Master of Arts in Philosophy of Religion Postgraduate Program By Boston University |Top Universities
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Program overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Study Level

Masters

This program explores the reasons and rationalities embedded in a variety of religious traditions and the religious dimensions embedded in a variety of philosophical traditions. Graduate students in the philosophy of religion program are expected to become conversant with the methods of religious studies (including the history and phenomenology of religion), with traditional areas of philosophical study (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the history of ideas), and with the texts and normative discourses of the particular religious traditions relevant to their area of interest. Graduate students in the Division of Religious and Theological Studies (DRTS) have access to the faculties of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), the Boston University School of Theology, and, through the Boston Theological Institute, other universities in the Boston area.

Program overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Study Level

Masters

This program explores the reasons and rationalities embedded in a variety of religious traditions and the religious dimensions embedded in a variety of philosophical traditions. Graduate students in the philosophy of religion program are expected to become conversant with the methods of religious studies (including the history and phenomenology of religion), with traditional areas of philosophical study (metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the history of ideas), and with the texts and normative discourses of the particular religious traditions relevant to their area of interest. Graduate students in the Division of Religious and Theological Studies (DRTS) have access to the faculties of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), the Boston University School of Theology, and, through the Boston Theological Institute, other universities in the Boston area.

Admission Requirements

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Applicants hold a four-year Bachelor’s degree from an accredited US institution or its international equivalent.  If you have earned a three-year degree that is the equivalent of a four-year degree in the US, it will be accepted in the admissions process.  Other English Language Requirements: TOEFL Paper Based score of at least 600.

Jan-2000

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