Religious Studies - Atkinson
School of Arts and Letters
Contact: Joan Gibson
The religious studies program presents students with the opportunity to study the rich and diverse evolution of the Western religious tradition. The program offers a Biblical Studies Certificate; consult requirements under Cross-disciplinary Certificates.
For the BA degree, students are strongly advised to take AK/HUMA 1850 6.00 or AK/HUMA 1860 6.00 to fulfill the humanities general education requirement.
Program Note 1: Students may consult the course offerings of the Religious Studies Program, Faculty of Arts, to complement their Atkinson program, bearing in mind the need to meet in-Faculty requirements.
Program Note 2: With prior permission of the program coordinator, courses with Religious Studies content that are not listed below may be counted for major credit.
Program Requirements
BA: 90 credits
Major: 30 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses.
(i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible:
(ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of Religious Studies courses.
At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 3000 level or above.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major: 54 credits
54 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses.
(i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible:
(ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of religious studies courses.
At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.
BA (Specialized Honours): 120 credits
Major: 42 credits
42 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses.
(i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible:
(ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of Religious Studies courses.
At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.
BA Honours Double Major:
The Honours BA program in Religious Studies may be pursued jointly with any other BA Honours program that provides a double major option in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies unless otherwise specified. See Honours program for major requirements.
Students must complete at least 42 credits in each major in conformity with the requirements of each Honours major. At least 12 credits in each major must be at the 4000 level.
BA Honours Major/Minor:
The BA Honours Major/Minor program in Religious Studies may be pursued jointly with any BA Honours Major/Minor program that provides a major/minor option in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies unless otherwise specified.
Students must complete at least 42 credits in the major in conformity with the requirements of the Honours major and at least 30 credits in the minor in conformity with the requirements of the Honours minor. At least 12 credits in the major must be at the 4000 level and at least six credits in the minor must be at the 4000 level. See Honours program for major requirements.
BA Honours Minor:
The BA Honours Minor program in Religious Studies must be pursued jointly with any BA Honours Major/Minor program that provides a major/minor option in the Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Professional Studies unless otherwise specified.
Minor: 30 credits at the 2000 level or above from the list of religious studies courses.
(i) Students are strongly advised to include as many of the following courses as possible:
(ii) The remaining credits must be taken from the list of Religious Studies courses.
At least six credits in the major must be at the 4000 level.
List of Religious Studies Courses
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