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A. FACULTY OF ARTS REQUIREMENTS

Students must adhere to the applicable Faculty of Arts requirements in 3.4 Graduation.

B. MAJOR-FIELD WITH HONOURS REQUIREMENTS

Students must successfully complete a minimum of 10.0 and a maximum of 12.0 full-course equivalents in the Field of Religious Studies while fulfilling the following requirements:

1. Western and Eastern Religions: 2.0 full-course equivalents from the “Western Religions” Stream and 2.0 full-course equivalents from the “Eastern Religions” Stream with at least 0.5 full-course equivalents from one of these two streams at the 400 level or above. (See the Field of Religious Studies.)

2. Nature of Religion: 2.0 full-course equivalents from the “Nature of Religions” Stream including at least 0.5 full-course equivalents from Religious Studies 437 or 447.

3. Research Methods: Religious Studies 377.

4. Honours Thesis: Religious Studies 590.

5. Religious Studies Options: an additional 2.5 full-course equivalents in Religious Studies.

6. Upper-Level Courses: At least 3.0 full-course equivalents in the Field of Religious Studies, inclusive of the courses used to fulfill Requirements 1-5, must be at the 400 level or above.

C. OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Language Requirement: 1.0 full-course equivalent in a language other than English.

D. DEGREE OPTIONS

The BA Honours in Religious Studies can be taken with Cooperative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.

Notes:

• Religious Studies 203, 205 and either 201 or 273 are recommended.
• The topic chosen for the Honours Thesis will determine the stream in which this course will be counted in a student's program. When Religious Studies 577 is taken, the topic chosen for the Senior Project will determine the stream in which it will be counted.
• By the beginning of a student's final year in the Honours program, a reading knowledge of a language other than English relevant to the topic of the Honours Thesis is normally required. Language courses related to a student's program of study in Religious Studies taken from inside the Department can be counted as part of the ten full-course equivalents in Religious Studies.
• The Honours Thesis is written in Religious Studies 590, usually during the final year of a student's program, under the close supervision of a member of the Department. At the end of the year, the student defends the thesis before a committee that consists of three faculty members, of which normally at least two are members of the Department.
• The Honours Thesis in suitable form is to be submitted by the first day of the final examinations scheduled by the Registrar in the Winter Term.
• In planning their programs, students should bear in mind that language courses and some senior courses are not offered every year.