The Core of Regis College and School of Health Care Professions

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The Core of Regis College and School of Health
Care Professions

• First year spooky seminar

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Artes Liberales

• Trivium grammar, logic, and rhetoric
• Quadrivium geometry, astronomy, arithmetic, and
  music.

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Liberal Arts

• Trivium
• Grammar Fresh. Writing Seminar
• Rhetoric ? Literature Elective
• Logic ? Intro to Philosophy
• Philosophy Elective
• Quadrivium
• Music ? Fine Arts Core
• Geometry
• Arithmetic ? Math
• Astronomy Science
• Trivium/Quadrivium ? Intro to Religious Studies
• Religious Studies Elective

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Common and Distributive Core
Economic Systems (EC 200, POL 410, SO 472 or EC
320 and EC 330) 3 or 6 SH Fine Arts Core (FAC
200, FAC 211, FAC 350, FAC 351 or HU 203) 3
SH Foreign Language (Two semesters in one
language) 6-8 SH Freshman Literature (EN 210
or HU 201) 3 SH Literature Elective (EN
300-level or HU 205, 310, 311) 3 SH Intro to
Philosophy (PL 250) 3 SH Philosophy Elective
(PL 300- or 400-level) 3 SH Intro to
Religious Studies (RS 200) 3 SH Religious
Studies Elective (RS or RC 300-level) 3 SH
Mathematics (MT 201 or higher) 3 or 4 SH
Natural Science w/Lab (AS, BL, CH, ENVS, GE, PH)
4 SH Non-U.S. History Elective (selected HS
courses) 3 SH Social Science Elective (CJ,
GY, HS, POL, PY, SO, WS) 3 SH Speech
Communication (COM 210) 3 SH
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The Core of the Core the Core Seminars

• First Year Writing Seminar
• Sophomore Seminar
• Junior Seminar
• Senior Seminar

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First Year Writing Seminar

• Introduces university life and university-level
  thinking.
• Introduces critical thinking, argumentative and
  analytical writing, research methods, and active
  learning.
• Introduces the goals and ideals of Jesuit liberal
  arts education, the mission of the University,
  and the Core philosophy.

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First Year Seminar Course Titles

• All Things Green and Beautiful
• Communication and Popular Culture
• Plagues and Peoples
• Lies and Lying Liars
• Consumption, Culture and Self
• The Buck Stops Over There Responsibility,
  Accountability and Citizenship
• Searching for the Self Discovering Who I Am and
  What I Want to Become
• Nip N Tuck Health Care, Culture and You
• Saints and Sinners
• The Hearts Hunger
• The Literature of Exile

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Sophomore Seminar

• Examines the complex society of the US.
• Raises fundamental questions about justice,
  diversity, and liberty.
• Nurtures concern for poor, oppressed, or
  otherwise marginalized people.
• Provides opportunities for service learning.

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Sophomore Seminar Course Titles

• Environmental Justice
• Diversity in the Workplace
• Gender in Fiction and Film
• Religious Diversity in American Film and
  Literature
• Immigration in America
• The 50s Testing American Ideals
• African-American Women Writers

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Junior Seminar

• Cultivates an international perspective on on
  questions of peace, justice, and security in the
  global community.
• Develops understanding of the systems of power
  and privilege at work in the worlds diverse
  cultures.
• Improves skills in research, analysis, argument,
  and synthesis.

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Junior Seminar Course Titles

• The Second World War
• Global Peace and Justice
• 20th-Century Irish Literature and Culture
• The United States and the Middle East
• Contemporary Africa
• Latin America in Film
• Health Care in the World
• Christian Character and Global Citizenship
• African Diaspora
• Bearing Witness to Modern Conflict

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Senior Seminar

• Focuses on personal and ethical dimensions of
  life after college (e.g., career, relationships,
  community, spirituality, etc.)
• Promotes reflection on faith, justice, service,
  and leadership.
• Explicitly raises the central question of the
  University Mission, How ought we to live?

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Senior Seminar Course Titles

• Love and Work
• Personality and Spirituality
• Economic Justice in the Marketplace
• Spirituality and Work
• Nonviolence Practical Skills for Home and Work
• Decisions, Discernment and Money
• Its All Greek to Me

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Common and Distributive Core
Economic Systems (EC 200, POL 410, SO 472 or EC
320 and EC 330) 3 or 6 SH Fine Arts Core (FAC
200, FAC 211, FAC 350, FAC 351 or HU 203) 3
SH Foreign Language (Two semesters in one
language) 6-8 SH Freshman Literature (EN 210
or HU 201) 3 SH Literature Elective (EN
300-level or HU 205, 310, 311) 3 SH Intro to
Philosophy (PL 250) 3 SH Philosophy Elective
(PL 300- or 400-level) 3 SH Intro to
Religious Studies (RS 200) 3 SH Religious
Studies Elective (RS or RC 300-level) 3 SH
Mathematics (MT 201 or higher) 3 or 4 SH
Natural Science w/Lab (AS, BL, CH, ENVS, GE, PH)
4 SH Non-U.S. History Elective (selected HS
courses) 3 SH Social Science Elective (CJ,
GY, HS, POL, PY, SO, WS) 3 SH Speech
Communication (COM 210) 3 SH
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School for Health Professions Core

• Core Studies Requirements
• First Year Writing Seminar (CCS 200) 3 SH
• Literature Elective (EN 300-level or HU 205,
  310, 311, Foreign Language, FAA) 3SH
• Economics/Business/Social Science
  (BA/CJ/GE/EC/HS/POL/PY/SO/CS) 3 SH
• Intro to Philosophy (PL 250) 3 SH
• Health Care Ethics (HC430) 3 SH
• Intro to Religious Studies (RS 200) 3 SH
• Religious Studies Elective (RS, RC, CAS
  300-level) 3 SH
• Departmental Requirements
• Chemistry/Lab (CH 206A, CH 207A) 4 SH
• Microbiology/Lab (BL 254, BL 255) 4 SH
• Anatomy and Physiology III/Lab (BL 244,245, 246,
  247) 8 SH
• General Psychology (PY 250) 3 SH
• Developmental Psychology (or Child Psychology)
  (PY459) 3 SH
• Nutrition (NR350) 3 SH
• Sociology (SO 200) 3 SH
• Statistics (MT270) 3 SH

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Characteristics of the Core

• Development of the Whole Person
• Academic Challenge
• Liberal Arts Foundation
• Integration
• Ethical Inquiry and Reflection

• Spirituality and Religion
• Concern for Social Justice
• Global Awareness
• Leadership