Campus address: 3885 Observatory WalkAquinas Hall is home to the
Department of Mathematics,
Department of Sociology, the
School of Philosophy, and the
American Catholic History Research Center and University Archives.
Built in 1977 as the Boys’ Town Center, this building also was known as the Life Cycle Institute for some time before its name was changed to Aquinas Hall in 2007. It was then that the School of Philosophy moved into the building.
All undergraduate students study philosophy as part of the University’s core requirements. The school offers undergraduate courses of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy with an optional concentration in pre-law. Graduate programs are offered leading to the Master of Arts or Licentiate in Philosophy, the Doctor of Philosophy, and several dual-degree and other specialized programs.
The
Department of Sociology, founded in 1895, was the first at an American Catholic university, and today is one of the oldest sociology departments in the nation. It offers courses of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts in Sociology with concentrations in Crime and Justice Studies; Global and Comparative Processes; or Public Policy Analysis. It also offers the Master of Arts in Sociology, and a 5-year combined B.A./M.A. program.
The School of Philosophy at Catholic University is one of a very few schools of philosophy in the United States. Its students study issues confronting the major philosophical disciplines and the major figures in the history of philosophy, with a specific concern for the Catholic intellectual tradition.
The
American Catholic History Research Center offers online and material access to a wide variety of historical documents about Catholicism in America.