Program Overview

Program Overview

The Graduate Program in Sciences of Religions is inspired by international graduate schools and brings together the strengths of the University PSL at the master's and doctoral levels to study religious phenomena. By networking the actors of the different PSL establishments (ENS-PSL, EPHE-PSL, Collčge de France, EFEO), the program develops various initiatives: research-based training and personalized paths, interdisciplinarity, internationalization of curricula and outcomes. Backed by the best laboratories and teams of the University PSL, the graduate programs strengthen the links between master's and doctoral studies and create new opportunities for student and scientific communities.

Key Statistics

• 85 teaching researchers
• 160 master's students
• 9 laboratories
• 240 doctoral students

Disciplines Covered

• Ethnology of religion
• History of art and archaeology
• Religious history
• Philosophy and philology
• Sociology
• Area studies
• Economics from the perspective of religious phenomena
• Anthropology

Master's-Doctoral Curriculum

The scientific project of each student is developed from their entry into the master's program with the teachers and researchers of the graduate program. The student benefits from supervision and immersion in research throughout their curriculum.

Master's Programs Offered

The Graduate Program in Sciences of Religions offers the following master's programs:

• Master in Sciences of Religions and Societies
• Master in Philosophy
• Master in Civilizations, Cultures, and Societies
• Master in Asian Studies

Transverse Training

The program offers access to transdisciplinary teachings of deepening or discovery that enrich the student's path. These teachings are provided by all the component establishments of PSL and can open ECTS.

• Center for Languages
• PSL Weeks
• Certifying minors
• Entrepreneurship

Professional Outcomes

Trained in research and through research, students benefit from numerous employment opportunities in the public, private, or entrepreneurial sectors, as well as in the academic world.

Pursuing a Doctorate

Doctoral research is conducted within a PSL laboratory. Training is provided within the framework of a doctoral school.

• Doctoral school of the program: EPHE Doctoral School (ED 472)

Laboratories of the Graduate Program

• LEM (Laboratories for the Study of Monotheism)
• GSRL (Group for Societies, Religions, and Secularism)
• ANHIMA
• CRCAO
• AOROC
• GREI (Group for Indian Studies)
• Ormed (Orient and Mediterranean)
• IMAF (Institute of African Worlds)
• LAS (Laboratory of Social Anthropology)

Research Areas

The program covers a wide range of research areas related to the sciences of religions, including but not limited to:

• Ethnology of religion
• History of art and archaeology
• Religious history
• Philosophy and philology
• Sociology
• Area studies
• Economics from the perspective of religious phenomena
• Anthropology