Oxymoron, eh?
In all seriousness, I am liking the idea of this school. Its in Chicago and offers the majors that I desire. But I want to know how they teach their science classes before I look much more into this school. Would they teach a watered down version of state curriculum when it comes to biology and such? I plan on majoring in Biology so I can work in a lab once I have graduated. So, would they exclude evolution from the curriculum? I’m only curious due to all of the historic conflict that came from scientists and creationists butting heads. Also, how is this school in terms of education, under grad research, and its reputation in and outside of Illinois? I saw that it was ranked 101st on USnews rankings, but rankings wildly fluctuate from listing to listing and I would like to get an idea of how this school holds up.
Thanks in advance.
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No way are they going to “water down evolution.” Jesuits are the Catholic intellectuals. An atheist should feel right at home with them! Also the school seems to be up and coming. They WILL pray before major events, however. Good luck!
It is a Jesuit school and Jesuits are educators first and foremost. They will absolutely not be watering down/altering biology including evolution. You should look at the core curriculum of the school – most Jesuit schools require one or two theology and philosophy classes so you need to be OK with that. There will likely be some religious symbols such as crucifixes as well as a church on campus. My S went to another Jesuit school and his general feeling was that religion was available for those who wish to partake but it was not pushed on anyone. He had friends who were Jewish, Muslim, atheist, agnostic who were all happy and accepted there. Overall to attend any religious affiliated university you should be respectful of religion but that doesn’t mean you have to accept their beliefs. Best thing to do is to visit the school and see how you feel.
@Trisherella that is good to hear. I’m not that much of a stickler when it comes to other people’s fate, so that would not bother me. Thank you!
@happy1 If I’m not mistaken, you can take more theology classes than just Catholic, right? I’ve always wanted to learn more about Eastern religion…
That is quite the oxymoron. Loyola Chicago is a good school with solid academics. Here’s the bio department website: (http://luc.edu/biology/bsinbiology/)
I don’t know what Loyola’s Core Course requirements are. There may be some religious courses in there. You’d have to check and see how you feel about it. Here are the course offerings (http://luc.edu/biology/bsinbiology/courseofferings/) and here is the brochure for biology. (http://luc.edu/media/lucedu/bio/pdfs/biology_brochure.pdf). Hopefully this information can help you out some more!