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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
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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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