Bachelor of Arts in Religion

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Concordia University

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• Objectives
  The study of religion provides an opportunity to learn about the customs, views, social organizations, ideas, historical experiences and present‑day conditions of people around the globe, as well as right here in Quebec and Canada. By studying the world’s main religions, students discover how different groups of people have answered the questions that are most important to them and how they confront the challenges of contemporary life.
• Academic title
  Bachelor of Arts in Religion
• Course description
  Honours in Religion: 60 credits
  
      * 12 elective credits in a language related to the thesis or in a related discipline such as Anthropology, English Literature, History, Philosophy, Sociology, Theological Studies or Women’s Studies 6 elective credits in Introductory Religious Imagination, Religion in Practice, Religions of the West, or Religions of Asia
      * 21 elective credits in an area of primary concentration: Asian religions, Christianity, Judaism, or Women and Religion
      * 6 elective credits from a secondary concentration: Asian religions, Christianity, Judaism, or Women and Religion 6 elective credits in Religion at the intermediate and advanced levels
      * 3 required credits in Methodology and the Study of Religion
      * 6 required credits in Honours Thesis
      * 30 elective credits in any department
  
  Major in Religion: 42 credits
  
      * 6 elective credits in Introductory Religious Imagination, Religion in Practice, Religions of the West, or Religions of Asia
      * 21 required credits from an area of primary concentration: Asian religions, Christianity, Judaism, or Women and Religion
      * 6 required credits from an area of secondary concentration: Asian religions, Christianity, Judaism, or Women and Religion
      * 6 elective credits in Religion at the intermediate or advanced levels
      * 3 required credits in the Methodology and the Study of Religion
      * 48 elective credits in any department which may take the form of a Major or a Minor in another discipline
  
  Minor in Religion: 30 credits
  
      * 6 elective credits in Understanding Religion, Religions of Asia, Religions of the West
      * 24 elective credits in Religion chosen in consultation with the Department
  
  

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