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Program Requirements

Thesis Courses (27 credits)

• RELG 688 Thesis Research 1 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Religious Studies : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

• RELG 689 Thesis Research 2 (3 credits)

  Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Religious Studies : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

• RELG 698 Thesis Research 3 (9 credits)

  Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Religious Studies : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

• RELG 699 Thesis Research 4 (12 credits)

  Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Religious Studies : Independent research work under the direction of the Thesis Supervisor and the Supervisory Committee.

  Terms: Fall 2023, Winter 2024

  Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2023-2024 academic year.

Required Course (3 credits)

• RELG 645 Methods in Religious Studies (3 credits)

  Offered by: Religious Studies (Faculty of Arts)

  Administered by: Graduate Studies

  Overview

  Religious Studies : Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of religion, including: historical studies/textual hermeneutics; ritual/performance studies; and religion and modernity.

  Terms: Fall 2023

  Instructors: Nelson, Samuel (Fall)

  • Note: Restricted to M.A. students in Religious Studies, except with permission of the instructor.

Complementary Courses (15 credits)

15 credits selected from the 500- or 600-level courses accepted by the School of Religious Studies for the granting of a master's degree.

Language Requirement

Students are required to give their area committee evidence of reading knowledge of a scholarly language other than English. This language may be either a modern language in which there is a significant amount of scholarship relevant to the student's area of research, or a classical language relevant to the student's area of research. If a classical language is chosen, it must be in addition to any prerequisite language for the area in question.