FALL 2010 COURSE OFFERINGS

Graduate Level Courses

Course Title: Foundations & Methods in Theology – THE 601
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the study of theology at the graduate level. Students will explore the nature and methods of theological study in the areas of Revelation, faith and reason, Scripture and Tradition, and the development of doctrine.
Dates: Mondays – September 13–December 13
Class Time: 6:00–9:10 p.m.
Instructor: Deacon Ray Helgeson, MA

Course Title: Scriptural Foundations – Old Testament – THE 611
Course Description: This graduate level course introduces students to the principles of scriptural studies as well as a systematic overview of the Old Testament. Particular attention will be given to the Pentateuch, development of the Kingdom in Israel, as well as the Wisdom literature. Contemporary issues in Biblical studies will also be addressed.
Dates: Wednesdays – September 8–December 15
Class Time: 6:00–9:10 p.m.
Instructor: Joseph Hollcraft, MA

Certificate Level Courses 

Course Title: Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church – CCP 201
Course Description: This course on the Catechism will introduce students to the origin and history of catechesis as found in Scripture and the Church Fathers. The course will focus primarily on the four pillars of the Catechism: Creed, Liturgy, Moral Life, and Prayer. Emphasis will be placed on passing on and teaching these truths to others.
Dates: Thursdays – September 9–December 16
Class Time: 6:00–9:10 p.m.
Instructors: John Hamlon, MA, and staff

Introduction to the Catechism of the Catholic Church

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Online Certificate Courses 

Course Title: Foundations of the Catholic Faith – The Creed – OL-CCP 102
Course Description: The course will introduce students to the Creed as presented in the first Pillar of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd edition). The three major articles of the Creed: God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit/Church will be studied in some detail. An introduction to catechesis and the principles of handing on the faith will also be introduced.
Dates: Tuesdays – September 21–October 26
Class Time: 6:00–7:30 p.m. (PT)
Instructors: John Hamlon, MA, Deacon Ray Helgeson, MA

Foundations of the Catholic Faith - The Creed

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Executive Business Courses
Course Description: Today more than ever, professional technical skills need to be complemented by a rounded approach to management. This series of executive business courses exposes students to the proto-typical issues encountered in business (leadership, innovation, quality control, human resources, ethics...) with solutions not meant simply to teach techniques but to broaden horizons, widen the scope, and consider the bigger picture.
Dates: see individual course
Class Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m. (PT)
Instructor: Declan Murphy, MBA, PhD

"Innovation: Creativity, Strategies, and Processes"
Wednesday evenings: Nov. 10, 17 & Dec. 1, 8, 15
online & on-campus

"Organizational Behavior"
Thursday evenings: Nov. 11, 18 & Dec. 2, 9, 16
online & on-campus

Online & On-campus Courses 

Series Title: Thinking Clearly: A Series in Systematic Philosophy
Series Description: This series of mini courses will be a university level, non-technical but systematic study of the primary branches of philosophy.  Some of the topics include: What is Truth? Introduction to Philosophy; Reasoning to Truth: An Introduction to Logic; Epistemology: The Philosophy of Knowledge; Metaphysics: Science of Being; Who Am I?; Philosophy of the Human Person; Ethics: The Philosophy of Moral Right and Wrong; Philosophy of Science. Each of the topics will be offered as an individual mini course which can be taken individually or together as a program.  Each mini course will consist of 6 class hours.
This class is offered in both on-campus and online format.

Thinking Clearly: A Series in Systematic Philosophy

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Upcoming:

Module 3: Epistemology
Dates: November 1, 8, 15, 22
Class Time: Monday evenings - 6:00-7:30 PM (PT)
Instructors: Rev. Robert Presutti, LC, PhD

Epistemology: The Philosophy of Knowledge

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Module 4: Metaphysics
Dates: November 29 & December 6, 13, 20
Class Time: Monday evenings - 6:00-7:30 PM (PT)
Instructors: Rev. Robert Presutti, LC, PhD

Metaphysics: Science of Being

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Course Sequence

Module 1: What is Truth? Introduction to Philosophy
This course will introduce students to the history and practice of philosophy as well as its importance to the intellectual tradition.

Module 2: Reasoning to Truth: An Introduction to Logic
Students will study logic as the rules of right reasoning and the consequent fallacies when reason is incorrectly used. Correct logic and intellectual honesty lead the human person to truth.

Module 3: Epistemology: The Philosophy of Knowledge
Do we really know reality or only our idea of it? This course will guide students through the issues of epistemology and enable them to understand both the powers and limits of human reason, and the role of the human intelligence in guiding human life.

Module 4: Metaphysics: Science of Being
This course is the heart of traditional and classical philosophy and the foundation of intellectual tradition. This course examines the most fundamental underpinnings of human thought and the science. Students will also examine the important role human reason and philosophy have in grounding Christian theology.

Module 5: Who Am I? Philosophy of the Human Person
The answer to “what is the human person?” determines so many of the ideas and practices of education, psychology, and ethics. This course seeks to examine the “metaphysical” nature of the human person.

Module 6: Ethics: The Philosophy of Moral Right and Wrong
What makes right right and wrong wrong? Does corporate ethics go beyond compliance? Based on a proper understanding of the human person, this course goes on to establish the basis of moral philosophy, both general and applied, as well as establishing the intellectual framework in which the moral teaching of the Church has developed.

Module 7: Philosophy of Science
This course studies the relationship of faith and reason, science and religion, particularly in the advent of the proliferation of the sciences, most particularly physics.

For more information, please call 916.480.9525 ext. 16 or email info@universityofsacramento.org.