Undergraduate Program

Minors

Undergraduate Minor in Theology

To fulfill requirements for a minor, a student must take 12 credit hours beyond the required six hours (for a total of 18 hours).

The additional 12 hours can be taken at the 20-000- and 40-000-levels; some courses at the 30-000-level are also suitable for the minor. The minor in theology is accepted by many parochial schools as adequate preparation for secondary school teaching.

Students intending to minor in Theology should come to the departmental office to declare their minor. Once this is done and the work for the minor is complete, the minor is officially certified at the time of graduation by its appearance on the official transcript.

Courses for the minor may be chosen from among the 20-000, 30-000, and 40-000 offerings. For courses requiring permission to enroll, priority in registration is given to majors. However, places are usually available for interested minors near the close of the preregistration period. Come to the departmental office for further information.

Religion and Literature Undergraduate Minor

The Department of Theology cooperates with the literature departments at the University in the Religion and Literature minor. The program helps undergraduate students engage the interrelations between the study of religion and literature .

Students take 15 credit hours beyond the University requirements (21 hours total). Of these additional hours, no more than 3 credit hours will normally be taken at the 20-000 level. 3 of the 15 credit hours will be given over to a senior thesis. More complete information about the Religion and Literature minor, including the names and addresses of the faculty contacts, is available at www.nd.edu/~rellit/

Students in the minor will be expected to complete a specific ‘required’ course.

Program in Catholic Social Tradition

The Program in Catholic Social Tradition is an interdisciplinary program that serves as a resource for Notre Dame undergraduates to learn Catholicism’s social tradition. Drawing on faculty and courses from a number of Departments, the Program is directed by Todd David Whitmore, associate professor of Theology. Students are required to complete 15 credit hours in the Concentration, including a core course, three three-credit hour electives, and three one-credit colloquia/social concerns seminars.

Minor in Philosophy within the Catholic Tradition

Presently under consideration by the College of Arts and Letters is a new interdisciplinary minor in Philosophy in the Catholic Tradition, involving the Departments of Philosophy, Theology and Government. The new minor will be an interdisciplinary study of how philosophy within the Catholic tradition has had the function of integrating theology with the secular disciplines, especially those concerned with the moral and political dimensions of government. It will emphasize both the continuing shared preoccupations of Catholic philosophers in this regard and the diversity of different and conflicting standpoints within the tradition. Philosophers to be studied in this light will include Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Occam, Pascal, Newman, Maritain, Stein, and Anscombe.

As presently envisioned, the minor will require 15 credit hours, including a 3-credit hour course that will serve as a capstone course. At least one 3-credit course will be in Theology, another in Government.

Interdisciplinary Minor in Liturgical Music Ministry

The interdisciplinary minor cultivates a basic understanding of the theology and pragmatics of music ministry so that students may be better qualified to engage in this ministry as learned amateurs. It is intended to provide preparation for graduate work in neither theology nor music, nor full-time employment in the field of liturgical music ministry. Rather, the interdisciplinary minor enhances the experience of those who participate in music ministry in a volunteer way. The program consists of 15 credit hours of coursework in theology and music plus three credit hours of ensemble, piano, or organ work.

For more information, see our Brochure (.pdf).