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 equivalent 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 equivalent 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 Co-operative Education. See section 3.4.5 Co-operative Education Programs for information and requirements.
Notes:
- Religious Studies 201, 203 and 205 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.
