Academics

The Division of Religious and Theological Studies offers MA and PhD degrees. When applying for admission to the program, graduate students will choose an area of specialization within one of four tracks:

Track I. Texts and Traditions
Track II. Religious Thought
Track III. Religion & Society
Track IV. Religion & Science

The guidelines for each track are meant to ensure that students are well-prepared to produce high quality academic work in their chosen areas of specialization while also remaining fully engaged in the broader trends in the study of religion most relevant to their work. Each track is guided by a group of faculty that includes, among others, members of the Religion Department and the School of Theology. These tracks, therefore, represent the ways in which the Division faculty members work together, in groups, to provide a meaningfully collaborative and collegial educational environment, and to foster excellence in religious and theological studies.

The Division adheres to all Graduate School of Arts and Sciences policies and requirements as outlined in the opening pages of their Bulletin.