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4.54 Religious Studies
Overview of Programs and Procedures
Baccalaureate Degrees Offered

Degrees in Religious Studies

Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Religious Studies

BA in Religious Studies with Co-operative Education

BA Honours in Religious Studies

BA Honours in Religious Studies with Co-operative Education

Related Interdisciplinary Degrees (See separate listings)

BA in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics

BA Honours in Classical and Early Christian Studies

Note: A Minor is offered in Religious Studies.

Introduction

The Department of Religious Studies seeks to foster an understanding of the wide variety of religions that have influenced the development of human cultures and that continue to be powerful forces in today's world. Courses in the Department examine religious worldviews and their associated texts and practices, movements and institutions, as they appear now and as they have developed over time in many cultures of the world. The Field of Religious Studies is multicultural, i.e., religions from all over the world are the subject of study, including the ancient traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as religious movements of more recent origin. Religious Studies is also multidisciplinary, which means that religion is studied with the use of methods and theories from various disciplines, including history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, literary theory, and feminist theory.

Courses in the Field of Religious Studies are divided into three streams: Western Religions, Eastern Religions, and the Nature of Religion. Religious Studies majors are required to choose one of the three streams of study as their area of concentration. A student may define a more narrow focus of study within a stream or thematically across streams. Majors are strongly advised to consult with the Department's Undergraduate Director sometime during or before their third year of study and to submit a written declaration of their research concentration within the Field of Religious Studies. Options for concentration include one of the three streams or a focus within or across the streams.

Students are strongly advised to include in their programs relevant language courses (e.g., Classical Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Arabic, Sanskrit, Tibetan, Classical Chinese, Japanese, French, German) and relevant courses from other disciplines.

Contact Information and Program Advice

Department Head: V. Tumasz

Department Office: Social Sciences 1301

Phone: 403.220.5886

Fax: 403.210.0801

Email: rels@ucalgary.ca

Website: http://www.ucalgary.ca/rels

Questions?

For guidance on where to get program advice, see the Faculty of Arts website under http://arts.ucalgary.ca/undergraduate/student-support. In general, questions about overall programs should be addressed to a Program Advisor in the Student Success Centre (http://www.ucalgary.ca/ssc/), while questions about program details should be addressed to the Subject Advisor in the Department Office.

Admission to the Major

Prospective students wishing to enter the BA (Religious Studies) Program must meet the criteria in the section of this Calendar on A.2 “Admission Requirements” at the University of Calgary. Annual application deadlines are set in the Applications for Admission Schedule.

Admission to Honours

The Faculty of Arts procedures for Admission to Honours established in section 3.4.3 Honours Degrees with a Major Field are applicable and provide the overall framework. The application deadline is May 1.

Overlapping Programs

Programs in Religious Studies cannot be taken in conjunction with programs in either Religious Studies and Applied Ethics or Classical and Early Christian Studies. This restriction applies to Major-plus-Minor combinations, Double Majors, Combined Degrees and Second Baccalaureate Degrees.

Field of Religious Studies

The Field of Religious Studies consists of all courses labeled Religious Studies RELS, which are divided into Streams as follows:

Nature of Religion: Religious Studies 205, 309, 331, 333, 335, 339, 341, 343, 345, 347, 349, 363, 381, 397, 417, 437, 439, 441, 443, 447, 463, 479.

Eastern Religions: Religious Studies 203, 303, 307, 310, 312, 313, 314, 316, 319320, 322323, 325, 327, 329, 359, 379, 451, 453, 461.

Western Religions: Religious Studies 201, 273, 300, 301, 302305, 337, 353, 357, 367, 369, 383, 385, 387, 389, 469, 477484, 486.

Religious Studies 373, 399, 491, 577, 590 and 595 will be designated as Western, Eastern or Nature of Religion depending on the topic covered. Religious Studies 200 and 377 are not counted in any of the three streams.

Note: Religious Studies 333, 339, 341, 349, 369, 399 are senior level courses with no prerequisite.