Required Courses
RELS-801 Core Course I: Religion and Modernity
Examines the nature of religious transition in response to various pressures for religious change.
RELS-802 Core Course II: Theory and Method in Religious Studies
Looks at recent articulations and applications of theories and methods in Religious Studies.
RELS-898 Master's Essay A research essay.
The Master's Essay must demonstrate appropriate competence in the application of theoretical and methodological approaches to religion with respect either to the response of a tradition to modernity or to the contemporary place of religion in relation to other cultural expressions. The Master's Essay will not be subject to an oral defence but will normally be read by one member of the department in addition to the essay supervisor.