Overview

The Department of Religious Studies, one of the largest humanities departments at Duke University, is among the most prestigious departments of religious studies in the country.

Key Features

The department offers a Master of Arts program in Religion, and they operate, together with the Divinity School, Duke’s Graduate Program in Religion, which has ranked among the top doctoral programs in the country for the past 20 years.

In the teaching and research, we all engage in different aspects of the study of religion, using a variety of perspectives and methodologies. Several of us study major religious traditions of the world—Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Hinduism.

They study these traditions at work in the present-day societies and in their histories, examining their origins and sacred texts (often in the original languages) as well as their historical developments, rituals, artifacts, practices, material forms, and transformations over time.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Religion, Race, Gender, and Power

Sanskrit Language and Literature

Intermediate Sanskrit Grammar and Readings

Self, Society and Art in Modern Hinduism

Religious Freedom in America: A Legal History

Buddhism

Scribes and Scriptures: The Transmission of the Bible in Antiquity

Judaism

Judaism Through Film

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-03 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Durham, United States

Disciplines

Theology and Religious Studies View 749 other Masters in Theology and Religious Studies in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Transcripts

Letters of recommendation

Statement of purpose

Life Experiences Statement

Resume

Tuition Fees

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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67724 USD / year

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Living costs

Durham

United States

990 - 1670 USD / month

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Key information

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Credits

Delivered

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