Combined Honours in Society, Culture & Religion and Another Subject (B.A.)

Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including a grade of at least C in three units of Level 1 Religious Studies; student will be required to complete three more units of Level 1 Religious Studies prior to the completion of their degree. 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 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. RELIGST 4R06 A/B  is strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in Religious Studies.
7. RELIGST 4SC3  is offered each year. Consult the department to find out which other level IV seminars are planned for the next two years. Note that Level IV seminars have the following prerequisite: Enrolment in Level III.
8. Students wishing to focus 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 focus 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 focus 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 focus in Islam should consider coursework in Arabic. (See the Arabic heading in the Course Listings section of this Calendar.) Students wishing to focus 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