Program Details

As a Religion student at Carleton, you will gain an understanding of and respect for the complex ways that human identities are formed by living in religious communities, holding religious ideas and participating in religious rituals. Study the history, literature and lived experience of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism and Hinduism. Learn about Indigenous traditions in Canada and worldwide. Follow the rise and fall of religious leaders and movements. Explore common themes such as the environment, gender, and death and the afterlife. Religious beliefs play a significant role in human affairs and continue to impact local and global events. Understanding different traditions will serve you well in our increasingly multicultural world. Benefit from small class sizes, more direct interaction with and feedback from your professors, and a more personalized, responsive learning environment.

A specialization in Global Religions: Identity and Community is also available within the Bachelor of Global and International Studies.

Experiential Learning

Religion students can participate in a third-year travel course that explores religion in its historical and/or contemporary contexts in a geographic locale that changes from year to year.

Exceptional Faculty

Carleton professors specialize in a range of religious traditions. Their research focuses on historical aspects of particular traditions, contemporary religious thought and practice, appropriate methods and approaches for studying religion, as well as past interactions and modern dialogues between religious individuals and groups.

Capital Advantage

You will benefit from a rich array of resources in the National Capital Region.

• Library and Archives Canada houses important collections on the history of religion in Canada
• the National Gallery of Canada has an impressive collection of religiously inspired art
• the Canadian Museum of History is home to a vast collection of religious and cultural artifacts

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