Graduate

Prospective Graduate Students

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ADMISSION INFORMATION

Must meet University requirements (see Graduate Admissions) as well as requirements listed below. Program Admission Requirements are the same as the university's plus:

  1. Satisfaction of USF requirements for graduate study
  2. A statement of intellectual interest (1-3 pages, double-spaced)
  3. Brief writing sample (5-10 pages)
  4. Three (3) letters ofrecommendation

M.A. Thesis and Non-Thesis Track

M.A. Requirements

30 total credit hours

Core Requirements (6 credit hours)

  • RLG 6035 Theory and Methods in Religious Studies (3 credit hours) -ideally during the first semester of study
  • RLG 6143Religion, Culture and Society (3 credit hours)

Additional requirements (24 credit hours)

24 credit hours of elective coursework, no more than 6 credit hoursmay come from outside the department, no more than 6 credit hoursmay come through independent study.

Non-Thesis Track Requirements

Completion of required and elective courses amounting to 30 credit hours and passingthe comprehensive examination which is administered in RLG 6035.

Thesis Track Requirements

Each student must also write and successfully defend a thesis.