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Catholic
Studies
Students
graduating with a major in Catholic Studies will have a knowledge of the
living Catholic tradition, and will be conversant with resources from
the Catholic intellectual tradition that will permit them to explore critically
the history and contemporary significance of Catholicism. They will be
familiar with major Catholic figures from a variety of cultural and historical
settings, and will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the complex and
broad history of the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Required
Courses for the Catholic Studies Major
Transferable
Skills
Some
information taken from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's
career website
Observation
Critical analysis
Communication
Articulation
Logical reasoning
Argumentation
Listening critically
Clarifying
Sensitivity to people/problems
|
Understanding/interpretation
of other cultures/beliefs
Sensitivity to cultural perceptions/viewpoints
Writing/rewriting/editing
Informing/explaining
Describing/evaluating
Developing/generating ideas
Understanding the past/present
Organizing materials/ideas/information |
Career
Opportunities
Some
information taken from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington's'
career website
Law
Medicine
Ministry
Social service
Teaching
Community development
Program coordination
Youth worker |
Public
relations
Library work
Consulting
Peace Corps/Vista
Foreign service
Higher education administration
Counseling
Business |
Graduate
and Professional Schools
Master
of Arts in Catholic Studies at St. Thomas
Students
with a Catholic Studies major often continue on for further studies in
a field encompassed by Catholic Studies, such as: Philosophy, Theology,
English, History, etc.
On
Campus Sources for More Information
Thoughts
on a Catholic Studies Major from Current and Past Students
Camila
Malta
Class
of '01 |
The
Catholic Studies program has been a valuable source of knowledge,
especially on how to combine my faith with my interest in business.
The program has helped me to understand how to be in the world but
not of the world, and how to see my calling to work as a vocation--a
calling from God to spread his love in places where profit and status
seem to be the only driving motives. |
| Bob
McNamara
Class
of '01 |
So many
people come to college with the expectation that their education ought
to prepare them to land a job where they can make a lot of money.
Unfortunately, they deprive themselves of an education that is meant
to help them discover the path to happiness. I am a happier person
because I have discovered the wellspring of God's gifts not only in
the sacraments, but also through the classes I've taken and the daily
practice of living the faith. |
Alex
Zenthoefer
Class
of '01 |
In my
mind, there is no other program that could have better prepared me
for a future as a diocesan priest. The Catholic Studies program has
taught me the vital truths of the Catholic faith, but also has prepared
me very well for the task of bringing that truth, in many ways, to
the people I serve. |
| Jason
Adkins
Class
of '00 |
My Catholic
Studies professors provided me with the tools to examine the world
in its many dimensions. With a curriculum grounded in faith and reason,
Catholic Studies provides students with a truly liberal education. |
Emily
Jovanovich
Class
of '01 |
The
greatest benefit I have received through Catholic Studies has simply
been learning how to engage and connect the many ideas I am presented
with...how to apply what I learn to my life. |
Dianne
Johnson
Class
of '00 Current M.A. student |
One
of the unique features of the program is its practical application.
I have brought much of what I've learned to my profession as a nurse.
Catholic Studies will show you that your gift, your profession, is
meant to be given to others." |
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