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Graduate Courses
Spring 2027 Graduate Courses
The spring semester runs from January 19 through May 7. View the complete graduate course rotation here.
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Spirituality, Morality & Ethics / LIM-G704-Y1G0E Traditional Catholic ethics are examined in the light of Vatican II. Students study the nature of the human person and the meaning of freedom and sin. They also explore the role of Scripture, reason and the natural law, norms, conscience, and Church authority in making moral decisions. Throughout the course, Christian living is placed in the context of personal spirituality and the call to discipleship. Sexual ethics and Catholic social teaching are discussed at length in the course. Requisites:
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Christian Origins (New Testament) / LIM-G712-Y1G0E This course introduces students to the literature, history, and theology of the early Christian scriptures commonly known as the New Testament. It examines the historical context of Jesus’ teachings, his parables and preaching of the reign of God, and the theology of Paul and the Gospels. Particular attention is given to the experience of faith that was engendered by Jesus among his first disciples and the lived faith of the earliest Christians. |
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Church, Sacraments & Liturgy / LIM-G722-Y1G0E This course presents the experience and theology of church, sacraments, and liturgy as they have unfolded throughout Christian history. A major part of the course is dedicated to a deeper understanding of the meaning of sacramentality and the theology of the individual sacraments in the Catholic tradition. Special emphasis is given to Vatican II and post-conciliar developments in the church’s self-understanding and in the theology and practice of ministry, sacraments, and liturgy. |
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Introduction to Pastoral Counseling / LIM-G894-Y1G0E This course provides an introduction to pastoral counseling, exploring foundational counseling principles and key emotional, developmental, relational, identity, behavioral, and crisis-related issues from a pastoral and Christian counseling perspective. |
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Religious Communication / LIM-G885-Y1G0E This course explores how a variety of communication media can benefit ministers in their particular settings. Both theory and practice of contemporary communication media, especially the use of television, are explored with hands-on experience. |
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Pastoral and Educational Praxis / LIM-G886-Y1G0E In this capstone course, students employ the method of practical theology to reflect on concerns related to their ministerial and educational praxis. Careful analyses that include the social and cultural circumstances surrounding their identified praxis will be undertaken, as well as an appreciative and critical retrieval of the voice of the faith tradition. Based on that reflection, possible educational and ministerial interventions that meet criteria of pragmatic feasibility and religious faithfulness will be imagined and articulated verbally and in writing for evaluation and feedback. Requisite: |
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Pastoral and Educational Praxis / LIM-G886-Y2G0E In this capstone course, students employ the method of practical theology to reflect on concerns related to their ministerial and educational praxis. Careful analyses that include the social and cultural circumstances surrounding their identified praxis will be undertaken, as well as an appreciative and critical retrieval of the voice of the faith tradition. Based on that reflection, possible educational and ministerial interventions that meet criteria of pragmatic feasibility and religious faithfulness will be imagined and articulated verbally and in writing for evaluation and feedback. Requisite: |
Undergraduate Courses
Spring 2027 Undergraduate Courses
View the undergraduate course rotation here.
| Session 1 runs from January 19 through March 21. |
Introduction to the Bible for Ministry / RELM-C338-YA1 This course introduces students to the Bible in light of the best in contemporary biblical scholarship. It focuses on the Bible not as a museum piece but as the living Word of God that reveals, challenges, and comforts and that serves as a crucial resource for ministry. |
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Session 1 runs from January 19 through March 21. |
Senior Seminar / RELM-C496-YA1 The purpose of this course is for students to demonstrate achievement of learning outcomes of the Bachelor in Ministry and Theology by completing a 20-30 page paper following the theological reflection process introduced in RELM 300 Introduction to Ministry. |
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| Session 2 runs from March 22 through May 16. |
Christ and the Christian Tradition / RELM-C370-YZ1 Fundamental theology in a post-conciliar church: focus on revelation, faith, grace and Christology; a brief review of the historical tradition as a background for creation-centered, liberationist theology today. |
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Session 2 runs from March 22 through May 16. |
Biblical Apocalyptic, Prophecy & Wisdom / RELM-C411-YZ1 This course examines the biblical genres of prophecy, wisdom, and apocalyptic; their intersections; and their implications for today. This course presumes some background on the Bible. |
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