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Where You Belong
An Academic Home
The University of St. Thomas offers a unique learning experience through its centers and institutes, which allows learners to specialize in key areas that exemplify the liberal arts alongside a robust deep dive into a specific topic area. Each center and institute cultivates its own distinct intellectual culture as faculty expertise allows the student to ask meaningful cultural relevant questions while remaining anchored in the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Whether your interests lead toward business, healthcare, education, theology, or the liberal arts, these centers and institutes provide a foundation by which students can encounter thoughtful dialogue to integrate into any professional work.
Areas of Study
Explore Our Centers & Institutes
At the University of St. Thomas, each center and institute offers a distinct academic home where the liberal arts and the Catholic intellectual tradition provide the framework for international exploration. Here, you will find a community of faculty and fellow students dedicated to the search for knowledge and truth amid life’s biggest questions.
Center for Thomistic Studies
Scholarly engagement with the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas and his place within the Catholic intellectual tradition.
Nesti Center for Faith and Culture
Interdisciplinary study of how faith shapes the American culture and vice versa.
St. John Paul II Institute
Academic study of the life, writings, and the enduring intellectual legacy left by St. John Paul II.
Center Semillero
Theological study attentive to Hispanic and Latino cultural contexts and the realities of pastoral life and ministry.
Allbritton Art Institute
Visual arts education that cultivates creative expression and a deep appreciation for the role of art in humanity.
William J. Flynn Center for Irish Studies
Interdisciplinary study of Irish history, literature, and culture with study abroad and community engagement.
Enrich Your Journey
Choosing a Center that Fits You
Each center and institute at the University of St. Thomas provides a setting for creative exploration and expert mentorship that leads students to a more informed intellectual life. The right center or institute for you is the one that combines your big questions, your understanding of your vocation, and how you see yourself contributing to society.