Program: Catholic Studies Cluster
The Catholic Studies Cluster at Manhattan College is a
fifteen-credit interdisciplinary study open to all Manhattan College
students. The Cluster focuses on common themes within the Catholic
tradition through course offerings in Education, English, Fine Arts,
Government, History, Modern Foreign Language, Philosophy, and Religious
Studies. The cross-disciplinary nature of the Cluster allows all who
are interested in the rich and diverse heritage of Catholicism to
explore its manifestation in Catholic beliefs, religious practices,
moral teachings, historical development, literary texts, philosophical
foundations, artistic manifestations, and everyday life.
General Guidelines for Transcript Recognition
- Students must sign up with the Dean of Arts or the Cluster
Coordinator.
- Students must take 15 credits of pre-approved courses.
- No more than two courses from any one department will be
counted toward a Cluster.
- Courses used in the Cluster may not be used toward a major
or another minor.
- Students will receive transcript recognition upon
completion of their last Cluster course.
English Department
- ENGL 280 Irish Literary Revival
- ENGL 342 Medieval Literature (World)
- ENGL 343 Renaissance Literature (World)
- ENGL 369 Chaucer
Fine Arts Department
- ART 321 Medieval Art
- ART 322 Renaissance Art
Government Department
- GOVT 344 Politics of the Contemporary Carribean
- GOVT 345 Dynamics of Latin American Politics
- GOVT 346 Contemporary African Politics
History Department
- HIST 304 Europe in the Middle Ages
- HIST 305 Early Modern Europe
- HIST 316 Hispanic America
- HIST 307 Genocide and Racism: The Holocaust
- HIST 318 Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean
- HIST 319 The Crusades
- HIST 325 The Byzantine Empire
- HIST 337 England to 1688
- HIST 342 Ireland
- HIST 351 The Age of the French Revolution
- HIST 352 Nineteenth-Century Europe
Modern Foreign Language Department
- FREN 340 French Civilization
- ITAL 340 Medieval & Renaissance Italian Civilization
- ITAL 414 Dante
- SPAN 340 Spanish Civilization
- SPAN 350 Masterworks in Spanish I
- SPAN 425 Spanish Golden Age
Philosophy Department
- PHIL 203 Readings in Medieval Philosophy
- PHIL 311 Augustine
- PHIL 312 Aquinas
- PHIL 313 Dante
Religious Studies Department
- RELS 305 Understanding the Bible
- RELS 308 Central Themes of the New Testament
- RELS 311 Jesus
- RELS 313 Christian Thought
- RELS 317 The Christian Eucharist
- RELS 325 Contemporary Catholicism
- RELS 326 Contemporary Catholic Theologians
- RELS 343 Early Christian Thought
- RELS 345 Medieval Christian Thought
- RELS 346 Reformation and the Counter-Reformation
- RELS 347 Modern Christian Thought I
- RELS 348 Modern Christian Thought II
- RELS 404 Religion and Social Justice
- RELS 405 Urban America: Crisis and Opportunity
- RELS 414 Christian Worship
- RELS 416 Saints: Yesterday and Today
- RELS 417 Religious Faith and the Arts
- RELS 430 Contemporary Moral Issues
- RELS 432 Contemporary Christian Ethics
- RELS 433 Religious Dimensions of Peace
- RELS 435 Christian Marriage
- RELS 436 Theologies of Liberation
- RELS 440 American Christian Social Ethics
Education Department (School of Education)
- EDUC 700 LaSallian Educational Practice & Philosophy
You may make your course selection for the Catholic Cluster
from the courses listed above. Other courses may count with approval of
the coordinator.
For more information, please contact:
Dr. Michele Saracino, Associate Professor of Religious Studies
Page last updated on June 16, 2006 by N. Cave.
