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GREAT BOOKS STUDY THE CLASSICS Books normally studied include Homer’s Odyssey, Plato’s Republic, Dante’s Divine Comedy and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. These books shed light on who we are. More importantly, they provide us with a lens through which to think about questions that continue to be of perennial importance.
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Hannah Zamora is one of five STU Great Books students to recently attend The Association for Core Texts and Courses Student Conference in California.
Start with Aquinas: Great Books If you’re interested in Great Books, consider taking the first-year Aquinas: Great Books program. The optional first-year program operates with similar principles as Great Books. You will be team-taught by at least two different professors in classes with a maximum of 36 students.
Topics in Great Books • Causes and consequences of war • Effects of technology on human nature • Ethics • Freedom • Friendship • Justice • Love • The Good Life
By thinking critically about the themes presented in Great Books, you will develop new ways of thinking and develop exceptional written and debate skills.
After graduation After studying Great Books, you will be prepared to pursue a number of post-graduate options, from graduate or law school to employment opportunities. Many graduates have gone on to pursue careers in law, education, government and politics, policy work, writing and publishing, research, and others. If you choose to further your studies at graduate school, you will be prepared to apply for master’s programs in English, Political Science, Public Policy, Philosophy, and Classics.
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