Uniting Faith and Reason

Whether you’re studying biology, psychology, or finance, the truths of the faith are interwoven throughout. This enables students to understand their chosen discipline and the world around them through the Catholic faith. You will graduate fully prepared to be a witness to Christ in your field and beyond.

Core Curriculum

Our core curriculum is a foundation designed to help you gain a broad base of knowledge across a variety of subjects, while enhancing your chosen major. While each discipline is distinct, AMU students learn the truth about God and His creation more completely through the interplay of all the liberal arts.

Classes required in our core curriculum:

Sacred Scripture

Sacred Doctrine

Moral Theology

Metaphysics

Nature and Person

Ethics

American Civilization

Western Civilization and Culture

2 semesters

Natural Science with Lab

Foreign Language

Mathematics

Rhetoric and Poetics

2 semesters

In your core classes, you’ll discover truth, beauty, and goodness through the integrated lens of our Catholic liberal arts tradition.

Whether it was defending an argument in my ethics class or researching marketing and management tactics, every class challenged my creativity and knowledge. AMU’s academics focus on forming the whole person. I would not be where I am today if it weren’t for Ave Maria.

—Michael ('22), Marketing