I. Major Program Requirements
The theology major requires 40 semester credits of theology courses. This entails 10 required courses, 3 elective and 1 credit in either honors thesis or research paper/project.
Required courses:
TH 201 Church and Worship
TH 220 Fundamental Moral Theology
TH 231 Introduction to the Old Testament
TH 232 Introduction to the New Testament
One Christian Social Ethics course:
TH 261 Wealth and Poverty in the Bible and the Early Church
TH 263 Modern Catholic Social Teaching
TH 264 Theologies of Liberation*
TH 341 History of Christian Thought: Patristics
TH 342 History of Christian Thought: Middle Ages Through Reformation
TH 351 Christology
TH 495 Theology Seminar
TH 496 Theology Research Paper or Theology Research Project
or TH 499 Honors Thesis
II. Other Program Requirements
ENWR 203 Expository Writing
Completion of a modern or classical second language through the intermediate level.
1. Course sequence for majors: TH 101; then at least two 200-level courses; then upper-division courses. All degree students should review requirements for graduation.
2. The following courses may apply as electives toward fulfilling the 40 credits required for the theology major:
PHIL 216 Philosophy of God and Religion
PHIL 203 Islam: Philosophy and Culture
HI 301 or 302 History of the Catholic Church
Minor Program Requirements
Twenty-one semester credits of theology, including:
1. Two courses in Biblical Theology, one in Old Testament and one in New Testament (230s):
TH 231 Introduction to the Old Testament
TH 232 Introduction to the New Testament
2. One course in Moral Theology:
TH 220 Fundamental Moral Theology
Or another Moral Theology or Social Ethics course
3. Two courses in Historical Theology (340s)
TH 341 History of Christian Thought: Patristics
TH 342 History of Christian Thought: Middle Ages
Through Reformation
TH 389 History of Christian Thought: Modernity through Postmodernity
4. One course in systematic theology:
TH 351 Christology
5. TH 495 Theology Seminar
Note: Appropriate course substitutions for conflicts and study abroad can be made through the department chair.