Course Catalogue 2025-2026

There are four categories for course delivery:

In-Person if the course requires attendance at a specific location and time for some or all course activities. These courses will have section codes starting in 0 or 4.

Online – Asynchronous if the course has no requirement for attendance at a specific time or location for any activities or exams. These courses will have the section code starting with 61.

Online – Synchronous if online attendance is expected at a specific time for some or all course activities, and attendance at a specific location is not expected for any activities or exams. These courses will have the section code starting with 62.

Hybrid if the course requires attendance at a specific location and time, however 33-66% of the course is delivered online. If online attendance is expected at a specific time, it will be in place of the in person attendance. These courses will have the section code starting with 31.

Some courses may offer more than one delivery method please ensure that you have the correct section code when registering via ACORN. You will not be permitted to switch delivery method after the last date to add a course for the given semester.

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  • For Summer courses, unless otherwise stated in the ‘Enrolment Notes’ of the course listing, the last date to add a course, withdraw from a course (drop without academic penalty) and to obtain a 100% refund (minus the minimum charge) is one calendar day per week of the published meeting schedule (start and end date) of the course as follows: One-week Summer course – 1 calendar day from the first day of class for the course; Two-week Summer course – 2 calendar days from the first day of class for the course, etc. up to a maximum of 12 calendar days for a 12 week course. This is applicable to all delivery modalities.

 

  • Global and Contemporary Worship Song Leadership

    EMP3855HS

    This course seeks to reinforce and expand the musical capability of pastoral leaders in enlivening worship. This course will delve into the liturgical practice of song leadership surrounding the genre of global hymnody and contemporary worship songs. Broader concerns on theological implications and liturgical context of these materials will be explored.

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  • Islamic Law, Ethics and Society

    EMT3873HS

    • Instructor(s): Reiser, Esther
    • College: Emmanuel College
    • Credits: One Credit
    • Session: Winter 2026 Schedule: Wed  Time: 15:00
    • Section: 0101

    This seminar is an introduction to Sharia, the Islamic ethical-legal tradition or, more precisely, Sharia's interpretation (fiqh). Of primary concern are the methodologies of its derivation, including its core principles, such as the Qur'an, the Prophet's tradition (Sunna), consensus (ijma), and reasoning by analogy (qiyas). The course will also introduce students to the theory of the objectives of the law (maqasid al-shari'a) and legal maxims (al-fiqhiyya al-kulliyya), which are important resources in contemporary Islamic ethical-legal reasoning. It will examine Sharia's institiions, the he historical development of its schools of thought, and the processes by which ethical-legal decisions are made. Students will also have the opportunity to examine its applications in case studies of contemporary significance, mainly in the areas of biomedical ethics and sexual ethics.

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  • Wittgenstein, Ethics, and Theology

    RGT3911HS

    The work of Ludwig Wittgenstein has been highly influential on many of the most important theologians of the last two generations. His work has also been influential on moral philosophers and moral theologians. This course in theological ethics will examine both the work of Wittgenstein himself, and those he has influenced, on a variety of the central questions for contemporary theological ethics. Key authors to be studied include Elizabeth Anscombe, Herbert McCabe, Fergus Kerr, Rowan Williams, Cora Diamond, and Stephen Mulhall. Topics to be discussed will include questions of intention and the problem of act-description, the nature of human flourishing, questions of analogy, and the nature of theological claims in relation to the moral life.

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  • Orthodox Life II - Eastern Christian Understanding of Ethics, Society and the World

    TRT3914HS

    Orthodox Christian thought has always been deeply concerned with ethical-social issues of the daily encounter with life and culture, but grounds solutions to these issues in tradition, not :progress'. This course will follow an opening overview of the dilemma of ethical

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  • Orthodox Life II - Eastern Christian Understanding of Ethics, Society and the World

    TRT3914HS

    Orthodox Christian thought has always been deeply concerned with ethical-social issues of the daily encounter with life and culture, but grounds solutions to these issues in tradition, not :progress'. This course will follow an opening overview of the dilemma of ethical

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  • Orthodox Life II - Eastern Christian Understanding of Ethics, Society and the World

    TRT3914HS

    Orthodox Christian thought has always been deeply concerned with ethical-social issues of the daily encounter with life and culture, but grounds solutions to these issues in tradition, not :progress'. This course will follow an opening overview of the dilemma of ethical

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  • Questions in Sexual Ethics

    RGT3932HS

    • Instructor(s):
    • College: Regis College
    • Credits: One Credit
    • Session: Winter 2026 Schedule: Mon  Time: 17:00
    • Section: 6201

    This course seeks to provide both an historical and a systematic overview of the development of sexual ethics within the Catholic tradition. The course presumes that one has completed at least an introductory course in Christian ethics at the graduate level. While 'hot button issues' will surface during the semester, the critical purpose of the course is to assist students in forming moral arguments, engaging discussions on emerging issues, and placing debates within their historical context, including their contemporary context. All students will at the end of the course be expected to have a firm grasp of the ethical teaching of the Church, including knowledge of key magisterial documents.

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