Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius · Courses
WR
4 courses with the subject WR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
WR 101RESEARCH METHODS
This research class provides the basics for successfully performing graduate-level research as well as developing skills for critical reading and writing. This includes analysis and evaluation of print primary as well as secondary resources, online databases, Internet sources and proper research sources and authorities. In addition, students will learn the basics of formatting a document in Microsoft Word including pagination, table of contents, use of linked headings, footnotes and endnotes, inserting images, and captioning. Short lessons on PowerPoint and Excel as research aids are also included. By the end of this course, the learners should be able to: • Summarise, paraphrase and quote useful data from a variety of sources. • Critically evaluate data/information. • Format complex Word documents. • Successfully utilize PowerPoint and Excel in support of research. • Analyse, comment on and critique scholarly theological literature. 2 hours; 1 semester
*special course permission required for those not in holy orders formation; no test-out option for these courses **no test-out option for these courses ***CL 102 cycles every other year; the seminarian need only take it when offered, not twice ****available online Non-academic formational hours (normative for all seminarians, each year) Formational Meetings (Rector’s and Spiritual Conferences) 1 hour per week Personal Formational Advising Average 30 minutes per week Spiritual Direction Average 30 minutes per week Field Education Average 1 hour per week 3 hours on average per week Cycle: Subject Fall Spring Pastoral Practice Pastoral Leadership I (203) Pastoral Leadership II (204) 18 B.C.S. Academic Catalog – FINAL February 12, 2025
This is intended as a second semester research class where students continue to edit and refine their thesis for eventual submission. By the end of this course, the learners should be able to: • Acknowledge used sources accurately. • Implement the design to collect primary data. • Synthesise relevant data from different sources. • Write an academic research report. • Revise/rewrite/edit with confidence. • Present their research in an oral format. 1 hour; 1 semester 84 B.C.S. Academic Catalog – FINAL February 12, 2025
Students working to complete Capstone Essays, a Theological Research Capstone, or Pastoral Research Capstone, after having completed all curriculum requirements, are enrolled in this course upon payment of the Continuation Fee. 85 B.C.S. Academic Catalog – FINAL February 12, 2025
