Fall 2025 course recommendations

The following courses are recommended on the basis of the professor’s demonstrated commitment to Catholic education and the positive experiences of the Rover staff. This is by no means a complete list of every excellent class offered in the upcoming fall semester, but we hope that this will provide readers with a starting point as they prepare to register for classes.

College of Arts and Letters

Classics 

  • Ancient Heroes: from Achilles to the Avengers, Aldo Tagliabue (CLAS 20350)
  • Ancient Virtue, Elizabeth Mazurek (CLLA 20400)
  • Livy, Ovid, and Early Rome, Elizabeth Mazurek (CLLA 40062)
  • Introduction to Christian Latin Texts, Luca Grillo (CLLA 40016)
  • Beginning Greek I, Tadeusz Mazurek (CLGR 10001)
  • Intermediate Greek, Tadeusz Mazurek (CLGR 20003)
  • Greek Texts in the Roman and Judeo-Christian Worlds, Aldo Tagliabue (CLGR 30050)

Constitutional Studies 

  • Catholicism and Politics, Daniel Philpott (CNST 30215)
  • Philanthropy and the Common Good, Jon Hannah (CNST 30423)
  • Jurisprudence and the US Constitution, Fr. Bill Dailey (CNST 30446)
  • Catholicism, Sex, Law, and Politics, Margaret Freddoso (CNST 30657)
  • Foundations of Constitutional Order: Political Philosophy of Citizenship & Constitutional Government, Susan Collins (CNST 30638)

Economics 

  • Principles of Microeconomics, Kirk Doran (ECON 10010/20010)
  • Statistics for Economics, Forrest Spence (ECON 30340)
  • Introduction to Economics and Catholic Thought, Joseph Kaboski (ECON 33150)

French 

  • Images of the Priest in French Culture, Fr. Gregory Haake (ROFR 30605)

Global Affairs

  • Keough Ethical Practice Seminar, Clemens Sedmak (KSGA 23000)

History

  • Christianity, Commerce, and Consumerism: The Last 1000 Years, Brad Gregory (HIST 20390)
  • Introduction to Islamic History from Muhammad to the Mongols, Deborah Tor (HIST 30080)

Philosophy 

  • Introduction to Philosophy, David Cory (PHIL 10101)
  • Ancient and Medieval Philosophy, David Cory (PHIL 30301)

Political Science [See “Constitutional Studies” for cross-listed classes]

  • Education Law and Policy, John Schoenig (POLS 30154)
  • Junior Writing Seminar: Tocqueville’s Democracy in America, Patrick Deneen (POLS 43001)

Program of Liberal Studies 

  • Literature I: The Lyric Poem, Matthew Rickard (PLS 20201)
  • Scientific Inquiry: Past and Present, Tom Stapleford (PLS 30412)

Theology 

  • Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical, Anthony Pagliarini, Fr. Andrij Hlabse, Jennie Grillo (THEO 10001)
  • Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical, Ian Gerdon, Jay Martin, Leonard DeLorenzo (THEO 10002)
  • Saints and the Theology of Warfare, Sr. Ann Astell (THEO 20264)
  • The Nuptial Mystery: Divine Love and Human Salvation, Tim O’Malley (THEO 20425)
  • Theology of Marriage, Fr. Paulinus Odozor (THEO 20606)
  • God’s Grace and Human Action, Joshua Lim (THEO 20803)
  • The Mystery of Death: Theological & Philosophical Perspectives, Jay Martin (THEO 20848)
  • Catholicism and Tradition, Jenny Martin and Tom Stapleford (THEO 30802) 
  • Introduction to the Old Testament, Anthony Pagliarini (THEO 40101) 
  • The Christian Theological Tradition, John Cavadini, Katie Cavadini (THEO 40201)
  • Issues in Sacred Architecture, Duncan Stroik (THEO 40209) 
  • Mystery of God, John Betz (THEO 40247)
  • Religion and Literature, Cyril O’Regan (THEO 40823)
  • Discipleship: Loving Action for Justice in the Catholic Social Tradition, Margaret Pfeil (THEO 20560)

Mendoza College of Business

  • God and Business? Mary Hirschfeld, John Sikorski (BES 20702)
  • Intro to Entrepreneurship, Laura Hollis (BAEG 30500)
  • Business Law Concepts, Laura Hollis (BALW 30100)
  • Corporate Governance and Catholic Social Teaching, Martijn Cremers and John Sikorski (BES 40470)

College of Engineering 

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

  • Introduction to Design Thinking in Engineering, Michael Seelinger (AME 20210)
  • Thermodynamics, Donny Hanjaya-Putra (AME 20231)
  • AME Laboratory I, Paul Rumbach (AME 20216)
  • Aerospace Dynamics, Paul Rumbach (AME 40451)

Engineering

  • Engineering Design, Andrew Bartolini, Jim Schmiedeler (EG 10117)
  • Integrated Engineering and Business Fundamentals, Mike Kitz and Todd Taylor (EG 40421)

College of Science 

Math

  • Principles for Calculus, Kathryn Mulholland (MATH 10150)
  • Calculus I, Kathryn Mulholland, Brian Mulholland (MATH 10550)
  • Calculus Problem Solving, Kathryn Mulholland, Brian Mulholland (MATH 13550)

Biology

  • Biology I: Big Questions, David Medvigy (BIOS 10171)
  • Biomedical Ethics, Paul Scherz (STB 20637)
  • Science, Theology, and Creation, Fr. Terry Ehrman (STB 20888)

Core Requirements 

  • Theology University Seminar, Sr. Ann Astell (THEO 13183)
  • Literature University Seminar: The Myth of Troy, Elizabeth Mazurek (CLAS 13186)
  • Literature University Seminar, Susannah Monta (ENGL 13186)
  • College Seminar: Time and Mortality, Deborah Tor (CSEM 23101)
  • College Seminar: The Roots of the Ring, Dave O’Connor (CSEM 23101)
  • Writing and Rhetoric, Ian Gerdon, Matthew Capdevielle (WR 13100)

Moreau First-Year Seminar

  • Moreau First-Year Seminar, Jenny Martin, Matthew Capdevielle, Andrew Bartolini, John Schoenig, William Mattison, Luca Grillo, Eric Sims, Sr. Ann Astell, Santiago Schnell, Joshua McManaway, Katie Cavadini, Susannah Monta, Fr. Gregory Haake, Tim O’Malley, Brian Mulholland, Mike Seelinger, Leonard DeLorenzo, Forrest Spence, Anthony Pagliarini, Neil Arner, John Sikorski, Clemens Sedmak, Susan Collins, Jay Martin, Vanessa Chan (FYS 10101)