Overview

Key facts

All students of the Anthropology and Religion program, offered by Boston University, entering as freshmen in Fall 2018 and after will pursue coursework in the BU Hub, a general education program that is integrated into the entire undergraduate experience. BU Hub requirements are flexible and can be satisfied in many different ways, through coursework in and beyond the major (or minor) and, in some cases, through co-curricular activities. Students majoring in Anthropology & Religion will ordinarily, through coursework in the major, satisfy most BU Hub requirements in Philosophical, Aesthetic, and Historical Interpretation; Scientific and Social Inquiry; Communication; Diversity, Civic Engagement, and Global Citizenship; and the Intellectual Toolkit. Remaining BU Hub requirements will be satisfied by selecting from a wide range of available courses outside the major or, in some cases, co-curricular experiences.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

Learn about the concept of religious worldview and debates regarding human beings as fundamentally religious.

Students will develop an appreciation for the varieties of religious belief, expression, experience, and practice.

Understand the regional themes and diversity in religious traditions and behavior.

Master the fundamental religious themes in at least one society other than their own, and the relationship of those themes to the dynamics of social organization.

Understand the ways in which religious belief and practice both canalize and reflect economic and political forces within and between communities.

Understand the historical development of anthropological thought about religion, and the relationship of that thought to theorists outside of the discipline who have been influential in the study of religion.

Understand the relationship of religion to social and ethnic identity in both simple and complex societies.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Cultural Anthropology

Ethnicity and Identity

Anthropology of Religion

Ethnography and Anthropological Theory

Religions Asia

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-01-04 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Anthropology History Theology and Religious Studies View 707 other Bachelors in Anthropology in United States

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

National

Common Application or Coalition Application

High School Transcript

Senior Year Grades

Counselor Recommendation and School Report Form

Teacher Evaluation

Standardized Tests

International

Secondary School Records

Documentation of Financial Support

Copy of Data Page of Passport

Tuition Fee

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International

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 48 months.
National

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 48 months.
In-State

63798 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 63798 USD per year during 48 months.

Living costs for Boston

1560 - 3239 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.