Religion and Culture (BA)
Description
Design Your Degree: These are a few popular academic opportunities that allow you to dive deeper into your major area of study or broaden your knowledge:
- Muslim Studies Option
- Community Engagement Option
WHY STUDY RELIGION AND CULTURE? We live in a world of many religions and of diverse religious cultures. Understanding religion and culture is essential not just for being a global citizen in an age of interconnections, but also for being a well-informed citizen of Canada. You will learn essential, transferable skills to prepare you for a variety of professional careers: critical thinking, effective writing, competent oral presentation, interpersonal communication, and the conduct of advanced research (e.g., collecting data, assessing the state of knowledge, analyzing and evaluating diverse claims). RELIGION AND CULTURE AT LAURIER If issues in Religion and Culture excite you, this program offers courses that provide an excellent basis for engaging debates. You'll discover and discuss issues about human rights, religious rights, and freedoms, the status of women, identity and belonging, inter-group conflict and coexistence in a multicultural society. Our popular first- and second-year intro courses explore the rich diversity of religious interactions with culture in many different regions of the world. Our fourth-year capstone course allows you to develop an individualized research project connected to your professional interests. The department encourages students to take language courses, and up to 1.0 credit of language study at the senior level can count toward your Religion and Culture requirements. Graduates of the Religion and Culture program include, but are not limited to, social workers, teachers, professors, counsellors, librarians, editors, government workers, community organizers, film makers, artists, and writers. LEARN ONLINE This program is offered both as an on-campus degree and as a fully online degree, giving you the flexibility to choose how you want to learn and what works best with your lifestyle. STUDY ABROAD This program encourages students to complement their degree with international experience. By offering upper-level courses without demanding prerequisites, by counting certain language courses toward the honours major, and by not requiring that you take specific courses in your third year, the Religion and Culture program makes it easier for you to study abroad for one or two semesters. Past Religion and Culture majors have studied abroad in places such as France, England, and Japan. CONDUCT ORIGINAL RESEARCH Funded by external grants earned with the help of Religion and Culture faculty members, students in this program have conducted independent research projects in the Britain, the United States, and elsewhere. Discover and discuss issues relating to human rights, religious rights and freedoms, the status of women, identity and belonging, inter-group conflict and coexistence in a multicultural society. In our Religion and Culture program, you'll examine ancient and contemporary religious experience using data such as sacred texts, oral narratives and works of visual or performing art. Program Highlights Our creative teaching and active-learning initiatives value individual growth and cultural diversity. You?ll work with award-winning professors and researchers. We offer interdisciplinary courses with local and international dimensions. This program is offered on campus and as a fully online degree, giving you the flexibility to choose how you want to learn and what works best with your lifestyle. Sample Courses African Diaspora Indigenous Religions Religion and Science Food and Religion Religions and Popular Culture Love and its Myths Evil and its Symbols Religion and Sexuality.
Note: Check with the institution regarding start/ end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to the program, section, and/or semester.
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Overview
- Institution: Wilfrid Laurier University
- Program type: Bachelors Degree
- Language: English
- Program Code: BA
- Delivery Method: Fully Online/Distance
Disclaimer:
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.
Check with the institution regarding start/end dates, prices, and delivery method. These may vary according to program, section, and/or semester.