Religious Studies Portfolio - Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus

Religious Studies Portfolio from Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus is a Campus Master Religious Studies degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The M.A. program is designed to meet several types of educational and career aspirations. For those who wish to qualify for doctoral programs at leading universities, it offers intensive training in research methods and a broad background in the academic study of religion . * It serves as a terminal degree in the humanities for students preparing to teach at the high school or community college level. * It develops special competence for students preparing for professional careers in such fields as law, social work, journalism, counseling, and the ministry. Portfolio Option 1. Thirty hours of graduate course work: a) two seminars in methods and theory of religion (REL 501, 502); b) six hours REL 591, Graduate Seminars on general topics in the comparative study of religion; c) four courses in a major area of concentration; and two courses in a minor area. 2. A reading knowledge of German, French or another language relevant to the student's program. At the discretion of the student's advisory committee, the requirement may be waived for students who are not planning to enter a doctoral program that requires competency in a foreign language. 3. The student will assemble, and orally defend, a portfolio of three papers in the following areas: theory and methods; the major area of concentration; and the minor area of study. View more details on Arizona State University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Religious Studies courses.