| 1 | To help students understand the role of religion within social structures and processes. |
| 2 | To enable students to comprehend the historical and contemporary dimensions of the relationship between religion and society. |
| 3 | To equip students with the ability to analyze the functions and impacts of religion within sociological theories. |
| 4 | To develop the capacity to evaluate the relationships between religion, modernization, secularization, and social change. |
| 5 | To enable students to use critical thinking skills to compare different sociological approaches. |