Future theologians
A strong foundation for students who may continue into Sacred Theology and want philosophy, Scripture, and tradition to stand on solid ground.
Bachelor in Catholic Liberal Arts
A three year great-books program for students who want their mind, faith, and whole life formed toward wisdom and virtue.
Duration
3 academic years
Structure
9 trimesters
Credits
180 ECTS
Language
English
Program Essence
Wisdom before specialization.
The Bachelor in Catholic Liberal Arts is a formation in the sources: philosophy, theology, literature, history, natural science, music, rhetoric, classical languages, and the arts of clear thought and speech.
It is not built as an early technical specialization. It prepares students to see reality more truthfully, to reason more carefully, and to act with greater coherence in the Church and in the world.
The program is Catholic in its intellectual center. Liberal disciplines are studied in relation to theological wisdom, with the life of prayer and community shaping the same search for truth.
Who This Is For
For students who want formation, not only information.
Serious readers
A home for students drawn to primary texts, seminar discussion, careful writing, and the slow work of learning how to think.
Catholic leaders
Preparation for service in family, school, culture, public life, mission, or further study through a coherent Catholic vision of the human person.
Curriculum
Three years from wonder to wisdom.
The BA follows a deliberate sequence. Liberal disciplines build foundations for philosophy and theology; later courses bring students toward metaphysics, Scripture, patristic sources, and St. Thomas Aquinas.
BA 1
- Introduction to Liberal Education
- Latin Grammar
- Logic and Geometry
- Classical Literature
- Ancient Philosophy and History
- Catechism of the Catholic Church
BA 2
- Epistemology and Anthropology
- Natural Philosophy
- Ethics and Political Philosophy
- Church and World History
- Christian Literature
- Salvation History and Interpretation
BA 3
- Metaphysics: Aristotle and Aquinas
- Patrology and St. Augustine
- Introduction to St. Thomas Aquinas
- The One God: Creator and Creation
- Catholic Social Teaching
- Modern Questions and Apologetics
Seminar Learning with Real Responsibility
The program is shaped by close reading and guided discussion. Students prepare texts, ask questions, argue carefully, and learn to become protagonists of their own education.
- Primary texts and great books are read directly, not only summarized.
- Small seminars make preparation, speech, and listening matter.
- Writing and discussion train judgment, not only recall.
- Study is joined to prayer, liturgy, and community life in Trumau.
"The truth will set you free." John 8:32
Catholic Formation
The whole person is the subject of education.
ITI describes liberal arts education as a pursuit of wisdom and virtue. The BA therefore belongs to a larger way of life: study, sacramental life, shared prayer, meals, friendship, and the daily discipline of community.
Students live and study in an international Catholic environment where intellectual formation is not separated from vocation, worship, and service.
Practical Details
What applicants need to know.
- Prerequisite Matura, Abitur, A Levels, or equivalent school-leaving certificate giving access to university studies.
- English English is the principal language of instruction. Non-native speakers normally provide standardized proof of proficiency; the handbook lists TOEFL iBT 75 or equivalent.
- Languages Ancient languages are not required before entry. Latin is studied during the BA.
- Degree Bachelor in Liberal Arts, 180 ECTS, normally completed in three academic years.
- Thesis The handbook describes the BA thesis as optional; when completed, it appears on the transcript with 6 ECTS.
After the BA
A foundation for theology, culture, and mission.
The Bachelor gives students a coherent intellectual foundation before further specialization. Many students continue into theological studies; others carry the formation into education, culture, public life, family, and service.
Continue in theology
The BA corresponds to the first three years of the STB path and prepares students for deeper theological study.
Serve with clarity
The program trains clear thought, speech, and judgment for work where truth, culture, and the human person matter.
Discern vocation
Residential Catholic life gives students time and space to seek how study, prayer, friendship, and mission belong together.
Visit ITI in Trumau
Come and See.
The best way to know whether the Bachelor in Catholic Liberal Arts is your place is to come to Trumau, meet the community, step into the chapel, and see how study, prayer, and friendship belong together.