Requirements:120 Units Total (Levels I to IV), of Which 48 Units May Be Level I

Requirements:120 units total (Levels I to IV), of which 48 units may be Level I

1. 30 units from the Level I program completed prior to admission to the program. (See Admission below)
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2. 12 units (minimum) Level II Religious Studies
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3. 15 units (minimum) Level III Religious Studies
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4. 3 units: RELIGST 3F03 - Approaches to the Study of Religion
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5. 18 units Levels II, IIIor IV Religious Studies. (See notes 4 and 5 below)
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6. 6 units Level IV Religious Studies (See Notes 5 and 5 below)
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7. 6 units

If requirement completed in Level I, then students will use these units for two further electives.

From either SOCSCI 2J03plus three units of a language other than English, or six units of a language other than English, or (in combined programs within the Faculty of Social Sciences) the three-unit Research Methods/Statistics course specified for the other subject plus three units of a language other than English, or the six units of Research Methods required by the other program. (See Notes 5and 8 below.)
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1. 0-3 units
   Students need a minimum of six units of Religious Studies at Level I. If students take these six units prior to entry into the program, then they will use three units for another elective.

• Archaeology and the Bible (RELIGST 1AB3)
• What on Earth is Religion? (RELIGST 1B03)
• Religious Themes in Modern Culture (RELIGST 1I03)
• Great Books in Asian Religions (RELIGST 1J03)
• Abraham in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (RELIGST 1L03)
• Introduction to Anthropology: Race, Religion and Conflict (RELIGST 1R03)

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1. 27–30 units of electives(of which at least six units must be taken from outside of Religious Studies)
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Admission

Completion of any Level I program with a Grade Point Average of at least 5.0 including a grade of C in three units of Level 1 Religious Studies; student will be required to complete three more units of Level 1 Religious Studies prior to the completion of their degree. For continuation in the program, see the section on Minimum Requirements for Entering and Continuing in a Program Beyond Level I in the Faculty of Social Sciences Academic Regulations.

Notes

1. All students are encouraged to consult a departmental undergraduate advisor in the selection of their Level II, III and IV courses.
2. Part-time students who anticipate difficulty in fulfilling program requirements should consult a departmental undergraduate advisor as early as possible in their program.
3. With the written approval of a departmental undergraduate advisor, courses from other departments may be substituted for Religious Studies.
4. RELIGST 4R06 A/Bis strongly recommended for students considering graduate work in Religious Studies.
5. Since not all Level IV seminars are offered each year, students should consider taking take one Level IV seminar during Level III. Note that Level IV seminars have the following prerequisites: RELIGST 3F03. Consult the Department to find out which Level IV seminars are planned for the next two years.
6. Students wishing to focus in Asian Religious Traditions should consider beginning language training in Sanskrit or Japanese or both early in their program (See course offerings listed under Sanskrit or Japanese in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to focus in Biblical Studies should consider work in Greek or Hebrew or both (See course offerings under Greek or Hebrew in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to focus in Judaism should consider coursework in Hebrew or German (see the Hebrew and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar). Students wishing to focus in Religion, Philosophy, and Politics might consider coursework in French or German (see the French and German headings in the Course Listings section of this Calendar).