These 3-credit classes have no prerequisites and are designed to be taken in any order. A discounted tuition rate of $295 (or $170 for auditors) is available for students who are registered with UNL Newman Center. Please designate this in your application and we will be in touch with details.

Course Calendar: For-credit courses for Spring 2027 begin Monday, January 11th. We follow the UNL Academic Calendar for all breaks and major points in the semester.

Credit Transfer: Accredited through St. Gregory the Great Seminary, these courses may be transferred to other undergraduate institutions. For UNL students, a course equivalency has been established for elective credit. With advisor approval, they may also meet ACE (often ACE 5 or 8) and other requirements. Upon completion of the course, students will need to request a credit transfer from St. Gregory the Great Seminary.

HUM 274 - The Town, Art, and Architecture of Medieval Europe

Meeting: TBD, UNL Newman Center, Room 222

Instructor: TBA

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description: This interactive and collaborative course will focus upon both individual group work to explore the art, architecture, and cultural thought that formed medieval Europe. You will encounter primary sources, analyze artwork, investigate architecture, explore historical maps, and create a hypothetical medieval town as a class project. To that end, everyone will bring their own strengths and interests of their respective majors to the table. By creating a town, you will be immersed in the world through the eyes of medieval people: what did they see while walking about? Most importantly, how did these phases in development shape their thought and interpretation of the world around them?

Certificate in Catholic Thought: This course satisfies 3 of the Core credit hours necessary to complete our Certificate in Catholic Thought.

THL/PSY 274 - Love and Responsibility:
Human Desire and the Pursuit of Meaning

Meeting: Tue & Thu, 9:30 - 10:45am, UNL Newman Center, Room 222

Instructor: Fr. James Morin, Rector of St. Gregory the Great Seminary, and Ashley Montag, therapist and co-founder at Restoration Psychotherapy

Credit Hours: 3

Course Description: What is the relationship between desire and meaning? What is the nature of love and how is it related to who we are and what we want? This course will attempt to provide an account of human desired and a meaningful life, based primarily on the thought of Polish philosopher Karol Wojtyla. Treatment of definitions and concepts presented in class lectures will be complemented by reading and discussing literary works which exemplify and embody those concepts, especially Sigrid Undset’s Kristin Lavransdatter. No prerequisites.

Certificate in Catholic Thought: This course satisfies 3 of the Core credit hours necessary to complete our Certificate in Catholic Thought.