The Theology Major with a Specialization in Secondary Education is designed to prepare theology graduates to become outstanding high school theology teachers. Students fulfill the requirements of the theology major, concentrating on coursework most relevant to their future content areas of teaching, while also taking education courses designed to communicate pedagogical effectiveness. 

Program Mission

The mission of the Theology Program is to teach Catholic theology “in a manner faithful to scripture, Tradition, and the Church’s Magisterium” and thereby to provide “an awareness of the Gospel principles that will enrich the meaning of human life and give it a new dignity” (Ex corde ecclesiae, 20). Faithful to the Christian message as it has come to us through the church, the Theology Program introduces students to Catholic theology as an exercise in “faith seeking understanding.” Mindful of its ethical obligations to the Church and the world, the program also seeks to foster ecumenical awareness and concern for Catholic Social Teaching and to prepare student majors for teaching, parish work, youth ministry, and graduate studies.

Program Outcomes

1. Students will achieve a knowledge base of theology.
2. Students will learn to apply theology.
3. Students will gain skills competency in theology.
4. Students will learn and apply the Church’s doctrine of dialogue with non-Catholics as practice for more effective engagement with today’s multicultural world.

The Requirements for a Theology Major with a Specialization in Secondary Education

Students who complete the specialization will receive a minor in Education.
Note: The minor must be applied for separately! 

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Any THEO or EVCA course of 3 or more credit hours except THEO-2010 Biblical Hebrew I.

Suggested Sequence of Courses for a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Theology with Specialization in Secondary Education