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.

Required Foundational Course

• PHIL 1110 — Introduction to Religious Studies

Lived Religion Elective

From the catalog

Complete one of the following that is not 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

From the catalog

Complete one of the following that is not 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

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Complete five of the following, one of which must be 2000-level or above and another one of which must be 3000-level or above, that is not 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 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 2390 — Cults and Sects
  • 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 the following that is not used to satisfy another requirement:

• PHIL 4903 — Seminar in Religion

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