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Religion
Dunton Tower 2121
Telephone: 520-2100
The Program
Coordinator and Supervisor of Graduate Studies, J.G. Ramisch
The Religion program offers studies leading to the Master of Arts.
Master of Arts
Admission Requirements
The minimum requirement for admission to the master's program is an Honours
bachelor's degree in religion (or the equivalent) with at least high honours
standing.
Applicants who do not hold an Honours degree in religion (or the equivalent)
will be required to register in a qualifying-year program before proceeding
to the master's program.
The regulations governing the qualifying year are outlined in the General
Regulations section of this Calendar.
Program Requirements
Students are required to complete 5.0 credits as follows:
* Religion 34.500
* 34.501
* 34.502
* 34.503
* 34.599
34.501 and 34.502 must be taken in two different areas other than the
student's thesis area. Seminars in other units may be substituted for 34.501
and 34.502 with permission of the department. The department particularly
encourages students to consider Anthropology 54.543 (also listed as Religion
34.543) as a substitute for 34.501 or 34.502 if anthropology of religion
is not their thesis area.
The student's program will be worked out in consultation with, and with
the approval of, the department's supervisor of graduate studies and its
committee on graduate studies. The prescribed program will take into account
the student's background and special interests, as well as the research
interests and competence of the staff.
Deadlines
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Thesis Proposal
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Full-time students will normally submit their thesis proposal to the thesis
proposal board by the end of the first month of their second term in the
master's program.
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Thesis
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Regulations governing requirements for the master's thesis, including deadlines
for submission, are outlined in the General Regulations section of this
Calendar, Section 12.
Guidelines for Completion of Master's Degree
Full-time students in the master's program are normally expected to complete
all requirements within two years of entry into the program. Part-time
students normally complete all requirements within five years of the date
of entry into the program.
Language Requirements
The student will be required to acquire, or to demonstrate that he/she
already has, a reading knowledge of whatever language is essential to his/her
research. Students are advised to consult the Supervisor of Graduate Studies
for further regulations.
Graduate Courses
Not all of the following courses are offered in a given year. For an
up-to-date statement of course offerings for 2000-2001, please consult
the Registration Instructions and Class Schedule booklet published
in the summer.
F,W,S indicates term of offering. Courses offered in the fall and winter
are followed by T. The number following the letter indicates the credit
weight of the course: 1 denotes 0.5 credit, 2 denotes 1.0 credit, etc.
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Religion 34.500T2
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Graduate Seminar in Religion
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A seminar on theories and methods in the study of Religion. Compulsory
for M.A. students.
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Religion 34.501F1, W1, S1
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Directed Studies in Religion
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Religion 34.502F1, W1, S1
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Directed Studies in Religion
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Religion 34.503T2, S2
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Tutorial
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A tutorial preparing the student in the general area of their thesis. Normally
taken with the thesis supervisor.
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Religion 34.543F1 or W1
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The Anthropology of Signs and Symbols
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Various theoretical and methodological approaches to the anthropology of
signs and symbols, their internal workings, and their relationship to other
aspects of social life. (Also listed as Anthropology 54.543)
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Prerequisite: Permission of the Department.
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Religion 34.599F4, W4, S4
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M.A. Thesis
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