Religious Studies MSc 12 months Postgraduate Program By The University of Edinburgh. |Top Universities
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Program Duration

12 monthsProgram duration

Main Subject Area

Theology, Divinity and Religious StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme provides the opportunity to study a variety of religious traditions, in combination with advanced learning in the theory and method of the study of religion.

Religious communities, practices and institutions are powerful components in human societies. Understanding their motivations and structures can help produce meaning and search for solutions to major challenges in the contemporary world.

This programme allows a deepening engagement with theory and method in religious studies, while encouraging in-depth study of one or more religious traditions. This combination of theoretical know-how with studies in specific traditions equips you to make sense of, appreciate and compare religion in a cross-cultural perspective.

You can study:

  • Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indian traditions
  • indigenous religions of Africa, North America and East Asia
  • new age and Afrodiasporic traditions, particularly those in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Sanskrit, Arabic or Persian (subject to availability) through our expertise in Asian Studies and in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Program overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

This programme provides the opportunity to study a variety of religious traditions, in combination with advanced learning in the theory and method of the study of religion.

Religious communities, practices and institutions are powerful components in human societies. Understanding their motivations and structures can help produce meaning and search for solutions to major challenges in the contemporary world.

This programme allows a deepening engagement with theory and method in religious studies, while encouraging in-depth study of one or more religious traditions. This combination of theoretical know-how with studies in specific traditions equips you to make sense of, appreciate and compare religion in a cross-cultural perspective.

You can study:

  • Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Indian traditions
  • indigenous religions of Africa, North America and East Asia
  • new age and Afrodiasporic traditions, particularly those in Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Sanskrit, Arabic or Persian (subject to availability) through our expertise in Asian Studies and in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies

Admission Requirements

1 Year
Sep

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