Upcoming Courses

Bioethics is a normative enterprise that reflects on the fundamental nature of human personhood, as well as issues of the common good. Theological reflection is integral to this endeavor. This course will invite students to examine the extent to which Christian theological reflection informs bioethical discourse on issues such as genetic medicine, stem cell research, health care dilemmas, artificial intelligence, beginning of life issues, physician-assisted suicide, and other topics. University Core fulfilled: Foundations: Theological Inquiry. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

MWF, 1:40pm-2:50pm, Alex Zambrano

W, 6:00pm-9:20pm, Jennifer Gumer

Tu/Th, 1:45am-3:25am, Nicholas Brown

Tu/Th, 3:40pm-5:25pm, Roberto Dell'Oro

This seminar focuses the students on a single bioethical issue, allowing a deep dive into the nuance and complexity of real-life dilemmas, as framed by the best practices of clinical bioethicists, medical ethics scholars, and ""systems"" experts--such as regulators, commerce-drivers and researchers. Issues include but are not limited to Justice and Health Care, Bioethics and the Beginning of Life, Bioethics and the End of Life, and Clinical Bioethics. As both a capstone and interdisciplinary seminar, this course will require a student to examine and evaluate a bioethical issue by approaching and integrating content and knowledge from other courses in the Bioethics minor. Prerequisite: BIOE 1000. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Interdisciplinary Connections. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

M, 6:00pm-9:20pm, Roberto Dell'Oro

A study of the questions which a person must ask, and the answers one must consider, in forming an intelligent philosophy of moral choice, carried on in the light of the Catholic intellectual tradition. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

MW, 8:00am-9:40am, Brain Reedy 

MW, 9:55am-11:35am, Brain Reedy 

MWF, 3:05pm-4:15pm, David Kovacs 

TU/TH 9:55am-11:35am, Vincente Munoz-Rejas Alonso 

TU/TH, 3:40pm-5:20pm, Robert Allison

M, 6:00pm-9:20pm, Michael Patzia

W, 6:00pm-9:20pm, Michael Patzia

MWF, 8:00am-9:10am, (Professor information not yet available) 

MWF, 9:25am-10:35am, (Professor information not yet available) 

MWF, 12:15pm-1:25pm, (Professor information not yet available) 

MWF, 1:40pm-2:50pm, (Professor information not yet available) 

A careful study of the ethical dimensions of friendship, love, marriage, and commitment. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

TU/TH, 8:00am-9:40am, Robert Allison

TU/TH, 3:40pm-5:20pm, Christopher Kaczor

An in-depth study of a contemporary ethical issue. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice; Flag: Writing. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

TU/TH, 9:55am-11:35am, Robert Allison

TU/TH, 1:45pm-3:25pm, Robert Allison

The study of moral and ethical issues as they relate to the environment and nonhuman nature. Specific topics and foci vary from semester to semester. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

MW, 11:50am-1:30pm, Brian Treanor

MW, 1:45pm-3:25pm, Brian Treanor

This course engages students in a critical consideration of the moral, religious, and theological implications of the Nazi regime. Through study of historical and theological texts, it explores the behavior and teachings of the Christian churches, their leaders, and lay adherents, as well as Jewish responses to the challenges posed by the Nazi regime. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Faith and Reason. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

TU/TH, 9:55am-11:35am, Margarete Feinstein

TU/TH, 1:45pm-3:25pm, Margarete Feinstein

The course provides students with materials both for their own reflection on and construction of an ethics directing their conduct as professionals engaged in complex organizations and structures. The course examines these topics: -- the systems causing and remedying climate change, -- the historical and social variation in technological development, -- the medical and legal uses of genomic techniques, -- and the design and impact of computer algorithms. Restricted to majors in the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering. University Core fulfilled: Integrations: Ethics and Justice. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

TU/TH, 9:55am-11:35am, Philip Chmielewski

This is a required course for all first year students. The Core experience begins with a First Year Seminar (FYS) that introduces students to the spirit of academic excellence and intellectual rigor at LMU. Aimed at improving students' written and oral communication skills, the FYS invites students to engage critically and reflectively with scholarly discourse in a variety of formats: written, oral, and visual. The topic for each section of the FYS is chosen and developed by its instructor within one of seven broad themes including 1) Faith and Reason, 2) Ethics and Justice, 3) Virtue and Justice, 4) Culture, Art, and Society, 5) Power and Privilege, 6) Globalization, and 7) Science, Nature, and Society. University Core fulfilled: FND (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

TU/TH, 1:45pm-3:25, Amanda Apgar

This course explores prominent themes, queries and applications toward an understanding of race/ism, health, and society. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

MW, 11:50am-1:30pm, Magaela Bethune 

A philosophical examination of the nature of minds, with attention to scientific and historically significant perspectives. Satisfies the Contemporary Philosophy requirement for Philosophy majors. Not limited to PHIL majors. (4 semester hours)

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Spring 2026

MW, 6:00pm-7:40pm, Brian Ballard

This course uses Pilgrimage as a metaphor to merge psychological and spiritual approaches to well-being, wholeness, and whole-hearted living. Part of the course is a trip to Spain to participate in the iconic Camino de Santiago Pilgrimage. The trip is a required element of the course and will take place May 18-29. The pilgrimage involves walking 70 miles across 6/7 days and on marked, well-worn dirt and grass unpaved paths, occasionally on uneven ground. Students will carry whatever they need for the day, e.g., water bottle, light daypack, etc. Overnight lodging: hotel with 2 per room. Main luggage will be transported between locations each day. Prerequisite: TR in PSYC 1000 OR Grade of C (2.0) or higher in PSYC 1000 at LMU. Juniors and seniors only. (4 semester hours)

Upcoming Classes

Spring 2026

T, 6:00pm-9:20pm, Joseph LaBrie