Religion
Head: Kenneth MacKendrick
Grad Chair: Elizabeth Alexandrin
Campus Address/General Office: 326 Fletcher Argue
Telephone: 204-474-9151
Email Address: Religion@umanitoba.ca
Website: umanitoba.ca/arts/religion

Religion Program Information

The Department of Religion offers a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy in Religion. 

Admission Information

Admission to the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Application and Admission Procedures are found in the Academic Guide.

Admission requirements for doctoral students are found in the Doctor of Philosophy General Regulations section of the Guide.

Religion Ph.D. Admission Requirements

The department expects applicants to the Ph.D. graduate program to have a thesis-based M.A. degree in Religion (with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5) or its equivalent.

Application Information

Students should complete and submit their online application with supporting documentation by the date indicated on the Religion Ph.D. program of study page.

Degree Requirements

Students must complete at least 18 credit hours of coursework at the 7000 level. A minimum of 12 credit hours at the 7000 level in Religion is required. Students lacking sufficient background in methodology in the study of Religion may be required to complete an additional 6 credit hours in method and theory in the study of Religion as auxiliary courses, in addition to the mandatory 18 credit hours.

Language Requirement: Students must demonstrate competence in the research languages relevant to the proposed doctoral thesis. The language requirement must be satisfied prior to the Candidacy Examinations. Language requirements are normally satisfied by students successfully completing language translation examinations.

Expected Time to Graduate: 4 years

Progression Chart

Registration Information

Students should familiarize themselves with the Faculty of Graduate Studies ‘GRAD’ courses applicable to their program. If you have questions about which GRAD course(s) to register in, please consult your home department/unit.

All Ph.D. students must meet first with the head, Department of Religion. Course additions and withdrawals must be approved in the same way.

Regulations

Students must meet the requirements as outlined in both Supplementary Regulation and BFAR documents as approved by Senate.

Supplementary Regulations

Individual units may require specific requirements above and beyond those of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, and students should consult unit supplementary regulations for these specific regulations. 

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR)

Bona Fide Academic Requirements (BFAR) represent the core academic requirements a graduate student must acquire in order to gain, and demonstrate acquisition of, essential knowledge and skills.

All students must successfully complete:

• GRAD 7300 prior to applying to any ethics boards which are appropriate to the student’s research or within the student’s first year, whichever comes first; and
• GRAD 7500 within the first term of registration;

unless these courses have been completed previously, as per Mandatory Academic Integrity Course and Mandatory Research Integrity Online Course.

Students must also meet additional BFAR requirements that may be specified for their program.

General Regulations

All students must:

• maintain a minimum degree grade point average of 3.0 with no grade below C+,
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum course requirements, and
• meet the minimum and not exceed the maximum time requirements (in terms of time in program and lapse or expiration of credit of courses).

Courses

Religion