Self and Other

How do our relationships with others shape us? What circles of belonging do we draw around ourselves (self, family, school, parish, race or ethnicity, nation), and how do these influence who we are? Where do the circles end and why, and what is our connection and obligation to those outside of them? How do our encounters with others, both near and far, historical and fictional, help us better to understand not just what is different from us, but who we are and might become? Students enrolled in Self and Other course pairings will explore how we imagine the other, and how those imaginings shape our willingness to learn from, sympathize with, and open ourselves to the other.

2024-2025 Self and Other Course Pairings
The Art of Reading (EN 101)Course fulfills core requirement. Ignatius and the Jesuits: History and Spirituality (TH 216)Course fulfills core requirement.
Theology Matters (TH 201)Course fulfills core requirement. The Art of Reading (EN 101)Course fulfills core requirement.
Encountering the Past (HS 100) Intermediate Spanish I (SN 103)
Educational Psychology (ED 205) Calculus I: Explorations in Mathematical Thinking (MA 251)
The Art of Reading  (EN 101) Encountering the Past (HS 100)
Encountering the Past (HS 100) The Art of Reading  (EN 101)
Precalculus (MA 109) First-year Seminar in Psychology: Navigating Emerging Adulthood (PY 102)
Foundations of Philosophy (PL 201) Multimedia Storytelling (CM 308)
Introduction to Communication Disorders (SP 103) Introduction to Communication Disorders (SP 102)
Effective Writing (WR 100) Foundations of Philosophy (PL 201)
The Science of Politics (PS 101) The Art of Reading  (EN 101)
First-year Seminar in Psychology: Navigating Emerging Adulthood (PY 102) Educational Psychology (ED 100)
Intermediate Spanish I (SN 103) Encountering the Past: Blackness in Ancient Greece and Rome (HS 100)
Introduction to Communication Disorders (SP 103) Effective Writing (WR 100)
Introduction to Statistical Methods and Data Analysis: With an Eye on Politics (ST 110) The Science of Politics (PS 101)

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About the Core

A liberal arts education at Loyola University Maryland requires that students take courses in the humanities, natural sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. These core courses, required of all students regardless of major, introduce students to these areas of study. Students in the Honors Program fulfill the University core requirements through an alternative core curriculum.

Academic Worksheets from the Academic Advising and Support Center as well as the Undergraduate Course Catalogue are available if you would like more detailed information about how Messina courses fit into your core requirements.