The Study of Religion
The Study of Religion program offers a set of courses that concentrate on the religious dimension of human experience. The nucleus of the program consists of a group of courses directly in the study of religion that focus on the fundamental problems and themes of religious experience. These are supplemented by a variety of departmental course offerings that examine religious aspects of literature, history, or institutions, as treated by the social sciences and the humanities.
This program seeks to explore critically the cultural heritage of religious experience in a fashion that enables students to expand their views of human culture and to find the place of their own history and experience within the framework of a liberal and humanistic education.
In addition to being a program of study, College of Liberal Arts students may also form Study of Religion Major under the Individual Major option.
What you do with it
The study of relation is intriguing and enriching in and of itself, or in combination with another major.
There are many reasons for studying religion, and students at UMass Boston have been motivated by most of them -- for example to better comprehend public policy, international relations, psychology or gender relations, to foster self-understanding and personal growth, or to prepare for a life of ministry or social service.
Where are our graduates now?
After graduation from UMass Boston, our students gone on to prominent graduate schools of theology and ministry, as well as to graduate programs in areas such as history, anthropology and Judaic studies. Some are now ministers. Others are university professors or secondary school teachers, human service providers, and even television producers.