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Earning a Master in Religious Studies is a great choice for people who want to help others and strive to make the world a better place. Students who graduate with a degree in religious studies can work to solve religious conflicts, provide counseling services and teach others patience, compassion and understanding. Prospective students typically ask, what is an MA in Religious Studies? It is an op… Read more

Prospective students typically ask, what is an MA in Religious Studies? It is an opportunity to further study the world’s religions including texts and the work of important religious figures. The knowledge can be used to assist in resolving conflicts and improving relations between people of different religions.

They are a number of benefits of earning an MA in Religious Studies. One is that students frequently develop increased empathy since they are exposed to the perspectives of many religions. Empathy can be a very important skill in today’s increasingly complicated world, and an important attribute when pursing work in certain fields.

The cost of a Master in Religious Studies varies from institution to institution and country to country. In order to understand the exact cost of enrollment, prospective candidates should contact the schools in which they are interested.

Upon completion of an MA in Religious Studies, graduates can find work in a diverse range of fields. One typical path is to become a minister. Others pursue teaching and research jobs. Counseling, social services positions and community and welfare work are other alternatives for people with an master’s degree in Religious Studies. Government policymaking positions are another possible career path.

There are wonderful schools in many countries that offer advanced degrees in religious studies. Our extensive database is a great place for prospective students to begin researching the wide range of options. Search for your program below and contact directly the admission office of the school of your choice by filling in the lead form.

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Master of Arts in Ecology, Spirituality, and Religion

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California Institute of Integral Studies

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Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the greatest existential threats humanity has seen. Further, these ecological challenges represent a crisis of values and consci ... +

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Climate change and biodiversity loss are among the greatest existential threats humanity has seen. Further, these ecological challenges represent a crisis of values and consciousness. Our program allows students to cultivate the knowledge and wisdom to respond to these existential threats from integral and transdisciplinary perspectives. Students gain skills and insight to transform practices, worldviews, and consciousness in service of a more just, sustainable, and flourishing planetary future. -

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Master of Arts in Religion

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Drew University

Madison, USA

How does religion make and remake the world? This is one of the most urgent questions of our time—and a complicated one with no easy answers. For those ready to tackle it, the ... +

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How does religion make and remake the world? This is one of the most urgent questions of our time—and a complicated one with no easy answers. For those ready to tackle it, the Master of Arts in Religion (M.A.R.) degree invites you to study the world as it is shaped by religious inheritances, ideas, passions, and ways of life. -

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MA in Religious and Middle Eastern Politics

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Bar-Ilan University

Ramat Gan, Israel

Since the turn of the millennium religious ideas and identities have increasingly shaped national and international politics, especially in the Middle East. This online MA pro ... +

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Since the turn of the millennium religious ideas and identities have increasingly shaped national and international politics, especially in the Middle East. This online MA program – led by Prof. Jonathan Fox, one of the world’s foremost experts in the field – provides a unique platform for understanding the role of religion in contemporary politics. We explore the potential of religions to unite and divide societies, to exacerbate conflict, or provide frameworks for peace. Whether you are planning a career in academia, policy research, diplomacy, conflict resolution, or the clergy, or whether you simply have a passion to understand the social forces that shape our world, this program is for you. This two-year, online MA program will provide you with a deep academic grounding in religious and Middle Eastern politics as well as in general political science. The program is taught entirely in English by leading experts. There are approximately six hours of online teaching each week, and the program is open to students anywhere in the world. We consider both religious politics and Middle Eastern politics important topics of study within political science. This program uniquely combines these topics, which include a broad survey of Middle Eastern politics as well as religious politics both in the Middle East and outside of the Middle East. At the same time, we provide courses that cover basic political science theory and methodology. Thus, while this course of study has a unique focus, it will also provide a broad foundation in the general discipline of political science. Bar-Ilan University’s Political Science Department is uniquely situated to provide this course of study. Its faculty is part of a 40+ year tradition of expertise and excellence in religious and Middle Eastern politics and includes world-class researchers and instructors on these topics. The department is also home to premier research centers and projects, which focus on these issues. These include the Religion and State Project, the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies, the Middle East’s premier national security think tank, and the Argov Center for the Study of Israel and the Jewish People. Read more about this degree in this article. -

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Master of Arts in Religious Studies

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University of Lethbridge

Lethbridge, Canada

Students may pursue a Master's degree in Religious Studies in the following areas Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or East Asian Religions, provided they clos ... +

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Students may pursue a Master's degree in Religious Studies in the following areas Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or East Asian Religions, provided they closely align with the expertise of our departmental members. Our members might also supervise MAs in other areas aligned with their ongoing research projects. -

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MA in Religion, Conflict and Globalization

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University of Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

The MA in Religion, Conflict and Globalization offers a combination of anthropology, sociology and political science that is unique in the world. We focus on the place of reli ... +

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The MA in Religion, Conflict and Globalization offers a combination of anthropology, sociology and political science that is unique in the world. We focus on the place of religion in a globalized world from an interdisciplinary perspective, and we relate the latest research and theories to current developments. We provide internships at embassies, ministry of foreign affairs, national and international NGO's, and our program is taught by leading experts with a world-class reputation at a Top 100 University. -

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MA Religious Studies

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Leiden University

Leiden, Netherlands

The master's programme in Religious Studies at Leiden University gives you the opportunity to explore a broad spectrum of religions and their manifestations from a comparative ... +

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The master's programme in Religious Studies at Leiden University gives you the opportunity to explore a broad spectrum of religions and their manifestations from a comparative perspective. -

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MA in Hindu Studies (Sanātana)

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Nalanda University

Rajgir, India

The course has been envisioned, designed and structured by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. Sunaina Singh. It is uniquely designed to grasp the rich spiritual as well as inte ... +

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The course has been envisioned, designed and structured by the Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. Sunaina Singh. It is uniquely designed to grasp the rich spiritual as well as intellectual system of the Hindus – a distinctively interdisciplinary system where the textual and the oral, the verbal and the visual, the scientific and the metaphysical, the transcendental and the functional are interlocked as parts of a whole. (Kapila Vatsyayana in Kalātattvakośa) -

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Master of Arts in Religious Studies

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Utrecht University

Utrecht, Netherlands

The Research Master's programme in Religious Studies is a challenging, research-oriented programme that prepares you for participation in current debates in the international ... +

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The Research Master's programme in Religious Studies is a challenging, research-oriented programme that prepares you for participation in current debates in the international community of scholars of religion and to make your own contributions to the field. -

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MA in Religion, Culture and Peace Studies

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University for Peace

Ciudad Colón, Costa Rica

With the co-sponsorship of the Muslim World League, the Pontifical Lateran University, and the World Jewish Congress, this program has been designed to nurture your critical t ... +

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With the co-sponsorship of the Muslim World League, the Pontifical Lateran University, and the World Jewish Congress, this program has been designed to nurture your critical thinking abilities, foster your research skills, and provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to be an intersectional scholar who is being mindful of the religious and cultural dimensions of conflict transformation and peacebuilding. -

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MA in Theology & Religious Studies

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Bishop Grosseteste University

Lincoln, United Kingdom

Our Theology & Religious Studies Masters course will take you on a journey from the religious worlds of the great Western traditions to the mystical world of the ancient E ... +

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Our Theology & Religious Studies Masters course will take you on a journey from the religious worlds of the great Western traditions to the mystical world of the ancient East. It will cover the burning contemporary issues that surround Religious Studies today and delve into life’s great questions. You will be able to explore the ideas and curiosity that have gripped the human race from the time we began to decorate the walls of our caves until the time we launched ourselves beyond our stratosphere and into outer space. -

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Research Master: Master of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion (Leuven)

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KU Leuven: Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies

Leuven, Belgium

Theology students today are faced with the momentous task of contributing to modern culture. This requires a thorough and interdisciplinary academic training. With this in min ... +

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Theology students today are faced with the momentous task of contributing to modern culture. This requires a thorough and interdisciplinary academic training. With this in mind, the Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies insists on developing well-rounded and highly trained scholars with critical minds. The two-year Research Master equips students to function as experts in Church and society and prepares them for further research specifically oriented towards the Doctoral Program in Theology. -

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