Religion - Boston University

Religion from Boston University is a Campus Bachelor Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The academic study of religion provides students with an excellent cross-cultural grounding in the humanities and social sciences. The study of religion is a challenging and personally rewarding area for those preparing for any number of careers, including law, journalism, social work, government, education, or professional service in religious institutions. Students of international relations and foreign affairs frequently find a major or a minor concentration in religion particularly helpful for better understanding many of the longstanding ideological conflicts that affect contemporary events. Students in the natural sciences frequently find a minor concentration in religion appealing given the moral complexity of current technological advances in the medical and health services. What religions can I learn about? The Department of Religion offers, through its lower-level courses, opportunities for broad-based study of many religious traditions including Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and the religions of Africa, China, and Japan. Through its upper-level courses, the Department offers opportunities for in-depth study of specific religious traditions and literatures as well as grounding in theoretical and philosophical problems relating to the study of religion . The major and minor concentrations are structured to encourage students to take advantage of the breadth of offerings within the Department. Who are the faculty? The Department of Religion consists of a broad and diverse faculty of distinguished experts in various religions, eastern and western, ancient and modern. We also apply a broad array of disciplinary methods to the study of religion : Our faculty includes anthropologists, historians, literary scholars, and philosophers - all devoted to understanding the impact that religion has had and continues to have in human society. Many University Professors, including Nobel Prize winning Professor Elie Wiesel, also offer courses through the Department. View more details on Boston University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.