History and Religious Studies, BA (Boston)

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BA Language Requirements

12 semester hours.

From the catalog

All BA students are required to complete the BA degree language requirements, for a total of 12 semester hours of language study or demonstrated equivalent proficiency, as described in Additional Requirements for BA students. Successful demonstration of proficiency does not reduce total minimum semester hours of study required to earn the BA degree.

History Colloquium

• HIST 1000 — History at Northeastern
• HIST 1200 — Historical Research and Writing
• HIST 1201 — First-Year Seminar

History Seminar and Historical Writing

• HIST 2301 — The History Seminar
• HIST 2302 — Historical Writing

Pre-1800 History Elective

From the catalog

Complete one of the following:

• One of:
  • HIST 1100 — Law and History
  • HIST 1185 — Introduction to Middle Eastern History
  • HIST 1187 — Introduction to Latin American History
  • HIST 1218 — Pirates, Planters, and Patriots: Making the Americas, 1492–1804
  • HIST 1252 — Japanese Literature and Culture
  • HIST 1272 — Europe in the Middle Ages, 500–1500
  • HIST 1389 — History of Espionage 1: Antiquity to World War II
  • HIST 2330 — Colonial and Revolutionary America
  • HIST 2370 — Renaissance to Enlightenment
  • HIST 2375 — The Tudors, the Stuarts, and the Birth of Modern Britain
  • HIST 2390 — Africa and the World in Early Times
  • HIST 3334 — Assassinations in World History

Introductory Level Elective

4 semester hours.

From the catalog

Complete one course from the 1000 level (excluding HIST 1200 and HIST 1201).

History Electives

20 semester hours.

From the catalog

Complete five further history courses not used to fulfill a previous requirement, of which at least one must be numbered 2000-2999 (excluding HIST 2301 and HIST 2302) and at least one must be numbered 3000-4999 (excluding HIST 4701).

Required Foundational Course

• PHIL 1110 — Introduction to Religious Studies

Lived Religion Elective

From the catalog

Complete one of the following courses that has not been used to satisfy another requirement:

• One of:
  • PHIL 1133 — Selling Spirituality
  • PHIL 1220 — The Meaning of Death
  • PHIL 1260 — Apocalypticism in Film
  • PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • PHIL 1280 — Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
  • PHIL 1667 — Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis
  • PHIL 2390 — Cults and Sects
  • PHIL 2410 — Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
  • PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
  • PHIL 3100 — The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
  • PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics

Comparative Religion Elective

From the catalog

Complete one of the following courses that has not been used to satisfy another requirement:

• One of:
  • PHIL 1111 — Introduction to World Religions
  • PHIL 1130 — Comparative Ethics
  • PHIL 1220 — The Meaning of Death
  • PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • PHIL 1275 — Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
  • PHIL 1290 — Chinese Philosophy and Religion
  • PHIL 1667 — Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis
  • PHIL 2395 — Japanese Buddhism
  • PHIL 3100 — The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life

Electives

From the catalog

Complete six of the following courses, one of which must be at the 2000 level or above and another one of which must be at the 3000 level or above, that have not been used to satisfy another requirement:

• Choose 20 semester hours from:
  • PHIL 1104 — Goddesses, Witches, Saints, and Sinners: Women and Religion
  • PHIL 1111 — Introduction to World Religions
  • PHIL 1120 — Understanding the Bible
  • PHIL 1130 — Comparative Ethics
  • PHIL 1133 — Selling Spirituality
  • PHIL 1220 — The Meaning of Death
  • PHIL 1260 — Apocalypticism in Film
  • PHIL 1271 — Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • PHIL 1275 — Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
  • PHIL 1280 — Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
  • PHIL 1285 — Jewish Religion and Culture
  • PHIL 1290 — Chinese Philosophy and Religion
  • PHIL 1666 — The Problem of Evil in Film
  • PHIL 1667 — Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis
  • PHIL 2301 — Philosophical Problems of Law and Justice
  • PHIL 2395 — Japanese Buddhism
  • PHIL 2619 — Race and Religion in Film
  • PHIL 3100 — The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
  • PHIL 3512 — Religion, Race, and Politics
  • PHIL 4903 — Seminar in Religion

Capstone

From the catalog

Complete one of the following courses that has not been used to satisfy another requirement:

• One of:
  • HIST 4701 — Capstone Seminar
  • PHIL 4903 — Seminar in Religion

Integrative Course

From the catalog

Complete one of the following courses that has not been used to satisfy another requirement:

• One of:
  • HIST 1185 — Introduction to Middle Eastern History
  • HIST 1290 — Modern Middle East
  • HIST 2370 — Renaissance to Enlightenment
  • PHIL 2395 — Japanese Buddhism

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