Director
The Chair of the Department of Theology
The Concentration in Theology is designed to offer students interested in theology the opportunity of a focused and structured course of study in theology beyond the core curriculum. Building upon "Understanding the Bible" and "Western Theological Tradition," the Concentration in Theology promotes a basic competency in each of the major areas of theological study: systematic and historical theology, Scripture, and moral theology. Secondly, the concentration demonstrates the essentially interdisciplinary nature of theology, that is to say, the relation of theology to the other areas of the liberal arts.
I. Courses (15 credit hours):
Examples include, but are not limited to:
Philosophy of God
From Ancient to Medieval Philosophy (or any of the other historical surveys)
Shakespeare
The Reformation
American Catholic History I and II
II. The Capstone Presentation
The concentration as a whole is intended to possess an essential unity or structure beyond the mere accumulation of required credit hours in a particular area. To this end, the proposed concentration requires a capstone presentation. In the spring of their senior year concentrators present publicly a final paper which focuses upon a theological question or subject as it relates to the student's major or which grows out of the required elective in a discipline outside of theology. The capstone presentation would be assessed on a pass/fail/pass-with-distinction basis.
Braniff's 4 + 1 program allows Theology majors to continue their studies, earning
a B.A. and a Master of Theology or a Master of Arts in Theology in a shorter period
of time. Up to two approved graduate courses taken during their senior year may count
toward the master's degree.
Interested student should contact their undergraduate advisor and the Theology graduate
director during the spring semester of their junior year.
Dallas-area native and Door Number 9 designer Elisa Choffel Low, BA '03, will have her latest dress design showcased on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 22. The silver open-back vintage-style gown includes a striking chainmail jewelry inset created in collaboration with Toronto jewelry designer Kyra Matsui.
+ Read MoreOn Friday, Sept. 13, the university community welcomed George Weigel, distinguished senior fellow of the Ethics and Public Policy Center and the father of two UD alumnae. Celebrated for his two-volume biography of St. John Paul II and many other intellectual contributions, Weigel presented an exploration of the current Catholic situation in light of a new interpretation of the past 250 years of the church's interaction with social, cultural, economic and political modernity.
+ Read MoreGabe Dickey, DBA '19, recently successfully defended his dissertation, titled "Exploring the Human Side of Audit Quality: Team Engagement and Partner Leadership Behaviors," for UD's Doctor of Business Administration. Dickey has spent his career in the accounting profession, the vast majority as a certified public accountant working in auditing. He began UD's DBA program three years ago, drawn in by his interest in broader business issues and the program's practitioner-oriented focus.
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