B.A. Degree in Religious Studies 48 months Undergraduate Programme By Fordham University |TopUniversities

B.A. Degree in Religious Studies

Subject Ranking

# 51-100QS Subject Rankings

Programme Duration

48 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Theology, Divinity and Religious StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Our program aims to create an empathetic and informed understanding of human belief and its influence on politics, culture, art, literature, and society. In this individualized, interdisciplinary, and demanding program, you’ll survey the varieties of religious experience and expressions. You’ll take classes in a broad array of disciplines, including theology, English, anthropology, classics, philosophy, and history. A religious studies degree from Fordham will prepare you well to meet the challenges posed by the current and future complexities of our world where religion often takes center stage. You’ll learn more than religious studies here. You’ll also study philosophy, theology, history, mathematics, languages, sciences, and the performing arts through Fordham’s common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education. As religious studies major, you take 10 classes covering a range of eras, regions, traditions, and topics. Because our program is highly interdisciplinary and individualized, you can tailor your course of study to fit your interests. Many students double major in religious studies and another field, including dance, theater, classics, philosophy, English, modern languages, history, and anthropology. Our graduates have gone on to have careers in numerous exciting fields.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Our program aims to create an empathetic and informed understanding of human belief and its influence on politics, culture, art, literature, and society. In this individualized, interdisciplinary, and demanding program, you’ll survey the varieties of religious experience and expressions. You’ll take classes in a broad array of disciplines, including theology, English, anthropology, classics, philosophy, and history. A religious studies degree from Fordham will prepare you well to meet the challenges posed by the current and future complexities of our world where religion often takes center stage. You’ll learn more than religious studies here. You’ll also study philosophy, theology, history, mathematics, languages, sciences, and the performing arts through Fordham’s common core curriculum, the centerpiece of our liberal arts education. As religious studies major, you take 10 classes covering a range of eras, regions, traditions, and topics. Because our program is highly interdisciplinary and individualized, you can tailor your course of study to fit your interests. Many students double major in religious studies and another field, including dance, theater, classics, philosophy, English, modern languages, history, and anthropology. Our graduates have gone on to have careers in numerous exciting fields.

Admission Requirements

7+
Other English language requirements: Paper-based TOEFL of 575 or higher ; CAE (Cambridge English Advanced) score of 67 or higher ; PTE-A (Pearson Test of English-Academic) of 62 or higher.

Jan-2000

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