Program Overview
Religion, Ph.D.
Overview
The Department of Religion offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion.
Admission Information
Admission to the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide. Admission requirements for doctoral students are found in the Doctor of Philosophy General Regulations section of the Guide.
Religion Ph.D. Admission Requirements
The department expects applicants to the Ph.D. graduate program to have a thesis-based M.A. degree in Religion (with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5) or its equivalent.
Degree Requirements
Students must complete at least 18 credit hours of coursework at the 7000 level. A minimum of 12 credit hours at the 7000 level in Religion is required. Students lacking sufficient background in methodology in the study of Religion may be required to complete an additional 6 credit hours in method and theory in the study of Religion as auxiliary courses, in addition to the mandatory 18 credit hours.
- Language Requirement: Students must demonstrate competence in the research languages relevant to the proposed doctoral thesis. The language requirement must be satisfied prior to the Candidacy Examinations. Language requirements are normally satisfied by students successfully completing language translation examinations.
- Expected Time to Graduate: 4 years
Progression Chart
| Year | Hours |
|---|---|
| 1 | GRAD 7300: Research Integrity Tutorial (0), GRAD 7500: Academic Integrity Tutorial (0), RLGN 7XXX: Courses designated RLGN 7000 or above (12), CRSE 7XXX: Courses designated 7000 or above (6), Language Translation Exam |
| 2 | GRAD 8020: Doctoral Re-registration (0), GRAD 8010: Doctoral Candidacy Examination (0) |
| 3 | GRAD 8020: Doctoral Re-registration (0) |
| 4 | GRAD 8020: Doctoral Re-registration (0), GRAD 8000: Doctoral Thesis (0) |
| Total Hours | 18 |
Registration Information
Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 'GRAD' courses applicable to their program.
Regulations
Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.
Supplementary Regulations
Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations.
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)
Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.
- All students must successfully complete:
- GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student's research or within the student's first year, whichever comes first; and
- GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;
- unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.
- Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.
General Regulations
All students must:
- maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
- meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).
Courses
Religion
- RLGN 7020: Special Topics 1 (3 cr) Description not available for this course. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
- RLGN 7030: Special Topics 2 (3 cr) Description not available for this course. The course content may vary. Students can earn multiple credits for this course only when the topic subtitle is different.
- RLGN 7080: Seminar in Research Methods and Theory (3 cr) Description not available for this course.
- RLGN 7130: Seminar in Hinduism (3 cr) An advanced study of select aspects of the Hindu tradition.
- RLGN 7140: Seminar in Buddhism (3 cr) An advanced study of select aspects of the Buddhist tradition.
- RLGN 7150: Seminar in Islam (3 cr) An advanced seminar in the study of Islam.
- RLGN 7160: Seminar in Judaism (3 cr) An advanced seminar in the study of Judaism.
- RLGN 7170: Seminar in Formative Christianity (3 cr) Advanced studies in selected aspects of formative Christianity.
- RLGN 7180: Seminar in Early Modern, Modern and Contemporary Christianity (3 cr) Advanced studies in developments of Western Christianity since 1500.
- RLGN 7190: Seminar in Religion and Philosophy (3 cr) Examination of the relation between religion and philosophy through selected figures and themes.
- RLGN 7200: Seminar in Religion and Psychology (3 cr) Examination of selected developments in psychology and religion and religion and/or in psychoanalysis and the study of religion.
- RLGN 7210: Studies in Religious Concepts and Practices (3 cr) Advanced study of selected religious concepts and practices topics.
- RLGN 7220: Seminar in Religions and Historiography (3 cr) Advanced studies in the interactions among specific religious traditions, ideologies and historiography.
- RLGN 7230: Thesis Seminar (3 cr) Exploration of a range of academic writing techniques and of their theoretical aspects.
- RLGN 7240: Textual Studies in Original Languages (3 cr) Close study of primary texts in their original languages.
- RLGN 7250: Research Seminar (3 cr) Study of selected theoretical and methodological issues in the study of religion.
- RLGN 7270: Seminar in Christianity (3 cr) Critical study or selected historical and/or theoretical issues in selected periods of Christianity.
- RLGN 7300: Seminar in Religion and Culture (3 cr) Study of selected religion-and-culture figures, issues, or themes.
- RLGN 8310: Seminar in Judaism (3 cr) Selected issues in the study of Judaism.
- RLGN 9062: UW REL-4701 Interpreting the Quran (3 cr) Course may be taken as part of a Master of Religion program offered jointly with the University of Winnipeg.
- RLGN 9190: UW REL 3999 Languages for Religious Studies (6 cr) Course may be taken as part of a Master of Religion program offered jointly with the University of Winnipeg.