding of mathematics and the natural sciences as valuable human activities by:
Applying mathematical methods, models, and strategies to solve problems
Utilizing methods and tools employed by the natural sciences
Describing and understanding processes at work in nature
Choose one science course:
Biology:
For science majors:
BIO 150 Biological Principles (nursing)
BIO 160 Concepts in Biology, with separate lab
CHE 131 General Chemistry I with separate lab
PHY 201 Physics I, with separate lab
For non-sciecne majors:
BIO 102 Human Biology in Health and Disease
BIO 105 Human Heredity
BIO 110 Nutrition
BIO 115 Matters and Mysteries of Your Brain
BIO 125 Backyard Biology
BIO 140 Inquiry Biology for Educators (education majors)
CHE 105 Everyday Chemistry
ENV 150 Introduction to Environmental Science (environmental science majors)
PHY 112 Astronomy
One math course at placement level:
MAT 114 Elementary Functions
MAT 117 Calculus I
MAT 131 Honors Calculus I
Language, Culture, and Expression Pillar: Two Courses in Fine Art and Foreign Language
The Language, Culture and Expression Pillar will lead you in an exploration of patterns of meaning in languages, cultures, and the arts, helping you cultivate mutual understanding and a sense of the diversity and beauty of human expression.
You will further your understanding of the diversity and beauty of human expression by:
Identifying patterns of meaning in language and art
Creating meaning through art and/or in a language other than English
Exploring cultural dimensions of our complex world
Choose one language or culture course at placement level:
Any Foreign Language course numbered 101, 102, 201-204
French:
FRE 240 Techniques of Translation
Spanish:
SPA 208 Spanish for Health Professionals
SPA 210 Spanish Grammar Review
SPA 220 Writing in Spanish
SPA 225 Business Spanish: Management
SPA 226 Business Spanish: Marketing
SPA 253 Food in the Hispanic World
SPA 255 Sports in the Hispanic World
SPA 256 Holiday’s and Celebrations in the Hispanic World
American Sign Language:
ASL 101, 102 American Sign Language I or II
Choose one fine art course:
Art:
ARD 115 Graphic Design I
ARH 125 History of Western Art
ARH 126 Healthy Perspectives: Reframing Art History
ARH 140R Art in Rome
ARH 160 Art Ancient and Modern: The Question of Beauty
ARH 223R or 224R Renaissance or Baroque Art and Architecture in Rome
ART 101 Drawing I
ART 106 Sculpture I
ART 107 Collage and Assemblage
ART 111 Painting I
Music:
MUS 101 Fundamentals of Music and Musicianship
MUS 120 Musical Trailblazers and Traditions
MUS123 History of Western Music
MUS125 World Music
MUS126 Global Pop
MUS140 Vocal Health and Pedagogy
MUS233 Music in the United States
MUS 193 Chorale (three times); MUS 195 Band (three times); MUS 196 Jazz Ensemble (three times); or MUS 197 String Camerata (three times)
Forum: One Course
Forum courses build on Cornerstone and Pillar courses by giving you the opportunity to pursue your studies beyond the introductory level in a discipline that you find especially fascinating. In your Forum course, you will examine an enduring question and/or formative debate that has shaped a particular discipline in order to develop a deeper appreciation of this discipline’s nature and its significance within the modern world.
You will further your understanding of one humanistic discipline and this discipline’s significance by:
Analyzing an enduring question and/or formative debate
Understanding how and why this question and/or debate develops over time
Exploring how this question and/or debate relates to your life and the contemporary world
You will further your understanding of how and why primary sources shape and illuminate enduring questions and/or formative debates in the humanities by:
Investigating how a particular humanistic discipline understands and uses primary sources
Analyzing one or more primary sources to explain how they shape the humanistic discipline you are studying
FORUM COURSES
Art History:
ARH 325 Nietzsche and the Avante Garde
Comparative Literature:
CLT 225 Dante’s Comedy
English:
ENG 233 Modern Short Story
ENG 240 Gothic Literature
ENG 263 Children’s Literature
ENG 271 Illness Disability and Healthcare in Literature
ENG 332 Shakespeare’s Tragedies
ENG 371 The 1920s
History:
HIS 270 Immigration and Ethnicity in American History
HIS 235 France Since 1789
HIS 269 The African American Dream
HIS 272 Germany Since 1890
HIS 309 Diplomatic History of 19th-Century Europe
HIS 359 Revolutionary America
HIS 362 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 363 The Vietnam War
HIS 366 Public History and Public Debate
HIS 280 Asia to 1800
HIS 290 Islamic Middle East
Latin American Studies:
LAS 200 Introduction to Latin American Studies
Philosophy:
PHI 230 Philosophy and Literature
PHI 270 Philosophy and Law
PHI 290 Property and Civic Life
Political Science:
POL 201 American Government
POL 205 Political Philosophy
Theology:
THE 310 The Beginning and The End
Forum courses cannot double-count with your major but may double-count with your minor or second major.