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Combined Honours in Religious Studies and Another Subject (B.A.)


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Admission


Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including an average of at least 5.0 in six units of Religious Studies courses, preferably including one Level I Religious Studies course. Satisfaction of the admission requirements for the Honours program in the other B.A. subject. For continuation in the program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I  in the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations.

Notes


  1. Subject to meeting admission requirements, students may combine two subjects and be graduated with a combined Honours B.A. degree. These combinations are available within the Faculty, with programs in the Faculty of Humanities and with the Arts and Science Program.
  2. All students are encouraged to consult a departmental undergraduate advisor in the selection of their Level II, III and IV courses.
  3. Part-time students should note that RELIGST 3F03  is regularly offered in the evening. Other courses required for completion of the degree are offered in the evening whenever possible. Students who anticipate difficulty in fulfilling program requirements should consult a departmental undergraduate advisor as early as possible in their program.
  4. With the written approval of a departmental undergraduate advisor, courses from other departments may be substituted for Religious Studies.
  5. Students must consult both departments to determine the manner in which the Research Methods/Statistics requirement is to be satisfied.
  6. Students who entered the program prior to September 2004 may use RELIG ST 2EA3, 2EB3, 2Q03  or 2V03 toward the Religion and Culture Field of Study.
  7. RELIGST 4R06 A/B  is strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in Religious Studies.
  8. Since not all Level IV seminars are offered each year, students may wish to take one Level IV seminar during Level III. Note that Level IV seminars have the following prerequisites: RELIGST 3F03 , plus six units in the Field of Study of the seminar. Consult the Department to find out which Level IV seminars are planned for the next two years.
  9. Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See course offerings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See course offerings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).

Requirements


120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I

30 units


from

  • the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program.
    (See Admission above.)

3 units


from

  • Asian Religious Traditions

6 units


  • three units each from two of Biblical Studies, Western Religious Traditions, Religion and Culture (See Note 6 above), and Religion, Philosophy, and Politics

21 units


  • Levels II, III or IV Religious Studies of which at least nine units must be Level III or IV. Level III or IV courses that have been taken to satisfy the above Fields of Study distribution requirements may be subtracted from these nine units of Level III or IV.

3 units


  • Level IV Religious Studies
    (See Notes 7 and 8 above)

36 units


  • courses specified for the other subject

6 units


If requirement completed in Level I, these units will be taken as electives.

from

  • Either SOCSCI 2J03  plus three units of a language other than English, or six units of a language other than English, or (in combined programs within the Faculty of Social Sciences) the three-unit Research Methods/Statistics course specified for the other subject plus three units of a language other than English, or the six units of Research Methods required by the other program.
    (See Notes 5 and 9 above.)

12 units


  • Electives

Fields of Study


The Department offers courses in five Fields of Study. Students are encouraged to specialize in any one of these Fields. Courses are allocated to the Fields as follows:

III. Western Religious Traditions


i) Judaism

ii) Christianity

iii) Islam

Note:


Students wishing to specialize in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See Course Listings  listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).

Students wishing to specialize in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See Course Listings  under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).

Students wishing to specialize in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).

Students wishing to specialize in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings  section of this Calendar).

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