Which two of these three majors would you recommend?

Question

History, Religious Studies, and Anthropology. I appreciate your opinion.

Answer 1

Religious Studies and Anthropology. No question.

The History-specific stuff, like archival research skills and historiography, is, ironically, not history-specific, and is both learned and practiced a bit in Anthro, and a lot in Religious Studies.

Ethnographical skills and fieldwork, as well as knowledge of the early anthropological theorists iwill bolster your Religious Studies work. Likewise, the "history of religions" stuff (history of the discipline, the Chicago school theorists, etc.) will carry over to Anthro quite nicely, and provide an additional interpretive dimension to any work you do in Anthro.

Of course, I'm biased. I'm a scholar in the field of History of Religions, and in grad school, I still took a lot of Anthro. I picked up all the supposedly history-specific skills along the way, just by taking a few courses at the undergraduate level. It's the really rich theoretical and methodological work that is crucial, and that stuff is best pursued in Religious Studies and in Anthro.

One more thing: Even though we have our own distinct disciplinary history in Religious Studies, we're still the magpies of academia, and are open to "borrowing" skill sets and methodological innovations from other disciplines. Religious Studies gives you the biggest and coolest analytical and hermeneutical toolbox, if you know what I mean. :)

Answer 2

Well, it ultimately depends on your career goals. I myself am a history major, but my career goals are to teach history (on a high school level at first, and eventually on a collegiate level). History can also be useful as a broad ranging major if you are unsure of what you want to do. The same can be said for Anthropology. In fact, Anthropology is probably even more broad ranging than History. As for Religious Studies, that is a more specific major, and I would only recommend that if you were seeking a career involving religion. Ultimately, I would recommend narrowing your career choices down to a "short list" and then speaking to an academic advisor about which major(s) would best suit your needs.

Answer 3

History and Anthropology. Although, they all seem a bti boring, go for Anthropology. Studying and learning about people seems much more exciting than religious studies.

Answer 4

Can you do minors? I did my major in English and minored in Anthropology and Religious Studies. (Truthfully, unless you go to grad school, these undergrad degrees won't get you very far so pick the one you like the most!)

Answer 5

I will be bias - Pick history or anthroplogy. I majored in both in college and ended up doing historical archaeology for many years. It was a perfect combination.
But it does depend on your career goals. Any of the majors are great.
Perhaps you can take a class in all three and see which one you perfer.

Answer 6

If it were me, I would pick History or Religious Studies

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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