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Spring 2013 Course Schedule

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SSOT 412 01A - Prophets (3) | Dale Launderville, OSB
  • Tuesday, 8:00-11:15 AM
  • This course studies the phenomenon of prophecy and introduces the problems relating to the composition and liter­ary genre of selected Old Testament prophetic books. Included is an exegetical treatment of significant units. The relevance of the prophetic message in contemporary church and society is given further consideration.

SSOT 414 01A  - Wisdom Tradition (3) | Irene Nowell, OSB

  • WEB Class, No Campus
  • This course focuses on Wisdom material of the Old Testament (especially Proverbs, Job, Qoheleth, Sirach, and Wisdom) and gives special attention to the exegesis of representative and difficult passages.  The development of the Old Testament wisdom tradition in later writings including the New Testament, and the relevance of the wisdom tradition to the present is also addressed.

SSNT 402 01A - New Testament Greek II (3) | Margaret Cook

  • Monday-Friday, 2:40-3:30 PM
  • Continuation of NT Greek I: The instruction emphasizes reading comprehension of New Testament Greek with the aid of a dictionary. It includes the study of grammar with an eye toward its practical application. 

SSNT 418 01A - Gospel of Mark (3) | Charles Bobertz

  • Thursday, 1:00-4:15 PM
  • As a theological, historical and literary analysis of the second gospel, this course places special emphasis on the narrative quality of Mark and its relationship to the early Christian community.

DOCT 408 01A - Ecclesiology  (3) | Kristin Colberg

  • Monday, 6:00-9:15 PM
  • Students examine the nature and structure of the Roman Catholic Church, including its apostolic origins, the Church as commu­nion and sacrament, magisterium and authority, local and universal Church, evangelization, ministry, and mission.

HHTH 412 01A - Reform, Modern, Global Church History (3) | Shawn Colberg

  • Wednesday, 6:00-9:15 PM
  • This course surveys church history from the age of Luther to the present, introducing students to the historical dynamics that transformed the united "Christendom" of the Middle Ages into a diverse and truly global twenty-first century church.

HHTH 468 01A - Celtic Monasticicm (3) | Mary Forman, OSB

  • Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00-2:30 PM 
  • Cross-listed with MONS 468 01A and SPIR 468 01A
  • The Lives of Saints Brigit, Brendan, Columba and Columbanus are a small part of the traditions that comprise the beginnings of Celtic monasticism, from its origins in Ireland to its spread on the continent.  The course will examine the documents, culture, history and theology of such works as the penitentials, vitae, Irish Biblical Apocrypha, rules, the Stowe Missal, and the Book of Kells among others.  The study of famous Celtic monasteries like Iona, Bangor, Luxeuil and St. Gall will reveal that the monks not only produced fine manuscripts, but also greatly facilitated education, encouraged practices of prayer and enhanced pilgrimages as a way of Christian devotion.

HHTH 425 01A - History of Christian Spirituality II  (3) | Helen Rolfson, OSF

  • Monday, 1:00-4:15 PM 
  • Cross-listed with SPIR 425 01A

  • This course is a study of the Christian spirituality of the Middle Ages, especially from the end of the seventh-century to the Reformation. Special attention will be given to notable figures, writings, events, institutions and movements that shaped the expression of Christian convictions and practice, up to the dawn of the "modern" period

PTHM 401 01A  - Evangelization and Catechesis (3)  |  Jeffrey Kaster

  • Friday, 6:30-9:30 PM
  • Saturday, 8:00 AM-12:00 noon, 1:00-3:00 PM
  • January 25-26; February 15-16; March 15-16; April 12-13
  • This course examines contemporary theologies and principles of evangelization and catechesis, theories of human and faith development, and various models and methods of evangelization and catechesis. Particular attention will be given to advancing catechetical leadership skills in assessment and strategic planning for program improvement.

PTHM 408 01A  - Introduction to Pastoral Care (3) | Kathleen Cahalan

  • Thursday, 4:30-8:00 PM
  • This course addresses theological approaches to the "care of souls," including theologies of suffering, grief, and death.  Students develop skills in interpersonal dynamics of listening, empathy, systems assessment, professional judgment, and liturgical response in relationship to pastoral care of persons and communities.

PTHM 412 01A - Clinical Pastoral Education  (4) | Barbara Sutton

  • TBA
  • Students are required to participate in a basic unit of an accredited Clinical Pastoral Education program.

PTHM 417 01A - Homiletics  (3) | Charles Bobertz

  • Thursday, 6:00-9:15 PM
  • Students develop speaking, reading, and preaching skills at the Eucharist and in other liturgical contexts. This course emphasizes the form and function of preaching as a theological and liturgical act of communication within a Christian community.

PTHM 454 01A - Ministry Through the Life Cycle  (3) | Barbara Sutton

  • Tuesday, 6:00-9:15 PM
  • This course provides an overview of pastoral and spiritual issues that ministers encounter with individuals and families in various life stages. Issues included in the course also include the life cycle of a family and the cycle of healing for people.

PTHM 459 01-07A  - Practicum (1-6) | Barbara Sutton

  • Theological Reflection Sessions 
  • Wednesday, 6:00-9:15 PM
  • Students work with an organization, project, or parish in the area of their ministerial interest. The supervised experience requires students to integrate theological competence with pastoral practice in developing vocational identity as a public minister, exploring issues of leadership, power and authority; and gaining facility in articulating the Christian faith and in fostering the development of faith with others. Students will reflect on the practice of ministry in theological reflection groups.

LANG 403 01A  Reading French I (3) | Karen Erickson

  • Monday/Thursday, 2:45-3:45 PM
  • An overview of the grammatical structure of French and practice in reading short paragraphs. The course is graded pass/fail.  Credit is not applicable to a graduate degree, but it is included when determining a student's registration status (e.g. full-time, part-time).

LTGY 406 01A - Eucharistic Liturgy and Theology (3) | Kim Belcher

  • Thursday, 8:00-11:15 AM
  • This course examines the origins of the Eucharistic liturgy and its historical development in both the East and West. Discussion will include doctrinal perspectives, an evaluation of contemporary reformed rites, particularly the new Roman Missal, and current ecumenical dialogue and pastoral practice.

LTGY 468 01A - Monastic Liturgy  (3) | Anthony Ruff, OSB

  • Monday/Wednesday, 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Cross-listed with MONS 421 01A
  • Students will study the liturgical shape of organized monastic life: the liturgy of the hours; the Eucharist; rites of admission and profession; the consecration of virgins; the blessing of abbots and abbesses; rites of the refectory; rites of hospitality; the washing of feet; rites concerning faults, sin, and reconciliation; rites for the sick, dying, and dead.

LMUS 407 01A - Applied Organ (1) | Kim Kasling

  • TBA
  • Students will develop technical skills and knowledge of performance practices at the graduate level, including the ability to play a large variety of repertoire fluently and with understanding. Major works of significant periods and schools of organ literature will be studied and performed. Secondary organ students will develop sufficient techniques and familiarity with the instrument to play knowledgeably and/or coach others in parish settings.

LMUS 408 01A - Applied Voice (1) | Carolyn Finley

  • TBA

LMUS 408 02A - Applied Voice (1) | Patricia Kent

  • TBA
  • This course covers the fundamentals of singing and vocal pedagogy (breathing, efficient use of voice, diction, etc.) and addresses differing musical styles and the need to interpret the music based on the performance practices of given periods in music history. Voice majors will study and perform significant bodies of solo repertoire. Majors and secondary voice students will emphasize technique and pedagogical skills appropriate to roles as choral directors.

LMUS 409 01A - Applied Composition (1) | Brian Campbell

  • TBA
  • Individualized coaching in advanced composition of sacred music and music appropriate for liturgical performance. Work in various forms and styles is possible, depending on the needs and interests of individual students. Students should normally have a bachelor's degree in music or equivalent training and have significant experience in music composition. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor and the liturgical music program director.

LMUS 421 01A - Psalmody and Hymnody (3) | Anthony Ruff, OSB

  • Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Students will examine the body of psalmody­ - text, music, poetic expression - as its forms have evolved from ancient Jew­ish tradition, and study the forms, origins, numbering, translations and sources as they pertain to musical use. The course will include a survey of historical development of mainline Christian hymnody, authors, composers, styles, liturgical use. Current hymnals, styles of text, music and appropriateness for liturgical use will be scrutinized.

LMUS 433 01A - Service Playing (1) | Kim Kasling

  • TBA
  • This course seeks to develop the qualified church organist as leader and enabler of the assembly's singing. The course will require high proficiency levels of assembly leadership and accompanimental skills (hymns, masses, psalm forms) as well as vocal and choral accompaniment. Students will also develop abilities in sight-reading, modulation, transposing, and extemporization.

 LMUS 435 01A - Service Leadership (1) | Patricia Kent

  • TBA
  • This course examines the historic role of the cantor in Jewish and Christian liturgy. Students will learn how to  teach antiphonal music to the assembly, appropriate directing skills, the cantor's ritual moments, and cantorial music resources. Students will study the role of congregational song leader as distinguished from that of cantor and choir director. Students will develop good song leading style, i.e., teaching new music to a congregation, learning appropriate directing techniques for congregational leadership. Developing vocal and musical styles for both ministries will be emphasized.
LMUS 439 01A - Liturgical Music Practicum (1) | Kim Kasling/Anthony Ruff, OSB
  • TBA
  • Students will be directly involved in actual liturgical music planning, rehearsing, and implementing in a variety of liturgical forms. This is to be done in area churches and/or on campus with permission of and under supervision of the adviser and other faculty with the aim of developing skills and the ability to integrate practice with musical and liturgical knowledge.

LMUS 468 01A - Gregorian Chant Schola (1) | Anthony Ruff, OSB

  • TBA
  • Small ensemble which sings Gregorian chant according to informed scholarship and performs regularly at liturgies on campus.

LMUS 468 02A - Final Project-Recital (1) | Kim Kasling/Carolyn Finley/Patricia Kent

  • TBA
  • The final project is developed in consultation with a student's faculty adviser. The project might be a lecture-recital, a research paper and public defense, or a hymn festival.

MONS 404 01A  Medieval Monastic History  (3) | Greg Peters

  • WEB Course-NO CAMPUS-Cistercian Cohort only
  • The major changes in the development of Western monastic life took place during the Middle Ages.  This course will address those changes, key female and male monastic figures and their writings and the reform movements from the early Middle Ages through the fifteenth century.

MONS 421 01A - Monastic Liturgy  (3) | Anthony Ruff, OSB

  • Monday/Wednesday, 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Cross-listed with LTGY 468 01A
  • Students will study the liturgical shape of organized monastic life: the liturgy of the hours; the Eucharist; rites of admission and profession; the consecration of virgins; the blessing of abbots and abbesses; rites of the refectory; rites of hospitality; the washing of feet; rites concerning faults, sin, and reconciliation; rites for the sick, dying, and dead.

MONS 423 01A - Monastic Formation  (3) | Mary Forman, OSB

  • Monday/Wednesday, 9:45-11:15 AM
  • Monastic formation according to the Rule of Benedict encompasses living the Christian monastic life, from the stages of initial formation through ongoing formation, that is, as a lifelong conversion process. This course will focus on aspects of monastic spirituality essential to integration of the varied dimensions of the human person: thinking, spirituality, affectivity, psychology, theology, reflection, and experience. Topics will include, but will not be limited to: monastic practices of prayer, work and common life; vowed commitment; governance; growth in monastic virtues; vocational discernment; stages of the formation process; and monastic profession.

MONS 468 01A - Celtic Monasticism  (3) | Mary Forman, OSB

  • Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Cross-listed with HHTH 468 01A and SPIR 468 01A
  • The Lives of Saints Brigit, Brendan, Columba and Columbanus are a small part of the traditions that comprise the beginnings of Celtic monasticism, from its origins in Ireland to its spread on the continent.  The course will examine the documents, culture, history and theology of such works as the penitentials, vitae, Irish Biblical Apocrypha, rules, the Stowe Missal, and the Book of Kells among others.  The study of famous Celtic monasteries like Iona, Bangor, Luxeuil and St. Gall will reveal that the monks not only produced fine manuscripts, but also greatly facilitated education, encouraged practices of prayer and enhanced pilgrimages as a way of Christian devotion.

MORL 428 01A - Survey of Moral Topics (3) | Kathy Lilla Cox

  • Wednesday, 2:30-5:45 PM
  • This course examines how the application of fundamental moral themes informs particular issues of Christian morality.  Particular issues fall under the broad categories of life and death, sexuality, biomedical ethics, ethics of pastoral ministry, and the intersection of church and state.

SPIR 425 01A - History of Christian Spirituality II  (3) | Helen Rolfson, OSF

  • Monday. 1:00-4:15 PM
  • Cross-listed with HHTH 425 01A

  • This course is a study of the Christian spirituality of the Middle Ages, especially from the end of the seventh-century to the Reformation. Special attention will be given to notable figures, writings, events, institutions and movements that shaped the expression of Christian convictions and practice, up to the dawn of the "modern" period.

SPIR  468 01A - Celtic Monasticism  (3) | Mary Forman, OSB

  • Tuesday/Thursday, 1:00-2:30 PM
  • Cross-listed with HHTH 468 01A and MONS 468 01A
  • The Lives of Saints Brigit, Brendan, Columba and Columbanus are a small part of the traditions that comprise the beginnings of Celtic monasticism, from its origins in Ireland to its spread on the continent.  The course will examine the documents, culture, history and theology of such works as the penitentials, vitae, Irish Biblical Apocrypha, rules, the Stowe Missal, and the Book of Kells among others.  The study of famous Celtic monasteries like Iona, Bangor, Luxeuil and St. Gall will reveal that the monks not only produced fine manuscripts, but also greatly facilitated education, encouraged practices of prayer and enhanced pilgrimages as a way of Christian devotion.

THY 404 01A - Introduction to Christian Tradition II  (3) | Dale Launderville, OSB

  • Monday/Wednesday, 8:00-9:30 AM
  • This course is an introductory survey of theology, studying representative texts from the Enlightenment to the modern age (1650-present). Students will examine figures and issues selected from various historical periods.

THY 580 01A - Thesis (6) | Bill Cahoy

  • TBA

THY 598 01A - Reading for Comprehensive Exams (6) | Bill Cahoy

  • TBA

THY 599 01A - Comprehensive Exams | Bill Cahoy

  • TBA

THY 599 02A - Comprehensive Exams | Bill Cahoy

  • TBA