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Graduate Program
The
Religion Department offers a Master of Arts degree (MA) in Religion. Application
for admission is made through the Graduate School. An MA in Religion consists
of 24 hours of course
work (18 in major area, 6 in a minor) and 6 hours of thesis and related
research for a total of 30 semester hours. At least 12 hours (excluding
7000 Master's Research) must be taken in courses not admitting undergraduates.
No more than 6 hours of 7000 may be included in the program of study.
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Areas
of Concentration
American
Studies: American
Religion, African American Religion, Southern Religion, Native American
Religion
Asian Studies: Literature, History, Thought in Hinduism, Buddhism,
Confucianism, Taoism, Jainism, Sikhism, and/or Shinto
Biblical Studies: Hebrew Bible/Old Testament, New Testament,
Biblical World, Early Judaism
Christian Studies: History, Thought, and Non-Biblical Writings
Islamic Studies: Quran & Islamic Literature, History
and Thought
Jewish Studies: Jewish Literature, History and Thought
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How to Apply
To
apply to the Graduate School at the University of Georgia, go to the Graduate
School's web site, http://www.ugagradschool.com
and click on Admissions. The site contains all necessary information and
forms.
The Admissions page lists the required materials for application that must
be sent to the Office of Graduate Admissions. As mentioned there, additional
material must also be sent directly to the department. This additional material
consists of:
Three letters of recommendation (see note below*) using the Downloadable
Forms linked within the Graduate School Admissions web site.
A statement of purpose, usually 1 to 2 pages in length, which identifies
your career goals and scholarly areas of interest in the academic study
of Religion. If you can tell from the listing of our faculty
with whom you think you would like to work please indicate that in your
statement as well.
The additional material should be sent to:
Graduate Coordinator
Department of Religion
Peabody Hall
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1625
*Note: Letters of recommendation should be mailed to the Religion department
by the persons writing the letters. Recommendation letters should be obtained
from your former professors.
For additional information on the Graduate Programs at the University of
Georgia, see the Graduate
School Bulletin.
Theta Alpha Kappa - National Honor Society for Religious Studies
Information
for Current Graduate Students
Forms for enrolled students are at
http://www.uga.edu/gradschool/forms&publications/currentstudent_forms.html
Graduate Coordinator: Carolyn Jones Medine email:medine@uga.edu