Graduate Course Listing

REL 501.001

Social Theory Foundations

Steven Ramey

REL 501

Social Theory

Vaia Touna

REL 503.001

Digital Methods in Religious Studies

Jeri Wieringa

REL 501.001

Social Theory

Richard Newton

REL 503.001

Digital Methods in Religious Studies

Jeri Wieringa

REL 501.001

Social Theory and Religious Studies

Richard Newton
"For the self-conscious student of religion, no datum possesses intrinsic interest. It is of value only insofar as it can serve as exemplary gratis of some fundamental issue in the imagination of religion." Jonathan Z. Smith, Imagining Religion (1982), atop a picture of Smith.

REL 511.001

History of the Study of Religion

Michael J. Altman

REL 501.001

Social Theory Foundations

K. Merinda Simmons
J.Z. Smith smoking a cigarette

REL 504.001

History of the Study of Religion

Richard Newton

REL 501.001

Social Theory Foundations

K. Merinda Simmons
image of microphone, coffee mug, and book on a table

REL 502.002

Public Humanities Foundations

Michael J. Altman
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REL 501.001

Social Theory & Religious Studies: Foundations

Steven Ramey
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REL 501.001

Social Theory & Religious Studies: Foundations

Steven Ramey

REL 502

Public Humanities

Nathan R. B. Loewen

REL 503.002

Digital Methods in Religious Studies (for non-REL grad students)

Jeri Wieringa

REL 502.001

Public Humanities

Michael J. Altman

REL 503.002

Digital Methods in Religious Studies (non-REL grad students)

Jeri Wieringa

REL 502.001

Public Humanities and Religious Studies

Michael J. Altman

REL 523.001

Discourse and Practice

Edith Szanto

REL 502.002

Public Humanities Foundations

Nathan R. B. Loewen
Fredrick Douglasses typewriter

REL 504.002

Academic Writing in REL

K. Merinda Simmons
image of microphone, coffee mug, and book on a table

REL 502.002

Public Humanities Foundations

Nathan R. B. Loewen

REL 504.001

Special Topics in Religion in Culture

REL 560.001

Independent Study

REL 502.001

Public Humanities & Religious Studies: Foundations

Michael J. Altman

REL 502.001

Public Humanities & Religious Studies: Foundations

Michael J. Altman

REL 503

Methods in the Digital Study of Religion

Vaia Touna

REL 525.001

Identity & Place

Theodore Louis Trost

REL 503.001

Digital Methods in Religious Studies (Recommended for REL MA)

Jeri Wieringa

REL 511.001

History of Religious Studies

Michael J. Altman

In advance of each semester, all MA students should double-check to ensure that they’re properly enrolled for the coming semester’s courses, obtaining a permit from the main office to enroll in each course.

REL Graduate Internships & Directed Readings

REL 565 Internships courses and REL 560 and 561 Independent Study/Directed Reading courses are also available each semester; talk with your supervisor and/or the Graduate Director for more information.

Have questions about enrolling? Speak with your supervisor or Prof. Steven Ramey, the Grad Director.

Learn more about Fall 2023 courses.