Graduate programs
A graduate degree in Religions and Cultures provides training in the critical reading and analysis of religious traditions as contextualized by historical and cultural developments.
These programs also familiarize students with methodological and theoretical approaches relevant to their course of study, such as ethnography, historiography, post and decolonial studies, literary analysis, as well as feminist and queer theory.
Students work closely with faculty supervisors in designing their program. Competitive funding is available.
MA in Religions and Cultures
The Master of Religions and Cultures degree provides training in the critical reading and analysis of religious traditions as contextualized by historical and cultural developments. An ideal degree for students who want to develop their knowledge of specific textual, historical, or ethnographic contexts, as well as skills related to research, and writing. Students have the option of writing a Graded Research Paper or a Thesis in their final year, which could be a research or research creation project, or alternatively applied contexts.
MA in Judaic Studies
The MA in Judaic Studies provides graduate students with robust analytical, methodological, theoretical, historical and cultural skill sets to deepen their understanding, fluency, and engagement with traditional and emergent areas in Judaic studies. Tailored to the students’ desired focus and the specializations of the Department, these range from Rabbinic thought, Jewish magic, Jewish music, antisemitism past and present, migration, intersections of Jewishness with Indigenous, Queer, and other spiritualities, topics in Canadian Jewish Studies, and others.
Upon consultation with their supervisor, students may even undertake a Research Creation project, go abroad on a research project, or undertake an internship at the Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives in Montreal. Funding is available.
PhD in Religion
The PhD in Religion trains students for research and teaching with rigorous analytical, methodological, theoretical, historical and cultural skills in traditional and emergent religious and cultural traditions. We support the study of Buddhism, Hindu traditions, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, as well as New Religious Movements and secularisms over various historical periods and geographic regions.
We place particular emphases on ethnography, historiography, post and decolonial studies, literary analysis, as well as feminist and queer theory. Students work closely with faculty supervisors in designing their program. Competitive funding is available.
Graduate courses in religions and cultures
Take one of our graduate courses to complement your current field of study. Our courses explore critical themes and topics, such as politics, sexuality and gender, popular culture, literature, art and material culture, musical traditions, as well as religious myth and imagination.