The courses in this certificate program form educators and school leaders in the richness of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition, grounding their work in a coherent vision of truth that unites faith and reason.
This formation emphasizes the education of the whole person—mind, body, and soul—through the cultivation of virtue and the pursuit of truth, goodness, and beauty.
Through this program, participants will be equipped to articulate the significance of the Catholic Intellectual Tradition with clarity and conviction, and to integrate it meaningfully into their teaching and leadership.
All courses listed below are 8 weeks long unless otherwise noted.
To earn the Catholic Intellectual Tradition Graduate Certificate, students must complete the following three graduate courses (9 credits).
Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
LIB 501 | Christian Anthropology | 3 credit hours |
EDU 510 | Foundations of Western Education | 3 credit hours |
EDU 520 | Newman and the Liberal Arts Tradition | 3 credit hours |
Choose two of the following courses (6 credits).
Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
ENG 501 | Catholic Literary Tradition | 3 credit hours |
PHIL 508 | Philosophy for Theology | 3 credit hours |
THEO 560 | Fundamental Moral Theology | 3 credit hours |
CHIST 514 | Church History I: Early Christians to the Middle Ages | 3 credit hours |
CHIST 524 | Church History II: Renaissance to Modern Church | 3 credit hours |
PHIL 621 | The Thought of St. Thomas Aquinas | 3 credit hours |
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