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Boston UniversityDepartment Name: Religion Department website: Approximate Enrollment (entire institution): 30,000 Number of Religion Majors: 57 Number of Full-Time Departmental Faculty: 24 Public Institution?: Private Related to a religious denomination or body?: No Which best describes the institution?: Grants bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees Department offers undergraduate coursework in ministerial preparation (either a track, a minor, or a major)?: No Department or institution offers masters programs in religious studies or theological studies?: Yes Department or institution offers doctoral programs in religious studies or theological studies?: Yes Description of Undergraduate Major: 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. |