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  Honours BA Religious Studies

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          Please note that admission to the Honours BA Religious Studies is suspended until further notice.

          The Honours BA in Religious Studies will give you a thorough training in methods used to study religion and will allow you to specialize in one of three concentrations within the program: Spiritualities and Cultures; Religion, Politics, and Public Policy; or Religion in Antiquity. For courses included in these concentrations, see the program requirements. You will learn how human religiosity intersects with other areas of human activity and will be able to think critically and comparatively about those interactions—a skill that is valuable in many areas of work. The program will qualify you to apply to graduate programs in the study of religion.

          This program is offered in English and in French.

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        The French immersion stream is available with this program.

      Requirements for this program have been modified. Please consult the 2025-2026 calendars for the previous requirements.

      Course List
        Code                  Title                                                  Units  
        Basic Skills                                                               
        ENG 1100              Workshop in Essay Writing                              3 Units
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          PHI 1101            Reasoning and Critical Thinking                               
          PHI 1301            Philosophy: Ideas and Arguments                               
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          ENG 1120            Selected Topics in Literature and Composition                 
        3 course units from:  3 Units                                              
          AHL 1100            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          AHL 1900            Introduction to Interdisciplinary Study in the Arts 1         
          PHI 1102            Moral Reasoning                                               
          PHI 1103            Fundamental Philosophical Questions                           
          PHI 1104            Great Philosophers                                            
          PHI 1302            Philosophy: Themes and Texts                                  
        Total:                12 Units                                             
        
        Course List
          Code                                                                                       Title                                          Units  
          Compulsory Course at the 1000 level                                                                                                     
          SRS 1112                                                                                   The Religions of the World I                   3 Units
          Compulsory Courses at the 2000 level                                                                                                    
          SRS 2113                                                                                   The Religions of the World II                  3 Units
          SRS 2191                                                                                   Sociology of Religion                          3 Units
          SRS 2194                                                                                   Anthropology of Religion                       3 Units
          Compulsory Course at the 3000 level                                                                                                     
          SRS 3102                                                                                   Method and Theory in the Study of Religion     3 Units
          Compulsory Course at the 4000 level                                                                                                     
          SRS 4302                                                                                   Seminar in Religious Studies                   3 Units
          3 course units from:                                                                       3 Units                                      
            SRS 2351                                                                                 Psychology of Religion                                
            SRS 3353                                                                                 Contemporary Issues in Psychology of Religion         
          Optional Courses                                                                                                                        
          15 optional course units from either list A or list B or list C 2                          15 Units                                     
          3 optional course units in religious studies (SRS) at the 4000 level                       3 Units                                      
          15 optional course units in religious studies (SRS) at the 3000 or 4000 level 3            15 Units                                     
          6 optional course units in religious studies (SRS) at the 1000, 2000, 3000, or 4000 level  6 Units                                      
          Total:                                                                                     60 Units                                     
          
          Course List
            Code                      Title     Units
            Elective Courses                  
            48 elective course units  48 Units
            Total:                    48 Units
            

            The electives may be replaced by a combination of a Minor, Microprogram(s), and/or elective units.

            Note(s)

            1

            This course has variable topics. Students may take this course twice.

            2

            9 of the 15 course units must be in religious studies (SRS)

            3

            The number of units at the 3000 level can be reduced according to the number of courses already taken at the 3000 or 4000 level.

            List A - Spiritualities and Cultures

            Course List
              Code      Title                                                            Units  
              ANT 3140  Cultures, Societies and Identity                                 3 Units
              ARB 2101  Arabic Culture I                                                 3 Units
              ARB 2102  Arabic Culture II                                                3 Units
              EAS 3103  Indigenous Spiritualities in the Americas                        3 Units
              SRS 2114  Religion and Sexuality                                           3 Units
              SRS 2172  Religion, Animals, Nature                                        3 Units
              SRS 2393  Religion and Death                                               3 Units
              SRS 2398  Religion and Health                                              3 Units
              SRS 3100  Religion in a Digital Age                                        3 Units
              SRS 3110  Religion, Spirituality and Secularism in the Contemporary World  3 Units
              SRS 3112  Sainthood and Heresy                                             3 Units
              SRS 3113  Religion and Cinema                                              3 Units
              SRS 3119  Shamanic Traditions                                              3 Units
              SRS 3130  Pilgrimages, Healings, and Miracles                              3 Units
              SRS 3140  Religion, Art and Mythology                                      3 Units
              SRS 3190  Religion and Popular Culture                                     3 Units
              SRS 3353  Contemporary Issues in Psychology of Religion                    3 Units
              SRS 3354  Mysticism and Spiritual Experience                               3 Units
              YDD 2104  Yiddish Culture, Literature, and Film                            3 Units
              

              List B - Religion, Politics, and Public Policy

              Course List
                Code      Title                                                               Units  
                ANT 3326  Indigenous Resurgences in a Globalized World                        3 Units
                CMN 2168  Globalization and Communication                                     3 Units
                CMN 2181  Intercultural Communication                                         3 Units
                HIS 2105  History of the Jews in Canada                                       3 Units
                HIS 2160  History of the Middle East from World War I                         3 Units
                POL 3171  Immigration, Multiculturalism and Citizenship in Canada and Quebec  3 Units
                SRS 2111  Women and Religions                                                 3 Units
                SRS 2195  Religion and Politics in Global Society                             3 Units
                SRS 2386  Religion in Canada from First Contact to Modern Challenges          3 Units
                SRS 3100  Religion in a Digital Age                                           3 Units
                SRS 3139  Native Peoples and Christianity                                     3 Units
                SRS 3165  Gender and Religion                                                 3 Units
                SRS 3191  Religion and Globalization                                          3 Units
                SRS 3385  Religion and Multiculturalism in Canada                             3 Units
                SOC 3309  Secularism and Religion                                             3 Units
                

                List C - Religion in Antiquity

                Course List
                  Code      Title                                  Units  
                  CLA 2110  Archaeological Methods and Techniques  3 Units
                  CLA 2122  Ancient Wisdoms                        3 Units
                  CLA 2323  Greek Mythology                        3 Units
                  SRS 2170  The World of the Hebrew Bible          3 Units
                  SRS 2382  The World of the New Testament         3 Units
                  SRS 2383  Religion in Late Antiquity             3 Units
                  SRS 3185  Jesus of Nazareth                      3 Units
                  SRS 3187  The World of the Apocryphal Texts      3 Units
                  SRS 3333  Religions of the Graeco-Roman World    3 Units
                  
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