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Introduction to the Religious Studies Graduate Program

The Religious Studies graduate program at PSL University brings together the strengths of the university at the master's and doctoral levels, focusing on the study of religious phenomena. This program develops various initiatives, including training through research, personalized study paths, interdisciplinarity, and the internationalization of curricula and career opportunities.

Program Structure and Opportunities

• The program is backed by the best laboratories and teams at Université PSL, strengthening the links between master's and doctoral programs and creating new opportunities for student and scientific communities.
• It involves 85 researchers and professors, 160 students in master's programs, 9 laboratories, and 240 PhD students.
• Areas of study include:
  • Decision-making and rationality
  • Art history and archeology
  • Religious history
  • Philosophy and philology
  • Sociology
  • Area studies
  • Economics from a religious perspective
  • Anthropology

Academic Path and Research

• The program offers a five-year track from Master's to PhD, where each student defines their scientific project with the graduate program's faculty and researchers upon entering the Master's degree program.
• Students have an academic advisor and are heavily involved in research throughout the program.

Master's Degrees Offered

• Master's degree in Religious Sciences and Societies
• Master's degree in Philosophy
• Master's degree in Civilizations, culture and society
• Master's degree in Asian studies

Personalized Course Offerings and Complementary University-Wide Courses

• Graduate program students at both the Master's and PhD level have access to university-wide trainings in core competencies, both introductory and advanced, designed to supplement their academic study.
• These complementary university-wide courses are available in all of PSL's component schools and are eligible for ECTS credit.

Career Opportunities

• Trained in and through research, PSL alumni find numerous employment opportunities in the public, private, and entrepreneurial sectors, as well as in the academic world.

Doctoral Research and Training

• Doctoral research is conducted in a PSL laboratory, with training conducted in a doctoral school.
• Graduate program doctoral schools include:
  • Ecole doctorale de l'EPHE - ED 472
• Graduate program laboratories include:
  • LEM (Laboratoires d'études sur le monothéisme)
  • École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (UMR 8544)
  • GSRL (Groupe Sociétés, Religions, Laďcités)
  • École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (UMR 8582)
  • ANHIMA
  • EHESS / École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (UMR 8210)
  • CRCAO
  • École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (UMR 8155)
  • AOROC
  • ENS - PSL / EPHE - PSL (UMR 8546)
  • GREI (Groupe de recherches en études indiennes)
  • École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (EA 2120)
  • Ormed (Orient et méditerranée)
  • École Pratique des Hautes Etudes - PSL (UMR 8167)
  • IMAF (Institut des mondes africains)
  • EHESS / EPHE - PSL (UMR 8171)
  • LAS (Laboratoire d'anthropologie sociale)
  • EHESS/EPHE - PSL (UMR 7130)

Epistemology of Religious Studies

• As part of the Graduate Program in Religious Studies, a series of introductory courses on the epistemology of religious studies is offered, intended for all students in the Graduate Program.