| The Catholic and
Vincentian mission of St. John’s University |
| The Catholic identity of St. John’s University and its dialogue
with other religious traditions |
| The Vincentian value of respect for the
dignity of all human persons |
| The responsibility to address poverty and structures of
injustice through research, education, service and advocacy |
| The commitment, through research, education,
service and advocacy, to foster peace and justice in metropolitan
communities and global society |
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| Philosophical
traditions and concepts |
| Conceptions of human nature and of ultimate reality |
| Conceptions of the ultimate foundations and
principles of morality and virtue and their pragmatic
implications |
| Philosophical and/or religious implications of modern
science |
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| Christian traditions
and contemporary issues |
| Historical development of Christianity as reflected in
biblical, doctrinal and theological sources |
| Relationships between the church and the
contemporary world |
| Perennial questions and issues in Christianity |
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| Processes of scientific
inquiry |
| Scientific methods of thinking and their limits |
| Historical development of
scientific concepts |
| Scientific thinking in relationship to societal issues |
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| Social and
psychological dimensions of human behavior |
| Individual behaviors in social, economic, geographic,
psychological and/or political contexts |
| Interactions of individuals and groups and
their effects on society |
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| Emergence of global
society |
| Chronology of key events in the emergence of global
society |
| Factors shaping cross-cultural relationships
between Western and non-Western societies |
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| Cultural, literary and
aesthetic components of global traditions |
| Literary and aesthetic perspectives across cultures |
| Literary works within cultural contexts |
Interactions between languages and contemporary cultures |
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| Diversity and richness
of New York City |
| Cultural and educational resources of New York City |
| New York as a dynamic, global city |
| Basic history of New York City |