The Department of Sociology and Anthropology and the Department of Philosophy and Religion offer an interdisciplinary combined major in sociology and religious studies. Students in the combined major integrate the study of social structures and systems with the study of religious traditions and praxis.
Complete all courses listed below unless otherwise indicated. Also complete any corequisite labs, recitations, clinicals, or tools courses where specified and complete any additional courses needed beyond specific college and major requirements to satisfy graduation credit requirements.
University-Wide Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the University-Wide Requirements.
BA Language Requirements
All BA students are required to complete the BA language requirements.
NUpath Requirements
All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.
Sociology Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Sociology Required Courses | ||
| ANTH 2305 | Global Markets and Local Culture | 4 |
| SOCL 1101 | Introduction to Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2320 | Statistical Analysis in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 2321 | Research Methods in Sociology | 4 |
| SOCL 3300 | Social Theory | 4 |
| Electives | ||
| One course can be taken at the 2000 level and three other courses at the 3000 level or higher. | 16 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Students are expected to complete the following course in spring of their senior year: | ||
| SOCL 4600 | Senior Seminar | 4 |
Religion Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Foundational Course | ||
| PHIL 1110 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 4 |
| Lived Religion Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement: | 4 | |
| Selling Spirituality | ||
| The Meaning of Death | ||
| Apocalypticism in Film | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates | ||
| Religious Perspectives on Health and Healing | ||
| Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis | ||
| Music and Religion | ||
| Cults and Sects | ||
| Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions | ||
| The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life | ||
| Comparative Religion Elective | ||
| Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement: | 4 | |
| Introduction to World Religions | ||
| Ethics: East and West | ||
| The Meaning of Death | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions | ||
| Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
| Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
| Electives | ||
| Complete five of the following courses that have not been used to satisfy another requirement in the combined major. At least one must be at the 2000 level or above and at least one must be at the 3000 level or above: | 20 | |
| Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women in Western Religions | ||
| Introduction to World Religions | ||
| Understanding the Bible | ||
| Ethics: East and West | ||
| Selling Spirituality | ||
| The Meaning of Death | ||
| Apocalypticism in Film | ||
| Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam | ||
| Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond: Eastern Religions | ||
| Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates | ||
| Jewish Religion and Culture | ||
| Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ||
| Religious Perspectives on Health and Healing | ||
| The Problem of Evil in Film | ||
| Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis | ||
| Music and Religion | ||
| Cults and Sects | ||
| Japanese Buddhism | ||
| Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions | ||
| The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life | ||
| Seminar in Religion | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Complete the following course that is not used to satisfy another requirement: | ||
| PHIL 4903 | Seminar in Religion | 4 |
Integrative Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| One integrative course is required for each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses. | ||
| PHIL 3100 | The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life | 4 |
| ANTH 2315 | Religion and Modernity | 4 |
Major Credit Requirement
Complete 84 semester hours in the major.
Experiential Liberal Arts
All undergraduate students in the College of Social Sciences and Humanities are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.
Program Requirement
128 total semester hours required
Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer 2/ Fall
| Year 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| PHIL 1110 | 4 | SOCL 2320 | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| SOCL 1101 | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| PHIL elective | 4 | SOCL elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL elective | 4 | Lived religion elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Year 2 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| ANTH 2305 | 4 | SOCL 2321 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | |
| PHIL elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||
| Comparative religion elective | 4 | PHIL elective | 4 | ||||
| SOCL 2000 elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 3 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | Summer 2 | Hours |
| Co-op | SOCL 3300 | 4 | Elective | 4 | Co-op | ||
| SOCL 5000 elective | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Year 4 | |||||||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | Summer 1 | Hours | ||
| Co-op | PHIL seminar | 4 | Elective | 4 | |||
| SOCL capstone | 4 | Elective | 4 | ||||
| Integrative course | 4 | ||||||
| SOCL 5000 elective | 4 | ||||||
| 0 | 16 | 8 | |||||
| Total Hours: 128 | |||||||