1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

THEOLOGY/RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Dept. and No. Descriptive Title of Course Credits
FIRST YEAR FALL SPRING
MAJOR (GE T/RS) T/RS 121-122 Theology I/Theology II 3 3
GE SPCH-WRTG WRTG 107-COMM 100 Composition-Public Speaking 3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy 3
GE PHIL PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives 3 3
GE QUAN MATH ELECT Electives 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT Social-Behavioral Electives 3
GE FSEM INTD 100 Freshman Seminar 1
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1
16 16
SECOND YEAR
MAJOR T/RS ELECT Second-Year Elective 3 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT Electives 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT Natural-Science Electives 3 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT Social-Behavioral Electives 3
GE PHIL PHIL 210 - ELECT Ethics - Phil. Electives 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT Humanities Electives 3 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT Physical Education 1 1
16 16
THIRD YEAR
MAJOR T/RS ELECT Electives 3 6
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT Electives 9 9
GE ELECT ELECT Electives 3 3
15 18
FOURTH YEAR
MAJOR T/RS 490 Capstone Seminar 3
MAJOR T/RS ELECT Electives 6
COGNATE COGNATE & ELECT Electives 9 9
GE FREE ELECT Electives 3 3
18 15
T/RS 210 Fr. Rousseau, S.J.
The Christian Religious 3 credits
Tradition
A study of the vital growth of
Christianity’s life, doctrine, worship and
spirituality over the centuries. Special
emphasis will be placed on principal leaders,
thinkers and heroes.
T/RS 211 Dr. Benestad
Great Books I: 3 credits
Perspectives on Western Culture
The religious, philosophical and political
writings of major thinkers of the Western
tradition. The first semester includes the
study of the Bible, Aristotle’s Ethics,
Plato’s Apology, Augustine’s City of
God, and the thought of Aquinas.
206
TOTAL: 130 CREDITS
MINOR: The minor in T/RS requires 12 credits beyond the introductory sequence, preferably spread over several
areas.
Emphasis is on the study of these works as
they illuminate the current world. The second
semester description is found under
PHIL 159.
T/RS 212 Fr. Sable, S.J.
Saints and Holiness 3 credits
An inquiry into the nature of Christian
sanctity by an examination of the lives
and accomplishments of traditional saints
and of contemporary persons who respond
to the Gospel message.
T/RS 213 Fr. Sable, S.J.
American Catholic Thought 3 credits
The major themes of American Catholic
tradition from colonial times to the present
are placed in their historical, religious,
social and political context.