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Religious Studies Programs

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B.A. Bachelor of Arts in Society, Culture & Religion The 3-year BA program in Society, Culture & Religion provides students with a degree that is flexible with a broad range of topics and issues that can be tailored to individual interests.
Hons.B.A. Honours Bachelor of Arts in Society, Culture & Religion The B.A. Honours program in Society, Culture & Religion offers students a degree that is flexible with the opportunity to explore a broad selection of topics and issues that can be tailored to individual interests.. This program provides a strong grounding in critical thought and analysis essential to navigate and understand social, cultural and religious issues in Canada and beyond.
Hons.B.A. Combined Honours in Society, Culture & Religion and Another Subject Students graduate with a double major in Society, Culture & Religion and another subject. The Society, Culture & Religion program offers students flexibility with the opportunity to explore a broad selection of topics and issues that can be tailored to individual interests.. This program provides a strong grounding in critical thought and analysis essential to navigate and understand social, cultural and religious issues in Canada and beyond.
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy in Religious Studies One of the first graduate programs in Religious Studies in Canada (established in 1964), McMaster University has been a leading center for the scholarly study of religion for more than four decades. The Department has three graduate fields of study (Asian, Biblical and Western) and research is conducted in a range of topics and traditions, time periods and cultures, employing a wide variety of approaches: textual, ethnographic, historical, philosophical, theological, philological.
Minor Interdisciplinary Minor in Muslim Studies The minor in Muslim Studies provides the opportunity to study Muslim beliefs, practices, thought, and history in a variety of geographic locales and timeframes.
Minor Interdisciplinary Minor in Jewish Studies Students explore Jewish Studies, a multidisciplinary field devoted to the study of Judaism and Jewish history, thought, culture, and communities.
M.A. Master of Arts in Religious Studies One of the first graduate programs in Religious Studies in Canada (established in 1964), McMaster University has been a leading center for the scholarly study of religion for more than four decades. The Department has three graduate fields of study (Asian, Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity, and Western) and research is conducted in a range of topics and traditions, time periods and cultures, employing a wide variety of approaches: textual, ethnographic, historical, philosophical, theological, philological. While the faculty and areas of research expertise have changed somewhat over the years, the Department’s commitment to the open, critical, and multidisciplinary study of religion—past and present, East and West, theoretical and practical—remains passionate and strong.
Minor Minor in Asian Studies Students study the culture, language, people, and religion in Asian society.
Minor Minor in Religion and Diversity Students develop an understanding of religious diversity in contemporary Canada and beyond.
Minor Minor in Society, Culture and Religion Students learn about theories of religion, the intersection of religion and culture, and religious phenomena around the world.
Minor Minor in Health, Well-Being and Religion We are excited to begin offering a new minor in Religion, Health & Well-Being starting in Fall 2019. The minor in Religion, Health & Well-Being is designed to help students develop an understanding of the connections between the areas of religion, heath, and well-being.