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BACHELOR OF CATHOLIC STUDIES

Our Lady Seat of Wisdom is pleased to introduce our Bachelor of Catholic Studies. The degree requirements outlined below have been designed to give students a rigorous education in the core disciplines of the liberal arts. Our integrated program reveals and explores interconnections among disciplines, teaching students to approach learning with the “bigger picture” in mind. In addition, students who choose to pursue a concentration gain a depth of knowledge in their chosen field and competence in using the research methods of the discipline. The rich and stimulating curriculum of the Bachelor of Catholic Studies communicates important bodies of knowledge and challenges students to acquire the critical thinking, writing and research skills.

Those not taking a concentration must ensure that they complete at least three courses at the 300-level or above; no more than 45 credits at the 100- or 0-level may be counted towards the degree requirements.In order to qualify for graduation, students must earn a minimum cumulative average of 63.0.

* Courses in bold must be taken in the designated semester; other courses may be taken at a different time. † Either THE 245 or the theology distribution requirement (THE 212/273/373) must be taken in second year.

Concentrations are available in History, Literature, Philosophy, and Theology (see next page).

FALL

= 15.5 Fall credits

= 15 Fall credits

= 15 Fall credits

92 credits (68 core and distribution, 24 concentration/electives)

= 15.5 Winter credits

= 16 Winter credits

= 15 Winter credits

WINTER

YEAR 1

YEAR 2

YEAR 3

TOTAL

(FULL-YEAR)

HIS 103: History of Western Civilization I (3)LAS 120: Introductory Latin I (3) LIT 102: Essay Writing (3) PHI 141: Logic (3)

PHI 200: Ethics (3) THE 273: Moral Theology or THE 373: Spiritual Theology or THE 212: Survey of Scripture (3)†Concentration course or elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)

Lab science (3)PHI/THE 272: Introduction to St. Thomas (3)Concentration course or elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)

THE 100: Christian Doctrine (6)*LAS 090: Chorus (1)

LIT 201: Survey of Literature (6)

MNS 225: Principles of Natural Science (3) Mathematics (3)

HIS 104: History of Western Civilization II (3) LIT 141: Introduction to Classical Literature (3) THE 110: Introduction to Biblical Literature (3)PHI 100: Fundamentals of Philosophy (3)

PHI/THE 280: Shapers of Modern Thought (3) THE 245: Magisterial Thought (3)†Concentration course or elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)Fine Arts Course (1)

History elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)Concentration course or elective (3)

BACHELOR OF CATHOLIC STUDIES

CORE CURRICULUM

HISTORY

LITERATURE

PHILOSOPHY

THEOLOGY

At least 6 credits must be at the 300-level or above Total credits required in History: 27 (18 above core)

Total credits required in Literature: 24 (15 above core)

At least 9 credits must be at the 300-level or above Total credits required in Philosophy: 27 (12 above core)

At least 12 credits must be at the 300-level or above Total credits required in Theology: 30 (12 above core)

History of Western Civilization I (HIS 103) History of Western Civilization II (HIS 104) Historiography and Historical Skills (HIS 201)

Six courses from Lists A and B, with at least one from each; at least one must be a Non-Western (NW) course

A: Ancient and Medieval History Classical History (HIS 210) Introduction to the Medieval World (HIS 220) Anglo-Saxon England (HIS 323) Byzantine History (HIS 350) (NW)

B: Early Modern and Modern History Renaissance and Reformation (HIS 230) History of Canada (HIS 242) History of the United States (HIS 243) Modern U.S. History (HIS 348) History of the Middle East (HIS 360) (NW)

Introduction to Classical Literature (LIT 141) Survey of Literature (LIT 201) Shakespeare (LIT 322) Literary Theory (LIT 372) One course from each of Lists A, B, and C

A: Medieval Medieval Literature (LIT 320) Dante (LIT 351)

B: 18th and 19th Centuries Victorian Literature (LIT 327) Dostoevsky (LIT 340)

C: Modern Literature Catholic Literature (LIT 251) Canadian Literature (LIT 301) 20th Century American Literature (LIT 311) Modern British and Irish Literature (LIT 329) Christianity and Literature (LIT 391)

Fundamentals of Philosophy (PHI 100) Logic (PHI 141) Ethics (PHI 200) Introduction to St. Thomas (PHI/THE 272)

Shapers of Modern Thought (PHI/THE 280) Metaphysics (PHI 325) History of Philosophy elective Two additional Philosophy electives

Christian Doctrine (THE 100) Introduction to Biblical Literature (THE 110) Magisterial Thought (THE 245) Introduction to St. Thomas (THE/PHI 272) Biblical History (THE 310)

A. One of Moral Theology (THE 273) or Spiritual Theology (THE 373)

B. One of Patristics (THE 331), Vatican II (THE 339), Trinity (THE 343), or Christology (THE 345)

C. Six additional credits of Theology at the 200-level or above, which may include additional courses beyond the first from (B)

BACHELOR OF CATHOLIC STUDIES

CONCENTRATIONS

HISTORYHIS 201: Historiography and Historical Skills HIS 210: Classical HistoryHIS 220: Introduction to the Medieval WorldHIS 230: Renaissance and ReformationHIS 242: History of CanadaHIS 243: History of the United StatesHIS 323: Anglo-Saxon EnglandHIS 348: Modern U.S. HistoryHIS 350: Byzantine HistoryHIS 360: History of the Middle EastHIS 390: Directed Studies in History

LANGUAGESLAS 122: Introductory Latin Review and Continuation CourseLAS 124: Introductory Latin IILAS 219: Intermediate Latin LAS 222: Readings in LatinLAS/THE 224: Introduction to New Testament Greek I LAS/THE 226: Introduction to New Testament Greek IILAS 228: Readings in Late-Antique Latin ILAS 229: Readings in Classical Latin ILAS/THE 324: Intermediate New Testament GreekLAS 340: Readings in Late-Antique Latin IILAS 341: Readings in Classical Latin IILAS 348: Selected Latin Authors

LITERATURELAS/LIT 095: Drama PracticumLIT 251: Catholic LiteratureLIT 301: Canadian LiteratureLIT 311: 20th Century American LiteratureLIT 320: Medieval LiteratureLIT 322: ShakespeareLIT 327: Victorian LiteratureLIT 329: Modern British and Irish LiteratureLIT 340: DostoevskyLIT 351: DanteLIT 372: Literary TheoryLIT 391: Christianity and Literature

MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL SCIENCEMNS 122: Introduction to BiologyMNS 130: Introduction to Environmental ScienceMNS 140: Fundamentals of MathematicsMNS 145: Euclidean GeometryMNS 146: StatisticsMNS 148: Calculus: A Liberal ArtMNS 150: Calculus IMNS 222: Behaviour and Distribution

PHILOSOPHYLAS/PHI 231: Introduction to Political PhilosophyPHI/THE 270: Augustinian ThoughtPHI 300: Ancient and Medieval PhilosophyPHI 303: Modern PhilosophyPHI 304: Contemporary PhilosophyPHI 325: Metaphysics

SOCIAL SCIENCESLAS 150: PsychologyLAS 251: Developmental Psychology and Early LearningLAS 260: Principles of Economics

THEOLOGYTHE/LAS 207: Liturgical TheologyTHE 277: Perspectives on the Theology of the Human PersonTHE 310: Biblical HistoryTHE 315: St. PaulTHE 316: Introduction to the Gospel of JohnTHE 331: PatristicsTHE 339: Vatican IITHE 340: SacramentsTHE 343: The TrinityTHE 345: ChristologyTHE 371: Consecrated LifeTHE 377: Theology of the Body

BACHELOR OF CATHOLIC STUDIES

ELECTIVE COURSES

This institution has been granted a consent by the Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development to offer this program for a six-year term starting May 1, 2017. Prospective students are responsible for satisfying themselves that the program and the degree will be appropriate to their needs (e.g., acceptable to potential employers, professional licensing bodies or other educational institutions.)

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For our Academic Calendar, course descriptions and further information about our program, visit our web-site, www.seatofwisdom.ca.