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Religion and spirituality studies

Religion and spirituality studies offer an academic study of various religions from two different perspectives. The first provides an understanding of some of the great religious traditions. The second perspective is the study of religions and/or spirituality in the context of various disciplinary approaches: historical, philosophical, sociological, anthropological, literary and linguistic.

The staff who teach the area belong to various programs and their offerings are listed accordingly: i.e., as anthropology, Asian studies, English, history, philosophy or sociology.

Languages

Students wishing to study Christianity may consider taking Ancient Greek. Those wishing to study Indian traditions should consider taking a course in Sanskrit and those wishing to study Judaism or the Tanak/Old Testament in the original language should consider a course in classical Hebrew. These language subjects can be counted towards a Religion and Spirituality Studies sub-major.

Programs of study

Students intending to qualify for the degree with a sub-major in Religion and Spirituality Studies are normally required to take 110 credit points from the list below, 40 credit points of which must be taken at third year level.

Important notice: Not all of the subjects listed below will be available every year. See the subject lists for the specific disciplines, where subjects unavailable in 2010 will be noted.

Other subjects of interest for religion and spirituality studies

Important notice: Not all of the subjects listed below will be available every year. See the subject lists for the specific disciplines, where subjects unavailable in 2010 will be noted.