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.

Universitywide Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the Universitywide Requirements.

BA Language Requirements

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.

NUpath Requirements

All undergraduate students are required to complete the NUpath Requirements.

Sociology Requirements

Sociology Required Courses
SOCL 1101Introduction to Sociology4
SOCL 2320Statistical Analysis in Sociology4
or INSH 3102 Introduction to Statistics in the Social Sciences
SOCL 2321Research Methods in Sociology4
or INSH 3101 Research Methods in the Social Sciences
SOCL 3300Social Theory4
Electives
Two courses can be taken at the 2000 level and three other courses at the 3000 level or higher.20
Capstone
Students are expected to complete the following course in spring of their senior year.
SOCL 4600Senior Seminar4

Religious Studies Requirements

Required Foundational Course
PHIL 1110Introduction to Religious Studies4
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
Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis
Music and Religion
Cults and Sects
Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
Race and Religion in Film
The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
Religion, Race, and Politics
Comparative Religion Elective
Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement:4
Introduction to World Religions
Comparative Ethics
The Meaning of Death
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
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 and Religion
Introduction to World Religions
Understanding the Bible
Comparative Ethics
Selling Spirituality
The Meaning of Death
Apocalypticism in Film
Sex in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Beyond
Islam: Rituals, Traditions, and Debates
Jewish Religion and Culture
Chinese Philosophy and Religion
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
Race and Religion in Film
The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life
Religion, Race, and Politics
Seminar in Religion
Seminar
Complete the following course that is not used to satisfy another requirement:
PHIL 4903Seminar in Religion4

Integrative Requirements

One integrative course is required for each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses.
ANTH 2315Religion and Modernity4
PHIL 3100The Religious Worlds of Boston: Faith and Devotion in Urban Life4

Major Credit Requirement

Complete 84 semester hours in the major.

Experiential Liberal Arts

All students in this College of Social Sciences and Humanities program are required to complete the Experiential Liberal Arts Requirement.

Program Requirement

128 total semester hours required

Sample Plan of Study 

Four Years, Two Co-ops in Summer Second Half/Fall

Year 1
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
SOCL 1000 or PHIL 10001SOCL 2320 or INSH 31024Elective4Elective4
PHIL 11104PHIL elective4Elective4Elective4
SOCL 11014SOCL elective4  
PHIL elective4Lived religion elective4  
SOCL elective4   
 17 16 8 8
Year 2
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Comparative religion elective4SOCL 2321 or INSH 31014Elective4Co-op0
PHIL elective4PHIL elective4Elective4 
SOCL elective4PHIL elective4  
SOCL elective4Elective4  
 16 16 8 0
Year 3
FallHoursSpringHoursSummer 1HoursSummer 2Hours
Co-op0SOCL 33004Elective4Co-op0
 Integrative course4Elective4 
 SOCL 5000 elective4  
 SOCL 5000 elective4  
 0 16 8 0
Year 4
FallHoursSpringHours  
Co-op0PHIL seminar4  
 SOCL capstone4  
 Integrative course4  
 SOCL 5000 elective4  
 0 16  
Total Hours: 129