Saint Mary's College of California

 

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Regular Courses Offerings

Lower Division

TRS 97: The Bible and Its Interpretation

Upper Division

Christian History

TRS 100: Topics in Christian History

TRS 101: Origins of Christianity

TRS 102: The Middle Ages

TRS 103: Reformations

TRS 104: Challenge of Modernity

TRS 105: History of the Church

Scripture

TRS 110: Topics in the Study of Scripture

TRS 111: The Pentateuch

TRS 114: The Gospel of Mark

TRS 115: Jesus and His Teaching

TRS 116: Paul's Letters and Legacy

TRS 117: Wealth and Poverty in the Bible

TRS 119: Apocalypse & Eschatology

Contemporary Christian Thought

TRS 120: Topics in Contemporary Christian Thought

TRS 121: Belief and Unbelief

TRS 122: Jesus: The Person and the Myth

TRS 123: Sex and the Spirit

TRS 124: War and Violence

TRS 125: Women in the Christian Tradition

Sacraments and Spirituality

TRS 130: Topics in Spirituality

TRS 131: Christian Spirituality

TRS 132: Sexuality, Marriage and Family: A Catholic Perspective

TRS 133: Life Stories and Theology

TRS 134: The Catholic Imagination

Ethics

TRS 140: Topics in Christian Ethics

TRS 141: Christian Ethics

TRS 142: Medical Ethics

TRS 143: Catholic Social Teachings

World Religions

TRS 150: Topics in World Religions

TRS 151: Judaism

TRS 152: Islam: Beliefs and Practices

TRS 153: Eastern Religions

TRS 154: Hinduism

TRS 155: Buddhism

TRS 156: Religions of India

TRS 157: Pluralism and Interreligious Dialogue

Religion and Culture

TRS 160: Topics in Religion and Culture

TRS 161: Religion and Literature

TRS 162: Biblical Themes in Literature

TRS 164: Dante and The Divine Comedy

TRS 167: Seeing Salvation: Christian Art and Architecture

TRS 169: Theory and Method in the Study of Religion

TRS 197: Special Study

TRS 198: Special Study - Honors

Course Requirements

Students entering Saint Mary's College with fewer that 16.0 units are required to complete two Theology & Religious Studies courses.  Students who transfer in with 16.0 or more units must complete only one Theology & Religious Studies course.  Please note that TRS 97 or its equivalent is a prerequisite to all upper division classes in Theology & Religious Studies.  Students may apply Theology & Religious Studies courses beyond those required to their Area A (Humanities) requirement.

Theology & Religious Studies classes, like Collegiate Seminar courses, are integral to the Saint Mary's experience and are expected to be completed in residence.  As such, transfer courses are not routinely accepted in fulfillment of this requirement after establishing residence at Saint Mary's College.  For courses taken as part of study abroad to count towards the core requirement in Theology & Religious Studies, they should be shown in advance as not only academically rigorous but also as enhancing the study abroad experience in that particular country.