The Department of Classics and Religious Studies (sector: Religious Studies) focuses on studying the religious phenomenon through teaching and research in the same manner and on the same level as any other category of facts accessible to human experience and observation.
The disciplines that play a role in studying religions are primarily of a historical, sociological, psychological, and anthropological nature. Such a study must consider the plurality of religious traditions and expressions in society and examine the relationships among them.
Research on the meaning of religious phenomena is accomplished by analyzing and comparing the various means of religious expression, both in the past and present. No tradition is considered normative.
The programs focus on religions in Canada, including Amerindian and Inuit traditions and religions in the comparative cultural context and religions in the Graeco-Roman World. The comparative cultural approach allows exploring religious phenomena across different religious traditions expressly within their specific cultural contexts. The program favors the methods of anthropology, history, psychology, and sociology.
The Department participates in collaborative programs in Women’s Studies and Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the MA level and Canadian.
Candidates must have a Master of Arts in Religious Studies or the equivalent and must meet the requirements in effect for graduate studies. When they apply, candidates must indicate their preferred area of research, consult a full-time professor of the department they hope to have as a supervisor, and submit a two-page statement of their doctoral research project.
The deadlines should submit official applications in effect for graduate studies. Applications received after a deadline will be considered only if positions are available.
All applicants must be able to understand, speak and write either English or French proficiently. Applicants whose first language is neither English nor French must prove proficiency in one or the other. The list of acceptable tests is indicated in the “Admission” section of the academic regulations in effect for graduate studies.
By the University of Ottawa regulation, assignments, examinations, research papers, and theses can be produced in either English or French.
The English Language Proficiency (ELP) requirements for Religious Studies, Doctorate in Canada: are:
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Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
Tuition Fees | CA$6,367.00 /year | ||||||
Living Cost | CA$8,400.00/year (CA$700.00/month) |
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Student Earning | CA$17,152.00/year |
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You will earn CA$17,152.00/year by working 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h + 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h at minimum wage of CA$13.40/hour. |
Items | Costs | ||||||
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Application Fees | CA$110.00 | ||||||
Tuition Fees | CA$6,367.00 /year | ||||||
Living Cost | CA$8,400.00/year (CA$700.00/month) |
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Student Earning | CA$17,152.00/year | ||||||
This is just an estimate. You don't have any work hour limit. You will earn CA$17,152.00/year by working 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h + 20 h * 4 weeks * 8 months * CAD 13.40/h at minimum wage of CA$13.40/hour. |
Students must complete a comprehensive examination to demonstrate their knowledge of the general and the specific fields of research to which the doctoral thesis is related. Instructions regarding the examination can be obtained on the department's website.
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