In fact, history changed direction with the Incarnation. Everything before pointed to or cried out for the coming redemption. Since the Coming, all human events receive their intelligibility in the light of Bethlehem and Calvary. To minor in history at OLCC, in addition to the 6 hours of the history required of all students, the student must take another 12 credit hours of history. As Our Lady of Corpus Christi grows, we will offer courses and minors in Chinese, Russian, French, Swahili and Portuguese.
Italian tutorials are already available.
One reason for the emphasis on languages in the Core Curriculum is the broadening effect that a second language has on the intellect and the imagination. Most of the world-class thinkers and leaders throughout history have been at least bilingual. Equally important are the opportunities that are presented to a bilingual person, one of which is the opportunity to evangelize. To know a second language and culture makes a new continent open before the gaze of each student. Chinese Minor Our Lady of Corpus Christi is blest to be known as the only undergraduate institute in south Texas offering classes in the language that nearly one quarter of humanity speaks.