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Program checklist · BA

Cultural Anthropology and Religious Studies, BA (Boston)

Northeastern University · Boston, MA

A checklist is the list of requirements to complete this program and receive the award, as the college publishes it in its catalog. It is the same for everyone. It does not say what you have completed; that comes from applying your own record.

Program
Award
BA
Credential class
ceterms:BachelorDegree
CIP
38.0001
Credits (computed from items)
84
Catalog edition
2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
SOC
25-1126
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
167358
CourseShelf checklist
CK_167358_96784159
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Cultural Anthropology Requirements

0 items

    Foundation Courses

    4 items
    1. ANTH 1101
      4
    2. ANTH 2305
      4
    3. ANTH 3410
      4
    4. ANTH 3421
      4

    Area Courses

    1 item
    1. Complete two area courses in the range from ANTH 4101-ANTH 4520 not used to satisfy other requirements; one study abroad course may be substituted as an area studies course with prior permission from the department; additional area courses taken may count as anthropology electives.
      Not resolved to a course
      8

    Capstone

    0 items

      Students are expected to complete the following course in spring of their senior year:

      1 item
      1. ANTH 4600
        Senior Seminar
        or: ANTH 4100 Making Anthropology and Sociology Public
        4

      Electives

      electives · 1 item
      1. Complete three 4-semester-hour courses between ANTH 1999-ANTH 4000 not used to satisfy other requirements. One study-abroad course may also count toward this requirement with prior permission from the department.
        Not resolved to a course
        12

      Religious Studies Requirements

      0 items

        Required Foundational Course

        1 item
        1. PHIL 1110
          4 Israel studies
          As published: “Introduction to Religious Studies”
          4

        Lived Religion Electives

        electives · 12 items
        1. Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement:
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. PHIL 1133
          4
        3. PHIL 1220
          The Meaning of Death
          Not resolved to a course
        4. PHIL 1260
        5. PHIL 1271
        6. PHIL 1280
        7. PHIL 1667
          Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical A
          As published: “Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis”
        8. PHIL 2390
        9. PHIL 2410
          Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
          As published: “Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions”
          4
        10. PHIL 2619
          Race and Religion in Film
          Not resolved to a course
        11. PHIL 3100
        12. PHIL 3512
          Religion, Race, and Politics
          Not resolved to a course

        Comparative Religion Elective

        electives · 10 items
        1. Complete one of the following courses that is not used to satisfy another requirement:
          Not resolved to a course
          4
        2. PHIL 1111
        3. PHIL 1130
          4
        4. PHIL 1220
          The Meaning of Death
          Not resolved to a course
        5. PHIL 1271
        6. PHIL 1275
          4
        7. PHIL 1290
          4
        8. PHIL 1667
          Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical A
          As published: “Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis”
        9. PHIL 2395
        10. PHIL 3100

        Electives

        electives · 20 items
        1. 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:
          Not resolved to a course
          20
        2. PHIL 1104
        3. PHIL 1111
        4. PHIL 1120
        5. PHIL 1130
          4
        6. PHIL 1133
          4
        7. PHIL 1220
          The Meaning of Death
          Not resolved to a course
        8. PHIL 1260
        9. PHIL 1271
        10. PHIL 1275
          4
        11. PHIL 1280
        12. PHIL 1285
        13. PHIL 1290
          4
        14. PHIL 1666
        15. PHIL 1667
          Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical A
          As published: “Science Fiction and Film: Moral Dilemmas and Ethical Analysis”
        16. PHIL 2390
        17. PHIL 2395
        18. PHIL 2619
          Race and Religion in Film
          Not resolved to a course
        19. PHIL 3100
        20. PHIL 3512
          Religion, Race, and Politics
          Not resolved to a course

        Seminar

        1 item
        1. PHIL 4903
          4

        Integrative Requirements

        3 items
        1. One integrative course is required for each discipline. Courses taken as electives above may not be used as integrative courses:
          Not resolved to a course
          8
        2. ANTH 2315
          4
        3. PHIL 2410
          Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions
          As published: “Possession, Sacrifice, and Divination in African Diasporic Religions”
          4
        Source. Northeastern University, catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.northeastern.edu/undergraduate/social-sciences-humanities/sociology-anthropology/cultural-anthropology-religious-studies-ba/. Captured page pages/0642.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.