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SPOTLIGHTS MUSIC PROGRAMS, MULTIMEDIA PROGRAMS,
COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS, CATHOLIC SERVICE AND
NON-PROFIT PROGRAMS (INCLUDING CATHOLIC
EDUCATION), AND THE EMERGING FIELD OF CATHOLIC
STUDIES PROGRAMS, AT CATHOLIC COLLEGES AND
UNIVERSITIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PAGE IS TO GIVE
PARENTS AND STUDENTS INFORMATION THEY CAN USE, TO
HELP THEM WITH THEIR COLLEGE CHOICES.
THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA- LOCATED IN
WASHINGTON D.C., THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA IS
THE OFFICIAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF THE UNITED STATES
BISHOPS. THE BENJAMIN T. ROME SCHOOL OF MUSIC OF THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA OFFERS 10 UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS IN MUSIC. THESE INCLUDE MUSIC COMPOSITION,
MUSICAL THEATRE, MUSIC HISTORY, PERFORMANCE- VOICE,
PERFORMANCE- PIANO, PERFORMANCE- ORGAN, PERFORMANCE-
ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS, MUSIC EDUCATION- GENERAL AND
CHORAL, MUSIC EDUCATION- INSTRUMENTAL, MUSIC EDUCATION-
GENERAL AND CHORAL /INSTRUMENTAL. GRADUATE PROGRAMS AT
THE BENJAMIN T. ROME SCHOOL OF MUSIC INCLUDE A MASTER OF
MUSIC IN SACRED MUSIC FROM THE INSTITUTE OF SACRED MUSIC.
OTHER MASTER OF MUSIC PROGRAMS INCLUDE A MASTER OF ARTS
IN MUSICOLOGY WITH AN EMPHASIS IN MUSIC HISTORY OR MUSIC
THEORY, AND A MASTER OF MUSIC IN COMPOSITION WITH AN
EMPHASIS IN CONCERT MUSIC/STAGE MUSIC. MASTER OF MUSIC
PROGRAMS ARE ALSO OFFERED IN PIANO PEDAGOGY, VOCAL
PEDAGOGY, CHAMBER MUSIC, PIANO PERFORMANCE, ORCHESTRAL
INSTRUMENTS, ORCHESTRAL CONDUCTING, VOCAL ACCOMPANYING,
AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE. THE BENJAMIN T. ROME SCHOOL OF
MUSIC ALSO OFFERS A DOCTORAL DEGREE IN MUSICAL ARTS, AS
WELL AS A DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MUSICOLOGY. THE FIELD OF
MUSICOLOGY ENCOMPASSES THE AREAS OF MUSIC HISTORY AND
MUSIC THEORY. THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA SCHOOL
OF ARTS AND SCIENCES ALSO OFFERS AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE
IN MEDIA STUDIES. IN THE MEDIA STUDIES PROGRAM, STUDENTS
STUDY IN-DEPTH; PRINT MEDIA, FILM, TELEVISION, DIGITAL
MEDIA AND THE INTERNET, AND RELATED MEDIA. THE MEDIA
STUDIES PROGRAM IS GEARED TOWARDS CRITICAL MEDIA
ANALYSIS AND A SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE APPROACH TOWARDS
MASS MEDIA AND MEDIA PRODUCTION, ENCOMPASSING BOTH THE
HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF MEDIA. THE PROGRAM
EMPHASIZES THE THREE MEDIA PRODUCTION COMPONENTS OF
EXCELLENT WRITING, PRODUCTION, AND EDITING. THE COURSES
IN THE MEDIA STUDIES PROGRAM INCLUDE INTRODUCTION TO
MEDIA, MEDIA AND HISTORY, MEDIA AND RHETORIC, PRODUCTION
STUDIES- FILM AND TELEVISION, COMMUNICATION STUDIES,
MEDIA AND CULTURE, VISUAL CULTURE STUDIES, INTRODUCTION
TO JOURNALISM, MEDIA COMPOSITION, NEW MEDIA STUDIES,
ADVANCED VIDEO PRODUCTION, AND THE HISTORY OF FILM.
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY HAS AN ALL-DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION
LAB, WHERE STUDENTS CAN WRITE, PRODUCE, AND EDIT THEIR
MEDIA COURSE WORK AND PROJECTS. THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY
OF AMERICA OF COURSE, HAS A SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY AND
RELIGIOUS STUDIES, AS WELL AS THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL
OF SOCIAL SERVICE, WHICH HAS BOTH AN UNDERGRADUATE AND
GRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM IN SOCIAL WORK. THERE ARE 19
INSTITUTES AND RESEARCH CENTERS AT CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY.
THESE INCLUDE THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH AND CATHOLIC
STUDIES, THE PONTIFICAL JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES ON
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY, THE CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF
CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, THE CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING, THE
CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIAL WORK, AND THE CENTER FOR
THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND VALUES. THE INSTITUTE FOR POLICY
RESEARCH AND CATHOLIC STUDIES EVALUATES PUBLIC POLICY AREAS
OF LOCAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS,
RELIGION, SOCIAL JUSTICE, EDUCATION, CULTURES AND
SOCIETIES, PEACE AND THE ENVIRONMENT, AND GOVERNMENTS
AND CIVIL SOCIETIES; AND EXAMINES HOW EACH OF THESE AREAS
INTERSECT WITH, AND ARE AFFECTED AND INFLUENCED BY,
CATHOLIC SOCIAL THOUGHT. THE PONTIFICAL JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE
FOR STUDIES ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY WORKS TO INCREASE
AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE
AS A CALLING FROM GOD, AND TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND
UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THE AREAS AND ISSUES RELATED TO
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE. THE PONTIFICAL JOHN PAUL II INSTITUTE
FOR STUDIES ON MARRIAGE AND FAMILY ALSO WORKS TO INCREASE
AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE AREAS AND ISSUES
REGARDING BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ETHICS, IN RELATION TO THE
DIGNITY OF THE HUMAN PERSON. ALONG WITH THE CENTER FOR
INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, THE CENTER FOR SPIRITUALITY
AND SOCIAL WORK, AND THE CENTER FOR SERVICE LEARNING, THE
RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND
FAMILIES IS HOUSED AT THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
SERVICE. THE RESEARCH CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN,
YOUTH, AND FAMILIES, STUDIES WAYS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE
ALL THE SOCIETAL STRUCTURES THAT SUPPORT AND IMPROVE THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES,
WITHIN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITIES; CHILDREN'S PHYSICAL
HEALTH, CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH, EARLY CHILDHOOD
LEARNING, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD WELFARE, AND
FAMILY SUPPORT SYSTEMS. ALSO HOUSED AT THE NATIONAL
CATHOLIC SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SERVICE IS THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE SEEKS TO RAISE THE KNOWLEDGE
AND UNDERSTANDING OF, AND APPRECIATION FOR, SOCIAL
JUSTICE. THE CENTER FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE SEEKS TO ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN THEIR EFFORTS
OF STABILIZING AND SUSTAINING URBAN COMMUNITIES AND
OLDER SUBURBAN COMMUNITIES, WHILE ALSO BUILDING SOCIAL
JUSTICE STRUCTURES WITHIN GLOBAL SOCIETIES AT LARGE.
THERE IS ALSO THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND VALUES.
THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND VALUES STUDIES AND
TRACES THE GROWTH, CULTURAL DEVELOPMENTS, AND NATIONAL
HISTORIES OF PEOPLES AND CULTURES, WITH THE GOAL OF
ENCOURAGING AND INCREASING COOPERATION AND
UNDERSTANDING AMONG VARIOUS PEOPLES AND CULTURES AROUND
THE WORLD, THROUGH MUTUAL APPRECIATION AND RESPECT. THE
CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF CULTURE AND VALUES SEEKS TO BUILD
MULTI-ETHNIC GROUPS AND ASSOCIATIONS OF PEOPLE OF GOOD
FAITH AND GOOD WILL, WHO WILL WORK TOGETHER IN AN EFFORT
TO EASE CULTURAL TENSIONS AND BUILD PEACEFUL RELATIONS,
BOTH WITHIN MULTI-CULTURAL NATIONS AND AMONG THE
NATIONS OF THE WORLD. TO VISIT ANY OF THESE PROGRAMS
CLICK ON ACADEMICS, FOR MUSIC CLICK ON MUSIC, FOR MEDIA
STUDIES CLICK ON ARTS AND SCIENCES, THEN CLICK ON MEDIA
STUDIES, FOR THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES CLICK ON
THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES, AND FOR THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL
SERVICE CLICK ON SOCIAL SERVICE. FOR INSTITUTES AND
RESEARCH CENTERS CLICK ON RESEARCH. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA WEBSITE. www.cua.edu PLEASE
VISIT THE WEBSITE, AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CATHOLIC
UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA.
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