With our Catholic liberal arts heritage and over 100 degree programs, including nursing and marine biology, from bachelors through PhDs, we've got your options covered. Focus on arts and sciences, business, education, social work, communication, nursing, medical sciences, theology, or law. Take things further with personalized research and experiential learning opportunities, on and off-campus. Enhance your prospects with hands-on internships at some of the country's top organizations.
The Career and Experiential Learning Team educates students and alumni on the essential job searching and life skills to propel them to succeed in the increasingly competitive global marketplace.
Service-learning integrates relevant community service with course work and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience, foster social responsibility and civic engagement, and strengthen communities.
The Honors Program at Barry is designed to challenge, enrich, and prepare especially motivated students to pursue their fullest potential. By participating in a rigorous curriculum rounded out by an array of edifying and interactive events, students explore crucial issues that we face in our daily lives. Students are given the space for discussion and debate and the opportunity to learn from experts in their fields. The Office of Financial Aid can assist with determining eligibility for the Honors Program.
The Monsignor William Barry Memorial Library is located in the center of the beautiful Miami Shores campus of Barry University. The Library is named in loving memory of Monsignor William Barry, one of the founders of Barry University and an inspirational figure in the Catholic Church within the Archdiocese of Miami. The extensive Library research collections include more than 950,000 physical items, over 40,000 print and on-line journal subscriptions, and several thousand on-line books and streaming video resources.
At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.
Continuing Education (CE) offers a variety of courses and non-credit programs designed to respond to the diverse educational interests and lifelong learning needs of individuals of all ages. We offer certificate, credential exam preparation, and licensure programs for professional and personal enrichment.
High school students: Get a jump-start on your college education with dual enrollment courses from Barry University! You can earn high school and college credit at the same time, right at your own school.
Barry University is committed to provide you with a dynamic and flexible approach to your degree pathway through our online courses and degree programs. We understand that balancing academics, work, and personal commitments can be challenging. That's why our online offerings are designed to fit seamlessly into your busy schedule, allowing you to pursue your educational goals without compromising on other important aspects of your life.
We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.
We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.
For students currently enrolled in classes at Barry, we have a wealth of resources you can tap into to bring ease and efficiency to your university experience. Get the help you need with administrative or financial questions, or check out course catalogs to help plan your schedule by semester. All the information you need to excel is at your fingertips.
Sean Erwin is a Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Theology and Philosophy at Barry University.
He received a B.A. in Philosophy and English (Writing) from Penn State and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Vanderbilt where he studied French and Italian Critical Theory and Early Modern Philosophy with a focus on Spinoza.
His research includes the Aristotelian tradition in Arabic and Jewish philosophy, Italian Renaissance and Early Modern thought—particularly Machiavelli and Spinoza—as well as 20th-century French and Italian philosophy.
He has served as the Senior Editor of the Humanities and Technology Review and as the past Program Chair and past Vice President of the Society for Medieval and Renaissance Philosophy. Professor Erwin is also the co-founder and current co-chair of the International Machiavelli Society.
He is the author of numerous articles as well as book and art reviews. In 2023, Dr. Erwin received the University’s highest honor for scholarly achievement—the Sr. Jeanne O’Laughlin, O.P., Scholar’s Award—in recognition of his outstanding contributions to research and scholarship.
In Machiavelli and the Problems of Military Force: A War of One’s Own (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022), Erwin investigated how overlooked figures like Lucretius and Aelianus Tacticus shape Machiavelli’s Art of War. Erwin argues that Machiavelli’s militia project is more than a manual of tactics; it lays the foundation for a political order where martial discipline and the values that structure it increasingly shape institutions and the practices of civic life.
His new project — Machiavelli and the Brutes — investigates how the Florentine turns to animals not just as symbols of political strength and cunning, but as provocations that unsettle what it means to be human. Beyond the familiar lion and fox of the Principe, Erwin uncovers a larger pattern in Machiavelli’s works where animals complicate princely education, reshape religion, and recast the art of war. Tracing this dynamic through the Principe, Dell’arte della guerra, the Discorsi, and L’asino d’oro, Erwin argues that animals for Machiavelli function as resources, adversaries, and as an unsettling alternative that haunts what it means to be human.
The Mayor of Rome, Roberto Gualtieri, introduces the Inaugural Conference of the International Machiavelli Society, December 2023, Campidoglio, Roma.
(L-R) Roberto Gualtieri, Gabriele Pedullà (Università Roma Tre), Mario De Caro (Università Roma Tre), Ioannis Evrigennis (Claremont McKenna College), Sean Erwin (Barry Univ.)
Panel: "Machiavelli oggi (Machiavelli Today)," Renaissance Society of America, Chicago, 2024.
(L-R) Rocco Rubini (University of Chicago), Christopher Celenza (Johns Hopkins Univ.), Katherine Robiadek (Xavier Univ., Cinn.), Lucia Delaini (Columbia Univ.), Natasha Piano (UCLA), Brian Maxon (East Tennessee State Univ.), Sean Erwin (Barry Univ.)
Author Meets Critics Session, James Hankins on Francesco Patrizi of Siena, Sixteenth Century Society Conference, Toronto, 2024.
(L-R) James Hankins (Harvard Univ.), Anthony D'Elia (Queen's Univ.), Mark Jurdjevic (York Univ.), Katherine Robiadek (Xavier Univ., Cinn.), Sean Erwin (Barry Univ.)
