Undergraduate Study
Undergraduate Religious Studies majors may choose to emphasize
Catholic Studies or Christian Traditions through the careful selection
of appropriate courses that also meet the general requirements for the
major in Religious Studies. Students interested in emphasizing
Catholic Studies are encouraged to consult with faculty in the field
(Carlson, Taves, Thomas) for advice.
Courses related to Catholic Studies at UCSB
Graduate Study
UCSB has resources for the study of Catholicism at the masters and
doctoral level in a number of different programs. Areas of
particular strength include Catholicism in the modern period both in
the United States and as a global phenomenon; Catholicism in the
Iberian peninsula, Latin America and especially Mexico; and Early and
Medieval Catholicism in Europe.
Graduate work focusing on Catholicism can be pursued through the
following programs:
Religious Studies
Students may pursue topics in Catholic Studies through a number of
areas of study in Religious Studies including Christian
Traditions, Mediterranean and West Asian Religions, Religion in
America, Native American Religion, and, with appropriate preparation,
East Asian or South Asian religions. It is also possible to combine the
study of Catholicism in the Department of Religious Studies with a
doctoral Emphasis in Global Studies, in European Medieval Studies,
in Women's Studies, or in Translation Studies. (Faculty Resources:
Carlson, Taves, Thomas, [Religious Studies])
Medieval Studies
The Medieval Studies Program offers an interdisciplinary doctoral
Emphasis to students previously admitted to a Ph.D. program in the
Departments of Dramatic Art, English, French and Italian, History,
History of Art and Architecture, Music, Religious Studies, and Spanish
and Portuguese. All of these departments have resources for the study
of Catholicism. (Faculty Resources: Blumenthal, Farmer, Lansing [History]; Fradenberg [English])
Latin American and Iberian Studies
Latin American and Iberian Studies offers an interdisciplinary
M.A. degree that examines the people and cultures of Spanish and
Portuguese speaking countries throughout the world. Offerings are
particularly strong in the areas of Spanish, Portuguese, Brazilian,
and Mexican Catholicism. (Faculty Resources: Cline, Dutra [History];
Garcia [History/Chicano Studies]; Peterson [History of Art &
Architecture])
Global and International Studies
Students may pursue topics that relate Catholic Studies and Global
Studies through the newly established M.A. in Global and International
Studies or through a Ph.D. Emphasis in Global Studies. This doctoral
Emphasis is available through the departments of Anthropology,
English, History, Political Science, Religious Studies, and
Sociology. To be eligible for admission to the Ph.D. Emphasis,
students must be admitted to the Ph.D. program in one of the
departments choosing to offer this Emphasis within their existing
Ph.D. program and petition successfully to add the optional Emphasis.
current as of: 9/17/2015
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