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