Note: Many undergraduate courses at SLU fulfill requirements of multiple programs simultaneously. For details, click here.
Students must complete a minimum total of 18 credits for the minor.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Theology | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies—Theology attribute. | 3 | |
| Philosophy | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies—Philosophy attribute. | 3 | |
| English | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies—English attribute. | 3 | |
| History | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies—History attribute. | 3 | |
| Catholic Studies Elective | ||
| One course with the Catholic Studies--Elective attribute. | 3 | |
| Catholic Studies Capstone | ||
| CATH 4960 | Catholic Studies Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credits | 18 | |
Theology
One course with the Catholic Studies—Theology attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| THEO 2110 | Introduction to the Old Testament | 3 |
| THEO 2210 | Introduction to the New Testament | 3 |
| THEO 2310 | History of Christianity: The First 2000 Years | 3 |
| THEO 2515 | Social Justice | 3 |
| THEO 2410 | Making Christianity Credible | 3 |
| THEO 2415 | The Church: Yesterday & Today | 3 |
| THEO 2430 | Jesus and Salvation | 3 |
| THEO 2510 | Christian Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 2610 | The Christian Sacraments | 3 |
| THEO 2715 | Jerusalem: Three Faiths, One City | 3 |
| THEO 2820 | Religion and Science | 3 |
| THEO 2840 | Christianity and Literature | 3 |
| THEO 2900 | Love and the Human Condition | 3 |
| THEO 3210 | One Jesus, Four Portraits: The Gospels | 3 |
| THEO 3345 | The Life and Theology of Augustine of Hippo | 3 |
| THEO 3415 | Christ and Color: Liberation Theology | 3 |
| THEO 3510 | Faith and Politics | 3 |
| THEO 3525 | Green Discipleship: Theology & Ecology | 3 |
| THEO 3535 | Sex, Gender and Christian Ethics | 3 |
| THEO 3560 | A Post Human Future? The Ethics of Technology | 3 |
| THEO 3710 | Arts of Hinduism and Buddhism | 3 |
| THEO 4510 | War and Peace in the Christian Tradition | 3 |
Philosophy
One course with the Catholic Studies—Philosophy attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHIL 2050 | Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3250 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 3300 | Philosophy of the Human Person | 3 |
| PHIL 3360 | Medical Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3380 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3400 | Ethics & Engineering | 3 |
| PHIL 3420 | Environmental and Ecological Ethics | 3 |
| PHIL 3450 | Disaster Narratives | 3 |
| PHIL 3600 | Science and Religion | 3 |
| PHIL 4500 | Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL 4810 | Philosophy of Feminism | 3 |
| PHIL 4820 | Philosophy and Race | 3 |
| PHIL 4840 | Catholic Social Thought | 3 |
| PHIL 4850 | Topics in Philosophical Anthropology | 3 |
English
One course with the Catholic Studies—English attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 2250 | Conflict, Social Justice and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2350 | Faith, Doubt and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2450 | Nature, Ecology & Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2550 | Gender, Identity & Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2600 | Introduction to Short Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 2650 | Technology, Media & Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 2750 | Film, Culture and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3380 | The Classics and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3470 | Introduction to Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 3620 | Topics in Spirituality and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3700 | The Bible & Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3730 | Introduction to Medical Humanities, Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3740 | Medicine and Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4240 | Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales | 3 |
| ENGL 4290 | Topics in Medieval Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4300 | Age of Elizabeth | 3 |
| ENGL 4350 | 17th Century Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 4360 | Milton | 3 |
History
One course with the Catholic Studies—History attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 1110 | Origins of the Modern World to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 1120 | Origins of the Modern World (1500 to Present) | 3 |
| HIST 3030 | The Byzantine World: Faith and Power in a Thousand-Year Empire | 3 |
| HIST 3040 | From Barbarians to Crusaders: Europe in the Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 3050 | From Cathedrals to Printing Presses: Europe in the Late Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 3080 | Catholicism Since 1540 | 3 |
| HIST 3100 | The Reformation Era | 3 |
| HIST 3220 | Jesuits and Their Worlds | 3 |
Catholic Studies Elective
One course with the Catholic Studies--Elective attribute, such as:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AAM 3350 | African American Religious Traditions | 3 |
| ARTH 1500 | Life & Times of Michelangelo | 3 |
| ARTH 2100 | Art of Jerusalem and Three Faiths: Past and Present | 3 |
| ARTH 2200 | Art in Rome | 3 |
| ARTH 2150 | Saints in Art | 3 |
| ARTH 2450 | Art of Pilgrimage and Crusades | 3 |
| ARTH 3410 | Art of Cathedrals and Kings: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH 3500 | Early Renaissance Art in Italy: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH 3510 | High Renaissance Art Italy: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH 3520 | Art North Renaissance: Adv Art of Nobles & Merchants in the Northern Renaissance: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH 3020 | Christian Art: Advanced | 3 |
| ARTH 4900 | Research Methods | 3 |
| BIOL 1200 | Ecological Issues and Society | 3 |
| BIOL 1340 | Diversity of Life | 3 |
| CMM 3440 | Media Ethics | 3 |
| GR 3200 | German Cultural History | 3 |
| GK 1010 | Reading Greek I | 3 |
| GK 1020 | Reading Greek II | 3 |
| GK 2010 | Intermediate Greek Lang & Lit | 3 |
| GK 4700 | Readings in Byzantine Greek | 3 |
| LATN 1010 | Reading Latin I | 3 |
| LATN 1020 | Reading Latin II | 3 |
| LATN 2010 | Intermediate Latin: Language & Literature | 3 |
| LATN 4010 | Latin Fathers | 3 |
| LATN 4100 | Intro to Post-Classical Latin | 3 |
| LATN 4280 | Readings in Saint Augustine | 3 |
| MDVL 2100 | The Medieval World | 3 |
| RUSS 4510 | The Russian Orthodox | 3 |
| WGST 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 Saint Louis University-Madrid.
For additional information about this program, please contact catholicstudies@slu.edu or call 314-977-7199.