Overview

About the program

The Department for the Study of Religion consolidates the vast curricular and faculty resources that are distributed throughout the many departments and colleges of the University and enables its students to use any resource in the University which serves the study of religion.

The department conceives the academic study of religion in interdisciplinary terms and embraces humanistic, historical, and social scientific approaches and methods. Programs of study at the University of Toronto are constructed individually to fit the specific needs and interests of each student.

As a guideline for areas of strength in the department, the department is organized by the following fields:

Anthropology of Religion
Buddhist Studies
Global Christianities
Islamic Studies
Jewish Studies
Philosophy of Religion
Religion, Culture & Politics
Religions of the Americas & Turtle Island
Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity
South Asian Religions

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Method and Theory in the Study of Religion
Philosophy of Religion
Islamic Studies
Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity
Jewish Studies
South Asian Religions
Religion and Posthumanism
Comparing Religion
Religion, Secularism, and the Public Sphere
Early Christianity, Ancient Judaism, Ancient "Magic"
Mystical Poetics and the Study of Religious Aesthetics
Religion, Mourning, and Trauma

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-13 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

93

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Toronto, Canada

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies View 10 other PhDs in Theology and Religious Studies in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

A-

d_minus _{(recommended)}

English requirements

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93

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Other requirements

General requirements

Normally, completion of all requirements of the department's MA program, or a comparable program at another university, with an average of at least A– in coursework and with no individual course falling below B.

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Tuition Fees

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6210 CAD / year

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6210 CAD / year

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Living costs

Toronto

Canada

1502 - 2563 CAD / month

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About the program

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

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Language

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English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

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Living costs

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