Course Description
ENG 099 - Basic English
Credit Hours: 3
Intensive approach to the basics of academic reading and writing with emphasis on grammar, editing, and the coherent and effective short essay. Intended for students who need extra preparation before being admitted to ENG 111. Placement according to ACT or SAT scores and advisement. (Although credit is given for this course, it does not fulfill a general education requirement in writing and is not counted as part of the minimum degree requirements for a Quincy University degree.)
ENG 101-102 - English as a Second Language, I and II
Credit Hours: 1-6
Essentials of English grammar, sentence structure, oral and written composition and reading for the student whose native language is not English. On demand only. These courses do not apply toward a degree. A/F scale.
ENG 111 - Composition and Texts I
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to interdisciplinary academic writing, with emphasis on critical thinking and reading, inquiry, primary research, and writing as a process. [C1 900]
ENG 112 - Composition and Texts II
Credit Hours: 3
A continuation of the inquiry-based interdisciplinary approach of ENG 111 with emphasis on textual analysis, secondary research, and writing as a process. [C1 91R]
ENG 210 - British Masters I
Credit Hours: 3
Major writers from Old and Middle English periods through the 18th century. [H3 912]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 211 - British Masters II
Credit Hours: 3
Major writers of the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern periods.
[H3 913]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 220 - Major American Writers
Credit Hours: 3
Major American writers from colonial times to the present.
[H3 914]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 230 - World Literature I
Credit Hours: 3
Poetry, drama, and fiction from ancient times to the 17th century.
[H3 906]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 231 - World Literature II
Credit Hours: 3
Poetry, drama, and fiction from the 17th century to the present.
[H3 907]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 250 - Introduction to Language
Credit Hours: 3
This course is for learning about language as it is conceived and described in contemporary linguistics. New research and thinking in this field enter into the various discussions of language and learning in the national media and elsewhere in our culture, and are especially interesting and important to those who plan
to teach in any discipline where language – its acquisition, its structure, its psychology, its philosophy, its social context – is a core concern. This is a required course for those seeking 6-
12 certification in English. Students seeking this certification will learn basic linguistic concepts and their applications to teaching. This course does not fulfill the general education requirement in literature.
ENG 260 - Fiction
ENG 261 - Poetry
ENG 262 - Drama
Credit Hours: 3 (per class)
Three separate courses, each an introduction to reading and understanding a particular genre of literature. (Drama is not an acting course.) [H3 901], [H3 903], [H3 902]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 263 - Comedy In Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Comic drama from Aristophanes to Pinter and classic comic films; comic satire from Juvenal to Barthelme, including the American humorist tradition. [H3 902]
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 270-9 - Special Topics In Literature
Credit Hours: 1-3
Concentrated courses on various topics depending upon demand and staff.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 112.
ENG 276 - Women's Literature
Credit Hours: 3
A study of how women writers from different historical periods address
gender issues in the private and public world. The course will consider how literature both presents and critiques culture and its construction of gender, as well as how it offers new visions and choices for both women and men.
Prerequisite(s): ENG112
ENG 300 - Advanced Writing
Credit Hours: 3
Extensive practice in writing strategies, including argument, with emphasis on stylistic improvement. This course does not satisfy the general education requirement in literature.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature and Junior standing
ENG 305 - Creative Writing
Credit Hours: 3
Study and exploration of the art of writing fiction or poetry or both.
Final emphasis will be determined by the instructor, this course does not satisfy a literature requirement.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature and Junior standing
ENG 315 - Literature of Greece, Rome, and Israelo
Credit Hours: 3
Readings in three major literatures that have shaped the world. Students will read Homer and the Greek dramatists, a selection of major Roman authors, and several books of the Hebrew Bible.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 326 - The American Character
Credit Hours: 3
This class surveys American writers who have contributed to an understanding of how the "American Character" has been defined and perhaps altered through the years. Readings will include fiction, non-fiction, drama, and poetry by writers whose works examine qualities in leadership and defining moments in character through the lens of history, cultures, and gender.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 327 - The American Culture
Credit Hours: 3
Students in this class will investigate what has defined "American culture" through different eras of history and from a variety of social perspectives. The readings include poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction and film.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 328 - The American Landscape
Credit Hours: 3
Students in this class will read a variety of American writers who allow a study of the land and the landscape as it has contributed to our national and cultural definition being "American."
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
.ENG 330 - Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales in Middle English
Credit Hours: 3
Intensive study of Chaucer’s language and his most famous and popular work.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 340 - The Renaissance
Credit Hours: 3
Major writers, exclusive of Shakespeare.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 345 - Shakespeare
Credit Hours: 3
Shakespeare's plays are not just to be read, they're also to be performed. In addition to reading the plays, the class will enjoy Shakespeare on stage if possible and on film whenever interesting film is available. In this class students will see how Shakespeare manages to straddle high culture and popular culture, somehow pleasing both literary sophisticates and mass audiences. Students should expect to learn about Shakespeare and about what happens when Shakespeare encounters film.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 350 - The Restoration and the 18th Century
Credit Hours: 3
British writers from the period 1660-1798.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 355 - Romantic Literature
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the early 19th century writers called romantic – those writers concerned with nature, the imagination, the local, the exotic,
and the Gothic. Some attention to the debates about Romanticism and rationalism, revolution and tradition. Readings in such poets as Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Keats, Shelley,
and selected women poets, and to such novelists and essayists as Wollstonecraft, Dorothy Wordsworth, Mary Shelley, and Austen.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 360 - Victorian Literature
Credit Hours: 3
British writers from the late 19th century. A survey of the literature and the social context of a period of revolutionary changes in science, economics, religion, and culture in England between 1830 and 1900. The course will involve readings in the poetry, novels, and prose of such writers as Tennyson, the Brownings, Dickens, George Eliot, Arnold, Hardy, Ruskin, and Emily Bronte.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 365 - Modern British Writers
Credit Hours: 3
Writers of the 20th century.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 370-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Concentrated courses on various topics depending upon demand and staff.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 371 - GW: Creative Writing: The Memoire
Credit Hours: 3
This course will be a reading and writing course. Students will read, analyze, and critique excerpts from published memoirs as well as write and workshop their own memoirs. We will consider what is “real” and “true” to the memoirist and to the public for which she/he writes. Students will also be asked to read, discuss, and write with an awareness of the regional, racial, cultural, economic, social, and historical aspects of their own and other’s lives. Active discussion and participation is required. Prereq: Completion of general education
requirements in composition and literature.
ENG 380 - Literary Criticism
Credit Hours: 3
Readings in the theory and evolution of literature and other arts.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature and Junior standing
ENG 382 - Business Communications
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide the opportunity for students to learn the skills and strategies necessary to become effective business communicators. (Same as COM 382)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 111, ENG 112
ENG 385 - Literature by Women
Credit Hours: 3
A study of how women writers from different historical periods use poems, stories, essays, and plays to address gender issues in the
private and public world. The course looks at how literature both presents and critiques culture and its construction of gender, as well
as how it offers new visions and choices for women and men. Readings include such writers as Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, Virginia Woolf, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Maxine Hong Kingston.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 400 - Methods of Teaching English and Language Arts
Credit Hours: 3
Designed to prepare the prospective secondary teacher of English and language arts. This course does not count toward the English
major or minor or fulfill the general education requirement in literature.
Prerequisite(s): acceptance into the Teacher Education Program
ENG 470-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Concentrated courses on various topics depending upon demand and staff.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of the general education requirements
in composition and literature
ENG 480 - Practicum
Credit Hours: 1-6
Assignments involving practical applications of knowledge and skills the English curriculum develops. Students will be placed in appropriate settings. Approximately 50 hours of practicum is required per credit hour. This course counts toward a minor in writing and a minor in English but does not count toward an English major. English majors who take a practicum will graduate with more than 124 credits.
ENG 485 - Internship
Credit Hours: 3-12
An assignment in a setting appropriate to the student's career goals. Approximately 50 hours of involvement is required per credit hour. This course counts toward a minor in writing and a minor in English but does not count toward an English major. English majors who take an internship will graduate with more than 124 credits.
ENG 495 - Senior English Assessment
Credit Hours: 0
This course records the student’s participation in the English faculty’s assessment program. English majors must enroll in this course in their senior year and complete all parts of the
assessment program for the department to certify that they are eligible to graduate as English majors. Graded P/F.
ENG 497 - Seminar in English
Credit Hours: 3
Concentration upon a particular author, a particular literary movement, or a particular topic in the field of English. Required of senior English majors.
HIS 101 - World History I: Ancient to Early Modern
Credit Hours: 3
Ancient empires of East and West. Cultural, economic, and political developments
in all major portions of the world through the 16th century. [S2 912N]
HIS 102 - World History II: Modern to Contemporary
Credit Hours: 3
The world, East and West, and its cultural, social, and political developments
from the 17th century to the present. (HIS 101 World History I is not a prerequisite
for HIS 102 World History II.)
[S2 912N]
HIS 111 - United States History I: to 1877
Credit Hours: 3
The age of exploration and discovery, colonial civilizations, and the emergence
of a new nation. The expansion of national territory and sectionalism through
the Civil War and Reconstruction. [S2 900]
HIS 112 - United States History II: Since 1877
Credit Hours: 3
The U.S. as an emergent world power and the major political, economic, and
social forces in the domestic experience to the present. [S2 901]
HIS 230 - Hollywood History
Credit Hours: 3
This course demonstrates how filmmakers reflect the perceptions,
traditions, values, fears, and aspirations of their generation. Students
will study film criticism, read primary historical sources, and analyze
secondary historical works before viewing contrasting films on a subject.
HIS 257 - The History of Sports in America
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the important role that sport plays in American society and explores
how cultural, political, and social factors have shaped the development of
amateur and professional sports.
HIS 270-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 3
Special topics in history depending upon demand and staff.
HIS 310 - Ancient Greece and Rome
Credit Hours: 3
This class will survey the ancient European cultures of Greece and Rome. It
will focus upon the social, economic, literary and artistic themes that shaped
the two cultures and also upon the legacy they left to Western civilization.
HIS 311 - Modern Britain 1689-Present
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers the period of the Glorious Revolution, the evolution of
Britain as a world economic and political power in the 18th and 19th Centuries
and the decline of Britain as a global power in the 20th Century.
HIS 312 - Modern Germany 1871-Present
Credit Hours: 3
Creation of the Second Reich, Weimar, the rise and fall of Hitler and Nazi
Germany, divided Germany in the Cold War and its reunification. The course
will also focus on the role of Germany in world politics throughout this era.
HIS 313 - French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
Credit Hours: 3
Explores the origins and course of the French Revolution, the effects of the
Napoleonic era and the impacts of this period on European history.
HIS 315 - Modern Russia
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers the creation of Imperial Russia under
Peter the Great to its collapse, the rise and fall of Soviet Russia,
and the post Soviet era.
HIS 316 - Modern European History Colloquium (1848 to present)
Credit Hours: 3
Selected themes from Modern European history including ideologies (liberalism,
nationalism, socialism, fascism), wars (causes and consequences of imperial
conflicts, and World Wars I and II), intellectual movements (in sociology,
psychology, science, and philosophy), and the evolution of industrial capitalism
and industrial society.
HIS 320 Modern Ireland
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys modern Irish history from 1700 to the present. It will focus on the development of Irish nationalism as a response to British imperialism, as well as the resistance to nationalism among different groups. Important themes include colonialism, famine, revolution, emigration, and continuing sectarian tensions.
HIS 322 - Women and Gender in History
Credit Hours: 3
This course deals thematically with the roles, significance and evolving perceptions
of women (and gender) in the West from the ancient, medieval and modern eras.
A second emphasis will investigate the concept of women's history within the
field of history itself.
HIS 326 - Hitler, Nazi Germany, and the Holocaust
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores one of the most horrific eras in the twentieth century,
if not the entire history of humanity. Political, social, economic, cultural,
and historical dimensions will be examined not only in Germany, but also in
Europe, to understand the origins, actions and consequences of Hitler and Nazi
Germany. This course will also attempt to comprehend the incomprehensible -
the genocidal extermination of the Jews - through investigating the perpetrators,
the bystanders, the victims, the survivors and the historians.
HIS 336 - Modern China and Japan
Credit Hours: 3
This course focuses on the emergence of China and Japan
in the 19th Century and their development as global powers in the 20th
Century.
HIS 343 - Latin America
Credit Hours: 3
Examines selected themes from Latin American history from
pre-Columbian societies to the present, including the great American
empires, the Spanish conquest, colonial politics and society, independence,
the formation of modern states, and contemporary history. [S2 910N]
HIS 350 - World Geography
Credit Hours: 3
This course fulfills the requirements for history students
working toward a social studies education certificate. It
will familiarize students with the pivotal social, political and economic
events in the history of Illinois from prehistory down to the present
day. This course will also allow students to develop an
understanding of the character of various regions throughout the world
as influenced by environmental, historical, and cultural forces. Emphasis
will be given to thinking geographically in the study of man/land relationships
and place formation.
HIS 353 - African American History
Credit Hours: 3
This course will provide the student with a comprehensive survey of the role
that African-Americans have played in shaping America as we know it today. Starting
in Africa, moving through the arrival of the slave ships in the early 1600s,
the Colonial period, the Revolutionary and Civil War periods, and into the
last half of the twentieth century, African-American history will chronicle
the sweep of events that have brought African-Americans and their struggle
for social and economic equality to the forefront of American life.
HIS 356 - U.S. Foreign Relations
Credit Hours: 3
Examines central themes, events, and personalities in U.S.
relations with the world, including economics, racism, strategic interests,
nationalism, and politics.
HIS 359 - Immigration to the United States
Credit Hours: 3
This course surveys American immigration history with a special focus on ethnic and race relations. It emphasizes several critical issues such as ethnic and racial contact and conflict, language maintenance, immigration law, the "laws" of immigration, multiculturalism, nativism, and religion.
HIS 360 - Revolution and Nation Making
Credit Hours: 3
Follows the path of American colonial society as it matured prior to the break
with Britain. It will trace the causes of the American revolution and the effect
of war on society including the social, economic and political changes it brought
about. Finally, it will focus upon the creation of the Constitution.
HIS 361 - Colonial America
Credit Hours: 3
This course follows the age of exploration, discovery,
and colonization, with an emphasis on the development of culture, economy
and politics of the English colonies of North America. It will then
focus upon international rivalry on the continent and the tensions
leading to the Revolution.
HIS 362 - History of the Early Republic
Credit Hours: 3
Follows the new nation from the 1790s through the 1850s including the development
of political parties, War of 1812, nationalism, sectionalism, Jacksonian democracy,
Manifest Destiny, Mexican War, reform movements and the political divisions
leading to war.
HIS 364 - Civil War and Reconstruction
Credit Hours: 3
The Civil War is the keystone in American history. This course will trace the
causes of the war, its military history, and its social, political, and economic
impact upon the nation during Reconstruction.
HIS 366 - The U.S. in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
Credit Hours: 3
The United States from the end of Reconstruction to the end of the Progressive
Era, with discussion of the issues surrounding segregation, immigration, industrialization,
foreign policy, the Spanish-American War, the rise of Progressivism, and World
War I.
HIS 368 - Contemporary America
Credit Hours: 3
The United States from the early days of the Cold War to
the present, with consideration of 1950s culture, Kennedy, the civil
rights movement, the Great Society, Vietnam, the counterculture, Watergate,
the rise of the American right, and contemporary issues.
HIS 369 - World War II and the Great Depression
Credit Hours: 3
The United States from 1920 to 1945, with reference to the consumer culture,
interwar foreign policy, the Great Crash, Franklin Roosevelt, the New Deal,
the road to war, and World War II.
HIS 370-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics in history depending upon demand and staff
HIS 371 - Religion in American History
What has been the role of religion in America? Taking a thematic and chronological approach, this course seeks to answer this question
by exploring the way religion has shaped the people, cultures, and institutions in America from its pre-Columbian roots to the 21st century.
HIS 373 - The History of Ideas in America
This course is designed to introduce students to the major contours in intellectual history from the time of the Puritans to the present. In this class, the students should develop a clear understanding of how ideas have shaped the course of American History.
HIS 398 - Historiography
Credit Hours: 3
An introduction to the historian's craft, with special
reference to methodologies, interpretations, values, evidence, and
conclusions found in historical writings.
HIS 400 - Methods of Teaching History and Social Studies
Credit Hours: 3
Designed to acquaint the prospective teacher of history and social studies
with the techniques, materials, resources, and problems of teaching at the
secondary level. This course, intended for students in the teacher certification
program, ordinarily does not apply to the history major.
Prerequisite(s): acceptance into the Teacher Education Program.
HIS 470-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics in history depending upon demand and staff.
HIS 481 - Public History Internship
Credit Hours: 3
Provides an opportunity for on-the-job experience in community agencies in
such fields as cultural resource management, archival work, historical preservation
and interpretation. Students must be history majors with junior standing and
have the approval of the agency and history faculty.
HIS 497 - Seminar in History I
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone course with an in-depth study of historiography,
historical method, and historical criticism.
HIS 498 - Seminar in History II
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone course with an emphasis on a synthesis of historical skills as demonstrated
through original primary research and presentation of findings.
PHI 115 - Introduction to Philosophy and Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
This course is an introduction to philosophy that places an emphasis on ethics. Utilizing texts in Ancient, Modern, and Contemporary Philosophy, we will examine the interrelationships of some of the basic philosophical questions: How should I act? What can I know? What is the nature of human existence? Contemporary ethical issues will be examined within this context.
PHI 232 - Philosophy and Religion East and West
Credit Hours: 3
This course will explore various ways in which these western notions of "religion" and "philosophy" are considered throughout both western and eastern civilizations. Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism will be discussed in addition to classical philosophical texts and traditions within Judaism and Christianity.
PHI 239 - Philosophy and Literature
Credit Hours: 3
Interdisciplinary course designed to raise traditional philosophical questions, e.g., the meaning of human existence, the interpretation of language, through reading both philosophical and literary texts.
PHI 251 - History of Philosophy & Theology: Ancient-Medieval
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of the origins and historical development of Western philosophy and theology, from ancient Greece to the beginning of the modern era.
PHI 252 - History of Philosophy & Theology: Modern and Contemporary
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of origins and historical development through the present. Continuation of PHI 251.
PHI 272 - Critical Thinking
Credit Hours: 3
Principles of correct thinking, fallacies, Aristotelian, propositional, and logic.
PHI 321 - Ethical Theories
Credit Hours: 3
Examines traditional ethical positions and how they apply to contemporary moral debates.
PHI 323 - Bioethics
Credit Hours: 3
Ethical issues involved in medicine and biotechnology.
PHI 325 - Environmental Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Study of the moral relationship of humans to the environment.
PHI 327 - Business Ethics
Credit Hours: 3
Examines the conceptions of moral community and responsibility implicit in democratic capitalism.
PHI 329 - Ethics and Technology
Credit Hours: 3
This course examines the social and ethical aspects of emerging technologies.
PHI 331 - Faith, Philosophy, and God
Credit Hours: 3
This upper-level seminar course explores the challenges philosophy has presented to Christian theology and theism more generally in the modern and contemporary period and how Christian theology and religious thought has responded to those challenges.
PHI 351 - Feminist Philosophy and Theology
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the various ways feminist theory has affected and changed both philosophy and theology in the modern and contemporary periods. Same as TRS 351.
PHI 355 - Violence, Powers and the Philosophy of Nonviolence
Credit Hours: 3
We explore the problem of violence and power in many ways and what philosophers have had to say about the incredible violence of the 20th and 21st centuries. This course introduces students to the philosophical/theological tradition of nonviolent resistance through a focus on such figures as Thoreau, Emerson, Gandhi, Martin Luther King, and Thomas Merton, etc.
PHI 368 - Holocaust as Act and Idea
Credit Hours: 3
The analysis of the rise of German nationalists and anti-Semitic ideology leading to World War II and the Holocaust: the Holocaust as an evil combination of violent actions and both respectable and intolerable ideas.
PHI 370 & 370H - Intellectuals, 9/11, and the Iraq War
What have the most important intellectuals of Europe and America said and written about September 11th and the Iraq War? How have they aided our understanding of these events? This is what we shall explore in this course. Intellectuals read and discussed include Habermas, Zizek, Derrida, Said, Butler, West, Baudrillard, Fish.
PHI 370-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics studied in depth, depending on demand and staff. Possible topics include particular positions, e.g., Existentialism, Pragmatism, etc.
PHI 381 - Contemporary Philosophy & Contemporary Politics
Credit Hours: 3
Looks at various post World War II philosophers in America and Europe, paying special attention to how they have addressed the most crucial political issues of our time, including the probe of genocide, America's two wars against Iraq, terrorism, September 11th, and globalization.
PHI 391 - Aesthetics
Credit Hours: 3
A philosophical study of the nature of art and creativity through the analysis of philosophers, critics, and artists who have treated these subjects.
PHI 424 - The Common Good: An Interdisciplinary Exploration
Credit Hours: 3
The tension between the individual and the group exists in every culture. This interdisciplinary course examines many of the dimensions of this tension from different perspectives (e.g. psychological, sociological, artistic, etc.) And explores a wide range of proposals offered to enable a society to pursue the common good.
PHI 470-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Specific topics studied in depth, depending on demand and staff. Focus on the works of particular philosophers, in primary sources.
PHI 497 - Coordinating Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Required of senior majors in Philosophy.
TRS 116 - Western Religious Traditions
Credit Hours: 3
This is a survey of the major religious traditions of the West: our aim is to begin to familiarize students with some of the key features of each tradition. To this end, four parallel themes will be explored within the context of religion: the important text(s) of the tradition, the founder or paradigmatic person in the tradition, some of the tradition's beliefs and rituals, and the ways of life associated with adherents of that religion. The text will include primary readings from the Bible, the Talmud, and the Quran.
TRS 217 - Introduction to the Bible
Credit Hours: 3
Survey course of the Old and New Testaments.
TRS 222 - Introduction to the Franciscan Tradition
Credit Hours: 3
A survey course that explores the history, figures, literature, art and issues within the Franciscan tradition.
TRS 224 - World Religions
Credit Hours: 3
Survey course of the major religious traditions of the world.
TRS 229 - Introduction to Christian Moral Conscience
Credit Hours: 3
A basic introduction to processes of Christian ethical interpretation and moral decision making.
TRS 236 - Sacraments
Credit Hours: 3
The sacramental life of Christian faith with special consideration of Baptism, Confirmation,
Eucharist, and Penance.
TRS 246 - Catholic Life and Thought
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of the basic meanings and practices of the Roman Catholic religion.
TRS 256 - Introduction to Christian Theology
Credit Hours: 3
A survey of how Christians have thought about their faith over the centuries. Themes to be addressed will include Jesus Christ, the Christian God, grace and salvation, and the church, as well as the changing understanding of theology itself.
TRS 270-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics studied in depth, depending upon demand and staff.
TRS 319 - Christian Sexuality
Credit Hours: 3
An investigation of sexuality in Christian life and tradition. Open discussion of contemporary issues in sexual ethics.
TRS 321 - Theology of Church
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the meaning of today's Church and the role of the laity in the Church. Special emphasis will be given to lay ministry in carrying on the mission of Jesus in contemporary society.
TRS 324 - Religions in Dialogue
Credit Hours: 3
This seminar-style course explores the most salient points of current dialogue and discussion between Christianity and the other great religions of the world.
TRS 329 - The Christian and Modern Problems
Credit Hours: 3
This is a course in Christian social ethics. As such,it seeks to address and analyze selected social justice issues in the contemporary world.
TRS 331 - Spirituality and Human Development
Credit Hours: 3
Human growth as a gradual journey toward Christian maturity.
TRS 332 - Assisi Experience
Credit Hours: 3
An investigation of special topics, depending on the participating staff, culminating in a trip to Assisi, Italy in early May. Permission of instructor(s) required.
TRS 336 - Theology of the Reformation Era
Credit Hours: 3
The causes and fundamental principles of the German, Swiss, and English Reformations.
TRS 339 - Guide to Christian Marriage
Credit Hours: 3
The meaning of marriage; preparation for marriage; legal and moral aspects of the contract; rights and duties of married people.
TRS 341 - Liturgy and Worship
Credit Hours: 3
A study of the theology of liturgy and the skills necessary to function in various liturgical leadership roles; e.g., director of liturgy, lector, Eucharistic minister. (Does not fulfill general education requirements. Will be offered with sufficient enrollment.)
TRS 342 - Franciscan Theology of the Environment
Credit Hours: 3
An exploration of environmental issues from the perspective of Franciscan creation centered spirituality including the scriptural views of creation, modern environmental ethics and the theological concept of "stewardship."
TRS 349 - Theology of Death
Credit Hours: 3
The phenomena of suffering, dying and death from the perspective of pastoral theology.
TRS 351 - Feminist Philosophy & Theology
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the various ways feminist theory has affected and changed both philosophy and theology in the modern and contemporary period. Same as PHI 351.
TRS 356 - Christology
Credit Hours: 3
This course explores the central question of Christian theology, the identity of Jesus Christ, as it is thought and rethought in many ways throughout the history of Christianity. This course has a special emphasis on the many ways Jesus's identity is thought of today by liberation theologians, political theologians, feminist theologians, etc.
TRS 357 - Gospels and Epistles
Credit Hours: 3
Historical and literary developments of the New Testament with form-critical analysis of its major Christian themes.
TRS 359 - Catholic Social Teaching
Credit Hours: 3
This seminar-style course will discuss the Catholic Church's teachings on the most significant ethical, political, and social issues of our time and their relevance not only to our own country but to the entire world. We will discuss the Church's teaching on such issues as the death penalty, economic justice, capitalism, war and peace, globalization, etc.
TRS 362 - Pastoral Ministry
Credit Hours: 3
A study of pastoral care and the skills needed to become effective parctitioners in such areas as campus ministry, peer ministry, ministry to the elderly and the sick, and general parish ministry. Does not fulfill general education requirement. Will be offered with sufficient enrollment.
TRS 366 - Gender and Person in Christian Theology
Credit Hours: 3
TRS 369 - Christianity from a Global Perspective
Credit Hours: 3
This course will examine the challenges that the local Christian theologies of Africa, Asia, and Latin America place before Christians across the globe. Particular attention will be given to understandings of love, justice, power, and inculturation.
TRS 370-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics studied in depth, depending upon demand and staff.
TRS 374 - Myths & Rituals
Credit Hours: 3 (Spring 2006)
This course is a study of the role of myths and rituals in various world religions. Previous course number was TRS344. This course satisfies the “Global/Cross-Cultural Studies” requirement.
TRS 382 - Franciscan Spirituality
Credit Hours: 3
An examination of the spirituality and history of the Franciscan tradition and its contemporary implications. Examination of the charism, spirit, and the development of the Franciscan movement.
TRS 470-9 - Special Topics
Credit Hours: 1-3
Special topics studied in depth, depending upon demand and staff.
TRS 481-482 - Field Experience
Credit Hours: 6
Experiences in lay ministry contexts such as pastoral care, pastoral religious education, pastoral responsibilities, etc., in preparation for positions in church and ministry. Approximately 50 hours of experience are required for each credit hour. (Does not fulfill general education requirement)
TRS 497 - Theology Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Supervised reference and research work; coordination of studies taken in Theology.
TRS 498 - Theology Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
For Theology majors.
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