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Religious Studies

Religious studies as a teachable subject offers courses that include areas of religion, culture, biblical, Jewish and Christian studies. Courses are also offered which support students' inquiry into Islamic studies, religious traditions of Asia, and North American First Nations spirituality.

Students wishing to teach religious studies must take 36 credits for a first teachable or 24 credits for a second teachable from within the course list of the Religious Studies Program. Course selections should be made in consultation with a Faculty of Education adviser and/or the Education Religious Studies adviser. The resulting qualifications will enable the student to design a comparative religion course as well as teach within public, private and secondary school settings.

Requirements:

AS/HUMA 2800 9.00 (cross-listed to: AS/SOSC 2600 9.00)

and one of:

AS/HUMA 2830 9.00
AS/HUMA 2850 9.00
AS/HUMA 2835 9.00
AS/HUMA 3810 6.00

(All courses will be counted as six credits towards the teachable subject.)

For a first teachable, four more six-credit upper-level courses (24 credits) such as:

AS/HUMA 4809 6.00
AS/HUMA 4803 6.00

For a second teachable, candidates must take two more six-credit upper-level courses (12 credits) such as:

AS/HUMA 3780 6.00

Jewish Teacher Education Program

Teacher candidates enrolled in this program should be sure to include:

AS/HEB 3210 3.00 or AS/HEB 3211 3.00
AS/HEB 3220 3.00 or AS/HEB 3221 3.00
AS/HEB 3230 3.00 or AS/HEB 3231 3.00

These courses are offered on a rotating basis over a three-year cycle.

ED I students are asked to make an appointment for an informal Hebrew language assessment to determine the section in which to enrol: Department of Languages, Literatures and Linguistics, 416-736-2100 ext. 55016.