Aims and Objectives
The Mission Statement of Ursuline College underscores the importance of the total development of persons. Study of the humanities and/or liberal arts fosters this growth, and religion has an integral part to play in such an education. The Religious Studies Department seeks to promote, deepen, and support the spiritual as well as the intellectual life of students. It encompasses the study of Scripture, the moral life, systematic and pastoral theology, religious history, world religions, and spirituality. Religion deals with those areas of life that most closely touch upon a person’s relationship with God. The Religious Studies Department challenges the student to face the ultimate meaning of human existence and its relationship to the transcendent.
At Ursuline the theological focus is centered in the Roman Catholic tradition. However, the Religious Studies Department provides courses outside of and encompassing more than that tradition. The department offers two different majors: one in Catholic Studies and one in Religious Studies. There are minors available in both areas as well. It is also possible to achieve a major in Jewish Studies through affiliation with the Laura and Alvin Siegal College of Judaic Studies.
