Humanities/Social Sciences General Education

Humanities/Social Sciences

Twenty-four credits in Humanities/Social Sciences are required either through transfer credit or through the following courses offered by CDU for the Bachelor of Arts in Theology. Twelve credits in Humanities/Social Sciences are required for the Associate of Arts in the Liberal Arts. Courses are 8 weeks long.

Course Number Course Title Credits
*CHIST 214 Church History I: Early Christians to Middle Ages 3
*CHIST 224 Church History II: Renaissance to Modern Church 3
CHIST 244 History of the Catholic Church in America 3
**HIST 201 Ancient Civilization 3
**HIST 211 Christian Civilization 3
**HIST 221 A Global Civilization 3
***HUM 228 Introduction to Comparative Religions: Judaism and Islam 3
HUM 260 Theology of Sacred Architecture 3
SCRPT 103 Survey of the Old Testament 3
SCRPT 106 Survey of the New Testament 3
SCRPT 370 Letter to the Romans 3
SCRPT 381 The Gospel of St. John 3
SPIR 301 Applied Catholic Spirituality 3
THEO 101 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part I 3
THEO 102 Catechism of the Catholic Church, Part II 3
THEO 290 Theology of Sacred Architecture 3
THEO 380 Look, Judge, Act: An Introduction to Catholic Social Teaching 3
THEO 419 Thought of Thomas of Aquinas 3
THEO 498 Holy Land: The Fifth Gospel 3
THEO 499 Italy: Crossroads of Christianity 3

*AA students must take both CHIST 214 and CHIST 224 at CDU.

**AA Students must complete their choice of two of the following courses: HIST 201, HIST 211, and HIST 221 (these replace the Western Civilization courses). 

***BA students must take HUM 228 at CDU.