Master of Arts (M.A.) Religious Studies (Thesis) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By McGill University |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

10,159 CADTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

15 Jan, 2025Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Religious Studies (Thesis) offered by the Department of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes tailored and intensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in critical thinking, literature review, and scientific communication to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.


The program may also be taken as one of the following options:


Bioethics option: combines course work, a bioethics practicum and a Master's thesis on bioethics. Through this option, students develop the conceptual frameworks and tools to address fundamental questions about life and the interventions by healthcare in research, policy and practice. 


Gender and Women's Studies option: is available for those who wish to focus their research on gender-related issues and feminist research and methodologies. Students in this option produce thesis on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The Master of Arts (M.A.) in Religious Studies (Thesis) offered by the Department of Religious Studies in the Faculty of Arts is a research-intensive program that emphasizes tailored and intensive learning opportunities. The program's objective is to equip students with skills in critical thinking, literature review, and scientific communication to either continue their studies or pursue professional opportunities.


The program may also be taken as one of the following options:


Bioethics option: combines course work, a bioethics practicum and a Master's thesis on bioethics. Through this option, students develop the conceptual frameworks and tools to address fundamental questions about life and the interventions by healthcare in research, policy and practice. 


Gender and Women's Studies option: is available for those who wish to focus their research on gender-related issues and feminist research and methodologies. Students in this option produce thesis on a topic that significantly engages with issues of gender and/or women and/or feminism

Admission Requirements

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Applicants must possess a B.A. with a Major or Honours in Religious Studies or a Bachelor of Theology (B.Th.), or a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree, normally with a minimum CGPA of 3.3/4.0 (B+) from an accredited university or college. Applicants with fewer than 30 appropriate credits in Religious Studies or Theology are normally required to complete a Qualifying program before entering the M.A.


Additional Requirements

The items and clarifications below are additional requirements set by this department:

  • Personal Statement – approximately 500 words
  • Written Work – recent academic writing

15 Jan 2025
2 Years
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

Domestic
1,483 CAD
International
10,159 CAD

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