Every environmental science or studies major is required to take the following four core courses in integral environmentalism:
ENGL 3319/ENVR 3319 Nature and the Environment in Literature
This course combines the field experience of living in a relatively undeveloped natural setting with reading literary works that center on the natural world, the place of man in nature, and the problems inherent in finding and maintaining that place in a manner consistent with human and natural goods. Offered summer or winter break.
THEOL 3301 Theology of Creation
Study of the nature of creation and the unique place of the human person in creation according to the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (in contrast to notions of “creationism” that thrive in certain branches of theology). Special attention will be paid to how Catholic teachings can inform environmental issues and enlighten the aims and practices of environmental stewardship.
CS Catholicism and the Natural and Social Sciences Has Catholicism influenced the sciences’ definition of the human person and purpose? Catholic theology and the sciences, ethical foundations of law and politics, technology and morality. Prerequisite: THEO 1300 or 3300.
ENVR 2346 Authentic Development and Sustainability
An interdisciplinary introduction to sustainable development, green design, local and global sustainability issues, and the social teachings of the church regarding authentic development and the common good. Creative approaches to development that benefit human and ecological communities are considered.
