Center for Catholic Studies | College of Arts & Sciences | Graduate Program
Student Profiles
Student Profiles
Graduate Student Profiles
Who are our students, anyway?
A master's degree in Catholic Studies can serve a number of different goals. For students interested in pursuing a Ph.D., especially in the humanities, it provides a coherent intellectual framework for more specialized study. It can expand your opportunities to serve the church in education or ministry. It can help you effectively integrate faith and work in your chosen profession or career. It can also offer the simple satisfaction of personal, intellectual and spiritual growth that is part of the lifelong learning process.
Check out what some of our current students and alumni have to say about the program:
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Jennifer Kraska "As I progressed through my coursework in law and Catholic Studies, I was struck by the many ways the two programs complemented each other. Many of my law classes would at some point lead to a discussion about how Catholic principles shape the way one might look at certain types of law or a legal situation." |
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Michael Adkins "As a Catholic Studies master's student, I am reminded of the importance of 'the great conversation' - and that conversation spills over into my work as a teacher, reintegrating and reorienting a sense of wonder and pursuit of truth." |
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Ron Snyder "In Catholic Studies I found a broad curriculum complete with requirements in Catholic theology, philosophy, and history while rich with the opportunity to expand personal interests. I have been comfortably challenged while motivated towards a lifetime of learning within the humanities." |
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Dianne Johnson "Catholic Studies, if you pay careful attention, will change you at your core being. 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." |
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Bill LeMire "I chose the CSMA program to help satisfy an ever-increasing urge to intellectually enrich my Catholic faith. The thought of going back to school and being a student again was not without some uncertainty and nervousness. But I am at the halfway point now and the experience has exceeded everything I could have hoped for." |
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Nathan Metzinger "My coursework has been challenging and enlightening. It has allowed me to more fully integrate my faith into all aspects of my life while pursuing it at a pace that still allows me to live my life. It has made me a better husband, father, supervisor, employee, citizen and Christian." |
