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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) – Single Major
 

Students must complete 120 credits including a minimum of 60 credits in Religions and Cultures as follows:


* RLCT 1025 Introduction to World Religions and Cultures
6 cr.
** RLCT upper level
48 cr.
  RLCT 4005 Guided Readings in Religions and Cultures or
6 cr.
  RLCT 4205 Honours Seminar in Religions and Cultures
     
* Students must complete RLCT 1025 with a minimum grade of 60%.
** A maximum of 24 credits of cross-listed courses may be applied to the major.
 
Students are limited to a maximum of 84 credits in Religions and Cultures.
 

Other Program Requirements

  Social Science
6 cr.
  Science
6 cr.
  Electives
48 cr.
       
For complete Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.
 
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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - Combined Major
 
Students must complete 120 credits including a minimum of 42 credits in Religions and Cultures and a minimum of 42 credits in another discipline.  The second major must include all of the required courses specified for that discipline.  The Religions and Cultures requirements are:

 

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Introduction to World Religions and Cultures

6 cr.

** RLCT upper level
30 cr.

RLCT 4005 Guided Readings in Religions and Cultures or
6 cr.

RLCT 4205 Honours Seminar in Religions and Cultures  

   



* Students must complete RLCT 1025 with a minimum grade of 60%. 

** A maximum of 12 credits of cross-listed courses may be applied to the major.
 




Students are limited to a maximum of 84 credits in Religions and Cultures. 

 



Other Program Requirements



Major 2

42 cr.


Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

24 cr.


   




For complete Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar.

 
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Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) - Single Major
 

Students must complete 90 credits including a minimum 36 credits in Religions and Cultures as follows:


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RLCT 1025

Introduction to World Religions and Cultures

6 cr.






RLCT 2000 level

6 cr.


RLCT 3000 level 

12 cr.


RLCT upper level or courses cross-listed with RLCT

12 cr.


   




*Students must complete RLCT 1025 with a minimum grade of 60%. 


   




Students are limited to a maximum of 54 credits in Religions and Cultures.  

 



Other Program Requirements



Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

42 cr.


   



For complete Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar. 

 
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Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) - Combined Major
 


Students must complete 90 credits including a minimum of 30 credits in Religions and Cultures and a minimum of 30 credits in another discipline.  The second major must include all of the required courses specified for that discipline.  The Religions and Cultures requirements are:


*

RLCT 1025

Introduction to World Religions and Cultures

6 cr.






RLCT 2000 level

6 cr.


RLCT 3000 level 

6 cr.


RLCT upper level or courses cross-listed with RLCT

12 cr.


   




*Students must complete RLCT 1025 with a minimum grade of 60%. 

 




Students are limited to a maximum of 54 credits in Religions and Cultures.  

 



Other Program Requirements



Major 2
30 cr.

Social Science

6 cr.


Science

6 cr.


Electives

18 cr.


   



For complete Bachelor of Arts (3-Year General) degree requirements, please refer to that section of the Calendar. 

 
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Minor
A minor in Religions and Cultures is available to students pursuing a major in another discipline. A minor consists of a minimum of 24 credits in a discipline. In Religions and Cultures, the minor must consist of six credits at the first year level and 18 credits at the upper year level. A maximum of 12 credits comprised of cross-coded and cross-listed courses may count towards the minor if they have not been used elsewhere to complete program requirements. A minimum of 60% is required in the introductory course(s) presented for the minor.
 
Religions and Cultures Courses
 
  RLCT 1025 Introduction to World Religions and Cultures
  RLCT 2016 Life Rites: Ceremonies and Celebrations
  RLCT 2017 Death and Immortality
  RLCT 2025 Themes in Religion
  RLCT 2026 The Roots of Evil
  RLCT 2036 History of Christian Thought I
  RLCT 2037 History of Christian Thought II
  RLCT 2045 Health, Healing and Religion
  RLCT 2046 Critical Themes in Eastern Religious Thought I
  RLCT 2047 Critical Themes in Eastern Religious Thought II
  RLCT 2056 Religion and Violence
  RLCT 2057 Peace and Non-Violence
  RLCT 2066 Death, Dying and Spirituality
  RLCT 2067 Special Topics in Religions and Cultures
  RLCT 2126 Religious Themes in Literature (formerly RLCT 2125)
  RLCT 2205 Sacred Cinema: Film and the Search for Meaning
  RLCT 3026 Women and World Religions I
  RLCT 3027 Women and World Religions II
  RLCT 3036 Themes in 20th Century Religious Thought (formerly RLCT 3035)
  RLCT 3037 Figures in 20th Century Religious Thought (formerly RLCT 3035)
  RLCT 3046 Religion and Science
  RLCT 3105 Special Topics in Religions and Cultures
  RLCT 3116 Women and Western Religions
  RLCT 3117 Gender and the Bible
  RLCT 3205 Philosophy of Sex and Love
  RLCT 3206 Constructing Religion; Theorizing God: Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
  RLCT 3207 Fundamental Concepts in the Study of Religion
  RLCT 3216 Atheism, Skepticism, and Religious Faith
  RLCT 3306 Holy Women: Mystics, Saints and Visionaries
  RLCT 3307 Spiritual Journeys
  RLCT 3406 Sacred Space
  RLCT 3506 Religion and Politics
  RLCT 3507 Religion and the Environment
  RLCT 4005 Guided Readings in Religions and Cultures
  RLCT 4205 Honours Seminar in Religions and Cultures
       
Cross-listed Courses
The following courses may be credited towards Religions and Cultures:
  CLAS 2006 Myth and Religion in Ancient Greece  
  CLAS 2007 Myth and Religion in Ancient Rome  
GEND 2086 Animal Rites​
  HIST 3805 History of Islamic Civilization   
  NATI 3005 Native Spirituality and Religions  
  PHIL 2525 Contemporary Moral Issues  
  PHIL 3205 Philosophy of Sex and Love  
  PHIL 3635 Philosophy of Religion  
  PHIL 3706 Eastern Philosophy I: Confucianism, Taoism, and Zen  
  PHIL 3707 Eastern Philosophy II: Classical Indian Philosophy  
SWLF 3266 Religion and Social Welfare​
 
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