Religious Studies

The programs focus on religions in Canada, including Amerindian and Inuit traditions, and on religions in the comparative cultural context as well as religions in the Graeco-Roman World. The comparative cultural approach provides an opportunity to explore religious phenomena across different religious traditions expressly within their specific cultural contexts. The program favours the methods of anthropology, history, psychology and sociology.

The Department participates in collaborative programs in Women’s Studies and in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the MA level.

• SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM
• PSYCHOANALYSIS AND RELIGION
• FREUD, JUNG AND RELIGION
• ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
• SEMINAR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
• CURRENT APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION
• RELIGION AND SOCIETY IN CROSS-CULTURAL ANALYSIS
• RELIGION AND ANTHROPOLOGY - SELECTED TOPICS
• HISTORY OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
• RELIGIOUS TEXTS AND NARRATIVES
• RELIGIOUS RITES AND SYMBOLS
• SEMINAR IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
• RELIGION, ART AND CULTURE
• CURRENT APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION
• GODDESSES AND WOMEN IN MYTH AND SYMBOL
• SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM
• ORIGINS OF CHRISTIANITY
• RELIGION IN LATE ANTIQUITY
• SHAMANIC TRADITIONS
• THESIS PROPOSAL
• RESEARCH PAPER
• RELIGION AND LAW
• RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in religious studies or equivalent
• Application Fee:$100.00 ($CDN non-refundable)
• 2 Recommendation letter(s)
• Transcript
• Proof of proficiency in your program's language of instruction, in the case of applicants whose first language is neither English nor French
  Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:TOEFL 580 / IELTS Overall 6.5 - Individual 6.0 (Paper-based), TOEFL 92-93/IELTS 6.5 – Individual 6.0 (Internet-based)
• A statement of reseach interests
• Resume required

Scholarships

• Full/Partial FGPS Scholarship
• Ontario Graduate Scholarships (OGS)