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treats in depth a particular area or subject within domain of human life studies. This course provides a more extensive examination of one or more of the areas introduced in the other HLS courses. This course may be repeated for credit if the topic is different from when previously taken. Prerequisites: Varies according to topic; students should check with the HLS Program Director.
Each student will have two tasks to complete for the Thesis-Practicum. The first task is to write a kind of capstone paper of 20 pages for the HLS minor that (a) shows the student's in-depth knowledge of one of the issues treated in HLS, and (b) offers a detailed real-life plan for how the student is going to impact this issue in his or her chosen field of work or future study. This paper will be based on a paper that students are required to write for HLS 201. The second task is to work with Franciscan University's Career Services Office on a one-to-one basis, meeting perhaps once a week, to apply to jobs and/or graduate programs so that the student can make the next necessary, practical step in impacting the culture.
Students must have completed all required courses for the HLS Minor (or be completing those requirements during the Spring semester of their senior year).
Allows the student the opportunity to acquire practical skills and experience in the pro-life/pro-family apostolate through a practicum and by serving with a pro-life/pro-family organization supportive of the mission of Catholic Church and the natural law as approved by the HLS Program Director. This course may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit.