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Master of Arts

in Liberal Arts Education

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Master of Arts

in Liberal Arts Education

The MA in Liberal Arts Education is a two-year program grounded in the Catholic intellectual and educational tradition. With a combination of core and elective courses designed to address specific needs, this program equips teachers and school leaders to inspire a Catholic worldview in their students, foster critical and creative thinking, and cultivate habits of excellence in both mind and heart. Through this journey, educators undergo personal formation and transformation, enabling them to guide and empower future generations to face the challenges of the modern world with creativity and optimism.

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Master of Arts in Liberal Arts Education
(33 Credits + Capstone)

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
RELED 560
Principles of Catholic Education
3 credit hours

The courses in this pathway are designed to support educators (or those wishing to make the transition to the classroom) in their pedagogical training.  Our courses give educators the why and the how of classical pedagogical practices, practices that you can take right into the classroom.

Course Number
Course Title
Credits
EDU 550
Story of American Catholic Education
3 credit hours
EDU 610
Accommodation, Differentiation, and Special Learners in Liberal Arts Classrooms
3 credit hours
EDU 620
Virtue in the Classroom
3 credit hours
EDU 630
Classical Pedagogy
3 credit hours
EDU 640
Trivium and the Catholic Imagination
3 credit hours
EDU 650
Quadrivium and Seeing the Whole
3 credit hours

The courses in this pathway are designed for school leaders or prospective school leaders who want to acquire the skills to lead their school community effectively and communicate the vision of Catholic educational renewal winsomely to prospective families and donors.

Course Number
Course Title
Credits
EDU 670
Organizational Leadership for Catholic Schools
3 credit hours
EDU 680
Education for the Renewal of Christian Culture
3 credit hours
CST 600
Ethics and the Social Teaching of the Church on Management
3 credit hours
PMAS 580
Stewardship: Fundraising and Capital Campaigns
3 credit hours
FAAM 560
Ecclesial Accounting & Asset Maintenance
3 credit hours
FAAM 570
Ecclesial Finance
3 credit hours
COMM 620
Crisis Management & Accountability
3 credit hours
The courses in this pathway are designed for Catholic educators to deepen their understanding of and love for the Catholic Intellectual Tradition as expressed in the liberal arts through courses in theology, philosophy, literature, and history.
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
ENG 501
Catholic Literary Tradition
3 credit hours
PHIL 508
Philosophy for Theology
3 credit hours
CHIST 514
Church History I
3 credit hours
CHIST 524
Church History II
3 credit hours
EDU 550
Story of American Catholic Education
3 credit hours
THEO 560
Foundations of Moral Theology
3 credit hours
THEO 598
The Holy Land: The Fifth Gospel
3 credit hours
THEO 599
Italy: The Crossroads of Christendom
3 credit hours
THEO 619
Faith in the Modern World: Dealing with Hard Questions
3 credit hours
PHIL 621
The Thought of Thomas Aquinas
3 credit hours
Course Number
Course Title
Credits
ENG 501
Catholic Literary Tradition
3 credit hours
PHIL 508
Philosophy for Theology
3 credit hours
CHIST 514
Church History I
3 credit hours
CHIST 524
Church History II
3 credit hours
THEO 617
Fr. Spitzer’s Evidence for God
3 credit hours
THEO 560
Foundations of Moral Theology
3 credit hours
THEO 598
The Holy Land: The Fifth Gospel
3 credit hours
THEO 599
Italy: The Crossroads of Christendom
3 credit hours
CST 500
Foundations of Catholic Social Teaching
3 credit hours
EDU 550
The Story of American Catholic Education
3 credit hours
EDU 610
Accommodation, Differentiation, and Exceptional Learners in the Liberal Arts Classroom
3 credit hours
EDU 620
Virtue in the Classroom
3 credit hours
EDU 630
Classical Pedagogy
3 credit hours
EDU 640
Trivium and the Catholic Imagination
3 credit hours
EDU 650
Quadrivium and Seeing the Whole
3 credit hours
EDU 670
Organizational Leadership for Catholic Schools
3 credit hours
EDU 680
Education for the Renewal of Christian Culture
3 credit hours
CST 600
Ethics and Catholic Social Teaching for Business
3 credit hours

Courses are 8 weeks long unless otherwise noted.

Year 1
Fall I
Anthropology of the Human Person
Principles of Catholic Education
Spring I
Foundations of Western Education
Newman and the Liberal Arts of Tradition
Summer I
Elective 1
Elective 2
Year 2
Fall II
Elective 3
Elective 4
Spring II
Elective 5
Elective 6
Summer II
Elective 7
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