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This clinical experience involves supervised study and participation in one of various professional service agencies at approved locations. Placement may be in a clinical or applied setting. The purpose is to expose students to the need for trained psychologists and counselors, and to formulate their own educational and professional needs in qualifying for such positions. Didactic seminar and field practicum components are included. Prerequisites: PSYC 201, PSYC 301, PSYC 317, permission of instructor. (Variable credit; 40 practicum hours per credit hour) PSYC 497 DIRECTED RESEARCH This research experience involves supervised study and participation in a research project on an approved topic related to a specific area of emphasis. It requires extensive library and/or field research under the supervision of a faculty member. The purpose is to expose students to the applied research aspect of the field of psychology, and to formulate their own educational and professional needs in qualifying for such positions. Didactic seminar and field practicum components are included. Prerequisites: PSYC 201, PSYC 305, permission of instructor. (Variable credit; 40 practicum hours per credit hour) *Please note that the standard PSYC 201 prerequisite may be waived and replaced only for certain declared majors or minors taking only specific Psychology course(s) required or elective for that major or minor program; in such cases, a specific designated entry -level course within the major or minor serves as the substitute for the PSYC 201 prerequisite. These exceptions (listed below) do not apply to students who have not formally declared the relevant major or minor. Prerequisite Equivalents Declared Major/Minor Prerequisite Substitute Psychology Course(s) Business Administration major/minor BUSN 303 PSYC 330/BUSN 330 PSYC 335/MKTG 335 PSYC 347/BUSN 347 Catechetics minor Communications major/minor EDUC 201 COMM 200 PSYC 301 PSYC 302/EDUC 302 PSYC 320 PSYC 330/BUSN 330 PSYC 335/MKTG 335 PSYC 347/BUSN 347 Education major/minor EDUC 201 PSYC 302/EDUC 302 PSYC 347/BUSN 347 Exercise Physiology major/minor EXER 270 PSYC 370 Marriage and Family Studies minor MAFS minor PSYC 301 PSYC 323 PSYC 333 PSYC 347/BUSN 347 Health Science major/minor BIOL 250 PSYC 350 Marketing major/minor MKTG 200 PSYC 330/BUSN 330 PSYC 335/MKTG 335 PSYC 347/BUSN 347 Psychology (B.A.) - Typical Plan Freshman Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits PSYC 201 Principles Methods Psych 4 MATH 110 (min C-) or MATH 150 4 RETP 101 Rhetoric and Poetics I 4 RETP 102 Rhetoric and Poetics II 4 HIST 101 Western Civilization I 4 HIST 102 Western Civilization II 4 Elementary Foreign Language 4 THEO 105 Sacred Scripture 4 Total 16 Total 16 Sophomore Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits THEO 205 Sacred Doctrine 4 POLT 203 American Civilization 4 BIOL 201, BIOL 211, or BIOL 304 4 BIOL 202, BIOL 212, or BIOL 309 4 PHIL 205 Nature and Person 4 PSYC 205 Foundations Psych Hum Sci 4 PSYC 230 Applied Statistics for Psych 4 PSYC 305 Research Methods 4 Total 16 Total 16 Junior Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits PSYC 301 Human Development 4 PSYC 317 Psychopathology 4 Psychology Elective 4 PHIL 206 Ethics 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 Total 16 Total 16 Senior Year Fall Semester Credits Spring Semester Credits PSYC 425 Cognitive Neuroscience 4 PSYC 490 History and Systems 4 Psychology Elective 4 Psychology Elective 4 THEO 400 Living in Christ 4 PHIL 300 Metaphysics 4 General Elective 4 General Elective 4 Total 16 Total 16 Theology Chair: Dr. Gerald Boersma, Professor of Theology Program Director: Dr. T. Adam Van Wart, Associate Professor of Theology The Major in Theology seeks to assist students in their development towards union with God, the Blessed Trinity. Through natural revelation, God manifests Himself in creation to human reason in its natural operation. Through supernatural revelation, He manifests Himself in and through this same creation but in such a way as to reveal new, intimate depths of His Being and plan that surpass our natural power of knowing. This superhuman revelation – received by means of the gift of supernatural faith – is transmitted to us through Sacred Scripture, the living Tradition of the Church, and the authentic Magisterium. Through their courses in theology, (and always in a deeply cooperative symbiosis with the perennial philosophy) the students will carefully investigate God as revealed through faith. Courses THEO 105 and THEO 205 are prerequisites to all upper-level courses. Student Learning Goals and Outcomes for the B.A. in Theology Goal 1: Upon completion of the program, students will be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of the truths of the Catholic Faith as outlined in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Outcome 1: In Systematic Theology, the student will be able to demonstrate a deep familiarity with the doctrines enunciated in “Part One: the Profession of Faith” which is based on the Nicene Creed. Outcome 2: In Sacramental Theology, the student will be able to demonstrate a knowledge of the Pascal Mystery and its salvific effects conferred through the sacraments of the Church. Outcome 3: In Moral Theology, the student will be able to manifest a familiarity with the essentials of the Church’s teaching on man’s supernatural vocation and the moral principles whereby we are guided to eternal life. Outcome 4: In Spiritual Theology, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge of some major spiritual author of the Christian tradition. Outcome 5: The student will be able to demonstrate a theological habit of mind characterized by a sapiential approach to the profound mystery of who God is. Outcome 6: The student will participate in the sacramental life of the Church. Goal 2: Upon completion of the program, students will be prepared to enter graduate school in theology, seminary and the lay apostolate. Outcome 7: Graduates seeking admission to graduate schools and seminaries will be accepted. Outcome 8: Interested graduates will obtain positions in other apostolic activities of the Church. Core Courses LATN 101 Elementary Latin LATN 102 Intermediate Latin THEO 105 Sacred Scripture THEO 205 Sacred Doctrine THEO 305 Moral Theology (for majors) Required Courses for the Major THEO 206 Creation and Grace THEO 306 Catholic Spirituality or THEO 409 Christian Marriage: Theology of the Body THEO 307 Sacraments THEO 309 Christ and His Church THEO 405 Triune God THEO 490 Senior Seminar Elective Major Courses (two required) Any THEO courses at the 300-level or higher Minor in Theology A Minor in Theology is available. The student must complete four courses in theology in addition to the three Core theology requirements. Minor in Catechetics The Minor in Catechetics seeks to assist students first to a more profound understanding of the Catholic Faith as it is transmitted to us through Sacred Scripture, the living Tradition of the Church and the authentic proclamation of the Magisterium. Second, the concentration also aims to begin to prepare students to work in religious education programs in Catholic schools and parishes as well as assisting with programs designed for college students and youth ministry. Students who have graduated in this con centration can expect that they will be able to fulfill the words of Pope John Paul II in his Apostolic Exhortation Catechesi Tradendae: “Every catechist should be able to apply to himself the mysterious words of Jesus: ‘My teaching is not mine, but his who sent me.’” (CT 36; John 7:16). Required Courses for the Minor in Catechetics EDUC 201 Educational Foundations PSYC 301 Human Development and Learning or PSYC 302/EDUC 302 Educational Psychology THEO 250 Foundations of Catechesis THEO 350 Catechesis in the Church Theology Elective in Apologetics (for example, THEO 370 C.S. Lewis: Theological Apologetics) Course Descriptions THEO 105 SACRED SCRIPTURE This course serves as the first theology course in the Core Curriculum. Since God is the primary author of Scripture, the soul of sacred theology is the study of the sacred page. This course has a twofold goal: to introduce students to the principles of authentic Catholic biblical exegesis, and to explore how God, the Creator, has acted through his covenants to draw his people, disordered by the Fall, back to himself. The course begins by examining the principles of Catholic exegesis as set forth definitively by Dei Verbum and the Catechism of the Catholic Church . We then undertake a careful reading of large segments of the Old and New Testaments, with an emphasis on the unity of Scripture.