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Islamic Studies program requirements

What the Islamic Studies Major requires, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course it names.

Islamic Studies Major

  • Arts program
  • 6.5 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ1359

Enrolment

This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program. The full enrolment requirements are on the Calendar's page for this program.

Completion requirements

(6.5 credits)

11.0 credit from RLG100H1/ RLG101H1/ RLG102H1/ RLG103H1/ RLG104H1/ RLG105H1/ RLG106H1/ RLG107H1/ RLG108H1/ RLG195H1/ RLG196H1/ RLG197H1/ RLG198H1/ RLG199H1/ JRC199H1/ JRN199H1.

2RLG200H1

3RLG204H1

40.5 credit from RLG209H1/ RLG211H1/ RLG212H1/ RLG213H1

53.5 credits from the following list, of which 2.0 credits must be at the 300+ level: NMC103H1, NMC271H1, NMC273Y1, NMC275H1, NMC348Y1, NMC355H1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC377Y1, NMC381H1, NMC385H1, NMC393H1, NMC396H1, NMC471H1, NMC475H1; PHL336H1; RLG312H1, RLG350H1, RLG351H1, RLG352H1, RLG355H1, RLG356H1, RLG458H1; FAH265H1, FAH326H1.

60.5 credit from the following capstone integrative courses: RLG404H1, RLG405H1, RLG406H1, RLG407H1, RLG426H1

Notes:

Note 1Special Topics courses with Islam content (like NMC277H1 or RLG412H1) will also count towards the program.

Note 2A maximum of two language courses totaling 1.0 credit in Pali (RLG264H1, RLG265H1), Sanskrit (RLG260H1, RLG263H1, RLG359H1, RLG360H1, RLG474H1), Tibetan (RLG261H1, RLG262H1) or Modern Hebrew (MHB155H1, MHB156H1, MHB255H1, MHB256H1, MHB355H1, MHB356H1) will count toward the Department for the Study of Religion courses required to complete any Major Program in Religion. If a student wishes a different language (not one of those mentioned here) to count toward completing these programs they should consult with the Associate Chair, Undergraduate.

Note 3Please note that UTM and UTSC courses do not automatically count towards completion of a RLG program (except the Buddhist Studies Major and Specialist). If you have taken or are planning on taking a course at another campus and would like it to count exceptionally towards your program requirements, please e-mail the Undergraduate Program Assistant at religion.undergrad@utoronto.ca.

Courses these requirements name

  • RLG100H1World Religions
  • RLG101H1Reason and Religion in the Modern Age
  • RLG102H1Blood, Sex and Drugs last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG103H1Sports and/as Religion last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG104H1Conspiracies, Social Media, and the Rise of New Religious Movements
  • RLG105H1Spirituality, Religion, and the Environment
  • RLG106H1Happiness
  • RLG107H1"It's the End of the World as We Know It"
  • RLG108H1The Question of God
  • RLG195H1Alt-Bible: What Could Have Been
  • RLG196H1Girls and Goddesses
  • RLG197H1Enchantment, Disenchantment, Re-Enchantment
  • RLG198H1Dystopia: Religion & Gender in Science Fiction
  • RLG199H1Contagions
  • JRC199H1Truths & Reconciliations in Canada
  • JRN199H1Exodus and Enslavement
  • RLG200H1The Study of Religion
  • RLG204H1Islam
  • RLG209H1Justifying Religious Belief
  • RLG211H1Psychology of Religion
  • RLG212H1Anthropology, Religion and Culture
  • RLG213H1Interpreting Sacred Texts
  • NMC103H1The Islamic World
  • NMC271H1The Sufi Tradition in Islam
  • NMC273Y1Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • NMC275H1The Mongol Empire and the World It Made last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC348Y1History of Iran: From the Sasanians to the Safavids last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • NMC355H1Ottoman Empire: The Age of Reform
  • NMC374H1The Mamluks: from Slaves to Sultans last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC376H1History of Islamic Spain and North Africa (640-1492) last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC377Y1Ottoman Empire: The Classical Age last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC385H1Islamic Law in Historical Perspective and Contemporary Debate last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC393H1
  • NMC396H1The Art of the Qur’an
  • NMC471H1Advanced Topics in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • NMC475H1Orientalism & Occidentalism last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • PHL336H1Islamic Philosophy last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
  • RLG350H1The Life of Muhammad
  • RLG351H1The Quran: An Introduction
  • RLG352H1Post-Colonial Islam
  • RLG355H1Living Islam
  • RLG356H1Islam in China last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • RLG458H1Advanced Topics in Islam
  • FAH265H1Monuments of the Islamic World
  • FAH326H1Cultural History of Islamic Spain
  • RLG404H1Religion Capstone - Research
  • RLG405H1Religion Capstone - Practical
  • RLG406H1Constructing Religion
  • RLG407H1The World of "World Religion"
  • RLG426H1Religion in the Public Sphere: Community-Engaged Learning
  • NMC277H1Topics in Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations
  • RLG412H1Advanced Topics in Religion
  • RLG264H1Introductory Pali I
  • RLG265H1Introductory Pali II
  • RLG260H1Introduction to Sanskrit I
  • RLG263H1Introduction to Sanskrit II
  • RLG359H1Intermediate Sanskrit I
  • RLG360H1Intermediate Sanskrit II
  • RLG474H1Sanskrit Readings I
  • RLG261H1Introduction to Tibetan I
  • RLG262H1Introduction to Tibetan II
  • MHB155H1Elementary Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB156H1Elementary Modern Hebrew II
  • MHB255H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB256H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  • MHB355H1Advanced Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB356H1Advanced Modern Hebrew II
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