7 courses with the subject CORE, 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.
CORE 1400LISTENING SEMINAR
This seminar encourages students to develop habits of listening to the Catholic, Benedictine, and Liberal Arts traditions through engagement with the primary and contemporary texts that inform these traditions with an eye toward the relevance of the Listening, Learning, Loving Core Curriculum. Readings will combine required selections across all sections, recommended and optional texts chosen by individual instructors from a set list, and one selection by the preceding year's seniors that demonstrates the virtue of hospitality. 3 credits
Core Writing introduces students to the kinds of writing tasks and skills required by academic courses and helps you develop your skills in persuasive and analytical writing. By following the Three Stages of Good Writing Practice and applying the Six Principles of Good Writing, students will learn how to become a more self-aware and focused writer. This course works with the Writing Center, employing Writing Associates to provide support and studio time.
The Learning Seminar is the second seminar in the Listening, Learning, Loving Core Curriculum. It builds upon the first year Listening Seminar, reflects back on tier one courses, and prepares students for the capstone Loving Seminar. The seminar encourages students to engage primary and contemporary texts from the natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and arts. Readings will combine required texts across all sections along with recommended optional texts chosen by individual instructors from a set list. The seminar reinforces oral and written communication. The seminar aims to develop habits of learning that are part of the Catholic, Benedictine, and Liberal Arts traditions and so prepares students to "integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life." 3 credits
The Loving Seminar is the capstone of the Listening, Learning, Loving Core Curriculum. It brings together the previous seminars, all core classes, and students' major field of study to "integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life." It does this by focusing on primary texts in the Catholic, Benedictine, and liberal arts traditions, connecting the core outcomes to the major course of study, developing an understanding of caritas (love), and drawing out the implications for students' ongoing education, future students at the college, and communities beyond the college. Thus, the course will analyze texts, utilize service learning, and recommend a text that will be required in the Listening Seminar.
The Capstone Seminar is the capstone of the SVC Core Curriculum. It brings together the previous seminar, all core classes, and students' major field of study to "integrate their professional aims with the broader purposes of human life." It does this by focusing on primary texts in the Catholic, Benedictine, and liberal arts traditions, connecting the core outcomes to the major course of study, developing an understanding of caritas (love), and drawing out the implications for students' ongoing education, future students at the college, and communities beyond the college. Thus, the course will analyze texts, utilize service learning, and recommend a text that will be required in the Listening Seminar.
