Individual courses
Based on the firm belief that academic excellence should not be limited to those studying for a degree, the university takes pride in offering further education programmes (leading to Certificates of Advanced Study) and Individual Courses to anyone wishing to be immersed in the intellectual heritage of the Dominicans.
Certificates of Advanced Study and individual courses are validated in the same way as Bachelor level courses. A paper of 12000-16000 characters, including spaces is required for each course. The study duration for a certificate is 12 months, according to the pace and rhythm of each student, under supervision by a tutor.
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A Brief History of Medieval Philosophy I
Can we be both Christians and genuine philosophers? Are faith and philosophy mutually exclusive, or not?
A Brief History of Medieval Philosophy II
Can we be both Christians and genuine philosophers? Are faith and philosophy mutually exclusive, or not?
A Brief Introduction to and Overview of Classical Religious Hinduism
There are many different spiritual pathways that were born in the Indian sub-continent: Buddhist, Jain, Sikh, for example, and others that came to India such as Christian and Muslim. Hindu spirituality which represents the spiritual quest of the vast majority of the people of India is rooted in the relentless and uninterrupted search of the seers from the Indian sub-continent.
A first Introduction to Theology
This course will provide a general introduction to Theology.
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a wider term which includes all kinds of objects and experiences of art, beauty and life. There are many interconnected terms to the process of understanding and the enjoyment of beauty. Artistic experience, philosophy of art, philosophy of beauty, and philosophy of aesthetics are some of the different branches of aesthetics from a general perspective.
African Myths and Philosophy
This course was born out of an effort to interpret the language of Traditional Africa in terms of Western philosophy, and at the same time to see if the latter did not perhaps have, not only correlations with, but even discernible roots in the former.
An Introduction to the New Testament using the Historical-Critical Method
The first thing to say is that the New Testament is the second half of the Christian Bible, and follows the Old Testament and what Protestants call the Apocrypha – mostly intertestamental writings which continue to speak of God’s grace and his care for his people, the people of Israel. The New Testament is about Jesus, a Jew from Israel, who lived and died and was brought back to life again by God.
An Introduction to Thomas Aquinas
This course will enable you to explore his mind and to learn from Thomas Aquinas. The Dominican motto contemplata aliis tradere, which means contemplate and hand over to others is from Thomas, and this motto summarises the aims of the course.
Analytic Philosophy
This course seeks to introduce students to analytic philosophy.
Aquinas' Notion of Friendship
and its relevance to eternal happiness.
Aristotle and the Aristotelian Tradition
This course introduces some of the key elements in Aristotle's thought.
Being and Knowing
Essential Questions of Philosophy in this very complete course about Being and Knowing.
Biblical Hebrew 1
Learn biblical hebrew with this very interactive course, supported by videos, audio documents and biblical texts.
Bioethics I : Foundations of Modern Bioethics
Legal, Philosophical and Moral dimension
Bioethics II : Informed Consent and Risk Analysis
Investigators have a duty to ensure subjects give not only informed, but voluntary consent?
Bioethics III: Clinical Ethics & Legal Implications
Concerned with restoring and strengthening bonds between professionals, patients and families, not simply dealing with principles like bioethics.
Bonaventure and Creation
We willl examine aspects of Bonaventure’s work pertaining to creation extending from the broad milieu encountered in his thirteenth-century context to specific, key, areas of his speculative thought.
Bonaventure, the Preacher
WORKS of ST. BONAVENTURE BREVILOQUIUM Introduction, Translation and Notes by Dominic V. Monti, O.F.M. Franciscan Institute Publications The Franciscan Institute Saint Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY 14
Bonaventure, the theologian
Franciscan insights into a holistic view of the natural world has long been recognized and, indeed, is central to the intuitive vision of Francis of Assisi.
Business English: an introduction
This course is aimed at students who have a level B1 (CEFR) or higher in English.