Certificate in Classical Learning

Requirements

Required Coursework: Nine credit hours of graduate-level courses are required. The following courses comprise the “core” of the Certificate in Classical Learning. Each course is three credit hours.
- Trivium
- Quadrivium
- Philosophy of Education
Elective Coursework: Nine credit hours of graduate-level elective courses from across the disciplines may be chosen. These include, but are not limited to, the following courses. Each course is three credit hours.
- Great Works Courses (Ancient, Medieval, Renaissance/Baroque, Modern)
- Courses crafted specifically for our program in classical education, such as Master Teachers in the Western Tradition, History of Liberal Arts Education, Plato and Socratic Conversation, Augustine the Teacher, Aquinas on the Virtues, Teaching Great American Speeches, Teaching Classical Children’s Literature, etc.
- With the graduate director’s approval, students may complete pertinent graduate-level courses from a variety of disciplines, including art, classics, drama, economics, education, English and other European literary traditions (French, German, Italian, or Spanish), history, politics, psychology, philosophy, and theology.
- Practicum (apprenticeship) courses: Among their elective credit hours, students may choose to complete up to two practicum courses; students may complete one such three-credit practicum course per semester at a local classical school for a combined total of at most six credit hours.