Examples of Self-designed Majors
Following are examples of sets of courses that a student might propose for a self-designed major. They are given here only for illustration.
Catholic History, Thought and Experience
| ENGL 402 |
Special Studies: Catholicism and Literature |
| HIST 305 |
Rome: City of Emperors, Popes, and Saints |
| HIST 336 |
Catholic Church to 1800 |
| HIST 401 |
Medieval Europe |
| PHIL 219 |
Introduction to Christian Thought |
| PHIL 350 |
Elements of Thomistic Thought |
| PHIL 420 |
Saint Augustine |
| PSYC 350 |
Psychology and Religion |
| SOCI 333 |
Sociology of Religion |
| THEO 258 |
Catholicism |
| THEO 331 |
The Church in the Modern World |
| THEO 335 |
Theology of the Sacraments |
Theories and Methods in the Social Sciences
| ECON 201 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
| ECON 202 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
| HIST 336 |
History of Science |
| PHIL 304 |
Later Modern Philosophy |
| POSC 317 |
Western Political Thought I |
| POSC 318 |
Western Political Thought II |
| POSC 427 |
Quantitative Analysis |
| PSYC 410 |
Existential-Phenomenological Psychology |
| PSYC 420 |
Research Methods in Psychology |
| SOCI 201 |
Sociological Methods I |
| SOCI 300 |
History of Social Thought |
| SOCI 301 |
Contemporary Sociological Theory |
Understanding the Islamic World
| COMM 407 |
Intercultural Communication |
| COMM 414 |
Rhetoric, Religion, and Society |
| ENGL 403 |
Special Studies: Literature across Boundaries |
| HIST 254 |
The History of the Modern Middle East |
| HIST 451 |
Christianity and Islam: Clash of Empires |
| PHIL 301 |
Medieval Philosophy |
| PHIL 450 |
Islamic Philosophy |
| POSC 209 |
Comparative Political Systems: Developing States |
| POSC 407 |
Terrorism |
| POSC 412 |
Arab-Israeli Conflict |
| PSYC 350 |
Psychology and Religion |
| SOCI 333 |
Sociology of Religion |
"I selected classes across several disciplines that have helped define, support, and challenge my personal ideologies concerning social justice." Peter Sluk
"I learned how to approach a situation, learn about it, and form my own opinion. I learned how to think for myself!" Diane Amdor
