Religion program requirements

What the Religion Specialist, Major and Minor require, as the 2026-2027 Arts & Science Calendar states it, and every course they name.

Religion Specialist

  • Arts program
  • 10.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASSPE0151

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

(10.0 credits)

11.0 credit from RLG100H1/ RLG101H1/ RLG102H1/ RLG103H1/ RLG104H1/ RLG105H1/ RLG106H1/ RLG107H1/ RLG108H1/ RLG109H1/ RLG195H1/ RLG196H1/ RLG197H1/ RLG198H1/ RLG199H1/ JRC199H1/ JRN199H1.

2RLG200H1

30.5 credit from the following traditions: RLG201H1 Indigenous Spiritualities and Religions/ RLG202H1 Judaism/ RLG203H1 Christianity/ RLG204H1 Islam/ RLG205H1 Hinduism/ RLG206H1 Buddhism/ RLG208H1 Sikhism/ RLG241H1 The Earliest Christians.

40.5 credit from RLG209H1/ RLG211H1/ RLG212H1/ RLG213H1.

50.5 credit in any other 200-level Department for the Study of Religion courses (excluding the following language courses: MHB255H1, NML255H1, MHB256H1, NML256H1, RLG260H1, RLG263H1, RLG261H1, RLG262H1, RLG264H1, RLG265H1).

63.5 Department for the Study of Religion credits at the 300+ level. Students should develop a focused program of study and may consult the Associate Chair or program office for advice.

70.5 credit at the 400-level in your area of focus selected from Department for the Study of Religion courses. Judaism: RLG430H1, RLG431H1, RLG432Y1, RLG433H1, RLG434H1, RLG435H1, RLG448H1, RLG453H1 Christianity: RLG441H1, RLG447H1, RLG448H1, RLG449H1, RLG451H1, RLG452H1, RLG453H1, RLG454H1, RLG455H1 Islam: RLG458H1, RLG481H1 Hinduism: RLG460H1, RLG462H1, RLG471H1, RLG474H1, RLG476H1 Buddhism: RLG461H1, RLG462H1, RLG463H1, RLG465H1, RLG468H1, RLG469Y1, RLG474H1, RLG479H1

82.5 additional credits of Department for the Study of Religion courses at any level

90.5 credit from the following capstone integrative courses: RLG404H1, RLG405H1, RLG406H1, RLG407H1, RLG426H1 (note: this does not fulfil the 400-level requirement as described in #7 above.)

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Notes:

Note 1Courses with RLG, JAR, JCR, JNR, JPR, JRC, JRN, and JSR designators count as Department for the Study of Religion courses.

Note 22.0 credits of related courses offered by other academic units may be counted towards the fulfillment of the program. The list of eligible courses includes: ANT356H1, ANT386H1, ANT426H1, ANTC31H3, ANTC33H3, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH319H1, FAH328H1, FAH381H1, SMC350H1, CLT350H1, SMC250H1, CLT250H1, SMC200H1, CHC200H1, SMC203Y1, CHC203Y1, SMC215H1, CHC215H1, SMC327H1, CHC327H1, SMC305H1, CHC305H1, SMC307Y1, CHC307H1, SMC309H1, CHC309H1, SMC372H1, CHC372H1, SMC371H1, CHC371H1, SMC456H1, CHC456H1, CLA204H1, CLA305H1, CLA308H1, CLA310H1, CLAA05H3, CLAA06H3, CLAC22H3, EAS338H1, EAS361H1, ENGC16H3, ENGC17H3, GASB30H3, HIS208Y1, HIS220Y1, HIS309H1, HIS323H1, HIS338H1, HIS361H1, HIS403H1, HIS464H1, HISD63H3, HISD64H3, ITA311H1, ITA312H1, ITA320H1, ITA321H1, ITA332H1, CJS200H1, CJS290H1, CJS390H1, CJS400H1, CJS490H1, CJS491H1, NMC252H1, NMC270H1, NMC273Y1, NMC284H1, NMC342H1, NMC351H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC367H1, NMC370H1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC380H1, NMC381H1, NMC382Y1, NMC384H1, NMC484Y1, NML220Y1, NML250Y1, NML320H1, NML350H1, NML351H1, NML357H1, NML358H1, NML420Y1, NML452H1, NML459H1, NEW214H1, BPM214H1, NEW232Y1, BPM232H1, NEW302Y1, NEW339H1, BPM339H1, PHL235H1, PHL237H1, PHL305H1, PHL306H1, PHL307H1, PHL308H1, PHL335H1, PHL338H1, PHL414H1, PHL478H1, SLA302H1, SLA314H1, SLA317H1, SLA400H1, SLA449H1, SOC250Y1

Note 3It is highly recommended that Religion Specialists who are interested in pursuing graduate training also complete two full years of a relevant foreign language. This should be discussed early in a student's program with the Associate Chair or other Religion professors.

Note 4Up to 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 Specialist 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 5Please 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
  • RLG109H1Heroes and Villains: Religion, Role Models & Cautionary Tales from Marvel and DC
  • 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
  • RLG201H1Indigenous Spiritualities and Religions
  • RLG202H1Judaism
  • RLG203H1Christianity
  • RLG204H1Islam
  • RLG205H1Hinduism
  • RLG206H1Buddhism
  • RLG208H1Sikhism
  • RLG241H1The Earliest Christians
  • RLG209H1Justifying Religious Belief
  • RLG211H1Psychology of Religion
  • RLG212H1Anthropology, Religion and Culture
  • RLG213H1Interpreting Sacred Texts
  • MHB255H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  • NML255H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB256H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  • NML256H1Intermediate Modern Hebrew II
  • RLG260H1Introduction to Sanskrit I
  • RLG263H1Introduction to Sanskrit II
  • RLG261H1Introduction to Tibetan I
  • RLG262H1Introduction to Tibetan II
  • RLG264H1Introductory Pali I
  • RLG265H1Introductory Pali II
  • RLG430H1Advanced Topics in Judaism
  • RLG431H1Advanced Topics in Judaism last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG432Y1Advanced Topics in Judaism last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG433H1Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters
  • RLG434H1Modern Jewish Thought
  • RLG435H1The Thought of Leo Strauss
  • RLG448H1Pseudepigraphy in Ancient Mediterranean Religion last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG453H1Christianity and Judaism in Colonial Context
  • RLG441H1Words and Worship in Christian Cultures
  • RLG447H1Magic and Miracle in Early Christianity
  • RLG449H1The Sources of the Gospels
  • RLG451H1The Parables of Jesus
  • RLG452H1The Death of Jesus
  • RLG454H1Social History of the Jesus Movement
  • RLG455H1Heresy and Deviance in Early Christianity last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG458H1Advanced Topics in Islam
  • RLG481H1Islamic Intellectual Tradition
  • RLG460H1Ramayana in Literature, Theology, and Political Imagination last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG462H1Newar Religion
  • RLG471H1Special Topics in Hinduism
  • RLG474H1Sanskrit Readings I
  • RLG476H1Caste and its "Other"
  • RLG461H1Buddhism and Indigeneity
  • RLG463H1Tibetan Buddhism
  • RLG465H1Readings in Buddhist Texts
  • RLG468H1Special Topics in Buddhism
  • RLG469Y1Readings in Tibetan last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG479H1Burmese Buddhist Literature last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG404H1Religion Capstone - Research
  • RLG405H1Religion Capstone - Practical
  • RLG406H1Constructing Religion
  • RLG407H1The World of "World Religion"
  • RLG426H1Religion in the Public Sphere: Community-Engaged Learning
  • ANT356H1Anthropology of Religion
  • ANT386H1Global Catholicism: Anthropological Approaches
  • ANT426H1‘The West’ and Its Others
  • FAH215H1Early Medieval Art and Architecture
  • FAH216H1Later Medieval Art and Architecture
  • FAH319H1Illuminated Manuscripts
  • FAH328H1Gothic Cathedral
  • FAH381H1Problems in Jewish Art
  • SMC350H1
  • CLT350H1Celtic Spirituality
  • SMC250H1
  • CLT250H1Celtic Mythology last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • SMC200H1
  • CHC200H1Christianity and the Arts
  • SMC203Y1
  • CHC203Y1Christianity and Society Through the Ages
  • SMC215H1
  • CHC215H1Varieties of Christian Community
  • SMC327H1
  • CHC327H1Ritual and Worship
  • SMC305H1
  • CHC305H1Christianity and Popular Culture
  • SMC307Y1
  • CHC307H1Scripture in Christian Tradition
  • SMC309H1
  • CHC309H1Christianity and Politics
  • SMC372H1
  • CHC372H1The Catholic Church in Canada
  • SMC371H1
  • CHC371H1Faith and Physics
  • SMC456H1
  • CHC456H1Indian Christianity
  • CLA204H1Introduction to Classical Mythology
  • CLA305H1Theories of Myth
  • CLA308H1Religion in the Greek World
  • CLA310H1Religion in the Roman World
  • EAS338H1Classical Daoism
  • EAS361H1Zen Buddhism
  • HIS208Y1History of the Jewish People
  • HIS220Y1The Shape of Medieval Society
  • HIS309H1Global Reformations
  • HIS323H1Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages
  • HIS338H1The Holocaust, to 1942
  • HIS361H1The Holocaust, from 1942
  • HIS403H1Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
  • HIS464H1Religion and Violence in Comparative Perspective
  • ITA311H1Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante
  • ITA312H1Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio
  • ITA320H1Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)
  • ITA321H1Dante: Divina Commedia (Purgatorio and Paradiso)
  • ITA332H1Love in the Renaissance
  • CJS200H1Introduction to Jewish Thought
  • CJS290H1Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS390H1Special Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS400H1Research Seminar in Jewish Studies
  • CJS490H1Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS491H1Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC273Y1Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC342H1History & Sources of Egyptian Monasticism last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC367H1Archaeology & Architecture of Egyptian Monasticism last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC370H1History of Ancient Israel last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • 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
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC484Y1
  • NML220Y1Introductory Aramaic
  • NML250Y1Introductory Biblical Hebrew
  • NML320H1Targum - Aramaic Bible Translations
  • NML350H1Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
  • NML351H1Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
  • NML357H1Legends of the Jews (Aggadah)
  • NML358H1Middle Hebrew: Mishnah and Tosefta
  • NML420Y1Western Aramaic – Jerusalem Talmud
  • NML452H1Halakhic Midrashim
  • NML459H1Readings in Second Temple Period Texts
  • NEW214H1
  • BPM214H1Socially Engaged Buddhism
  • NEW232Y1
  • BPM232H1Buddhism and Psychology
  • NEW302Y1C.G. Jung: Stories, Patterns, Symbols
  • NEW339H1
  • BPM339H1Mind, Consciousness and the Self
  • PHL235H1Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL237H1Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
  • PHL305H1Classical Islamic Philosophy
  • PHL306H1Post-Classical Islamic Philosophy
  • PHL307H1Augustine
  • PHL308H1Aquinas
  • PHL335H1Issues in Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL338H1Jewish Philosophy
  • PHL414H1Seminar in Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL478H1Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Religion
  • SLA302H1The Imaginary Jew
  • SLA314H1Dostoevsky
  • SLA317H1Tolstoy
  • SLA400H1Medieval and Early Modern Literature of East Slavic Peoples
  • SLA449H1Russian Thinkers
  • SOC250Y1Sociology of Religion last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG359H1Intermediate Sanskrit I
  • RLG360H1Intermediate Sanskrit II
  • MHB155H1Elementary Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB156H1Elementary Modern Hebrew II
  • MHB355H1Advanced Modern Hebrew I
  • MHB356H1Advanced Modern Hebrew II

Religion Major

  • Arts program
  • 6.5 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMAJ0151

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/ RLG109H1/ RLG195H1/ RLG196H1/ RLG197H1/ RLG198H1/ RLG199H1/ JRC199H1/ JRN199H1.

2RLG200H1

30.5 credit from one of the following traditions: RLG201H1 Indigenous Spiritualities and Religions/ RLG202H1 Judaism/ RLG203H1 Christianity/ RLG204H1 Islam/ RLG205H1 Hinduism/ RLG206H1 Buddhism/ RLG208H1 Sikhism/ RLG241H1 The Earliest Christians

42.0 credits from 300+ level Department for the Study of Religion courses, at least 0.5 credit of which must be in the same tradition as was chosen from #3 above. Indigenous Spiritualities and Religions: RLG331H1 Judaism: JRN301H1, RLG313H1, RLG320H1, RLG321H1, RLG325H1, RLG326H1, RLG327H1, RLG328H1, RLG330H1, RLG338H1, RLG339H1, RLG341H1, RLG342H1, RLG343H1, RLG344H1, RLG345H1, RLG346H1, RLG347H1, RLG348H1, RLG349H1, RLG379H1, RLG430H1, RLG431H1, RLG432Y1, RLG433H1, RLG434H1, RLG435H1, RLG448H1, RLG453H1 Christianity: JCR303H1, RLG313H1, RLG318H1, RLG320H1, RLG322H1, RLG323H1, RLG324H1, RLG325H1, RLG326H1, RLG327H1, RLG330H1, RLG338H1, RLG346H1, RLG379H1, RLG441H1, RLG447H1, RLG448H1, RLG449H1, RLG451H1, RLG452H1, RLG453H1, RLG454H1, RLG455H1 Islam: RLG312H1, RLG313H1, RLG327H1, RLG346H1, RLG350H1, RLG351H1, RLG352H1, RLG354H1, RLG355H1, RLG379H1, RLG458H1, RLG481H1 Hinduism: RLG311H1, RLG358H1, RLG361H1, RLG362H1, RLG363H1, RLG365H1, RLG366H1, RLG368H1, RLG369H1, RLG460H1, RLG462H1, RLG471H1, RLG474H1, RLG476H1 Buddhism: JNR301H1, RLG311H1, RLG371H1, RLG372H1, RLG373H1, RLG374H1, RLG375H1, RLG376H1, RLG379H1, RLG461H1, RLG462H1, RLG463H1, RLG465H1, RLG468H1, RLG469Y1, RLG474H1, RLG479H1

52.0 credits chosen from other Department for the Study of Religion courses carrying any of the following designators: RLG, JAR, JCR, JRC, JNR, JRN, JPR, JSR

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

Students in this program have the option to complete the Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) stream.

Notes:

Note 11.0 credit of related courses offered by other academic units may be counted towards the fulfillment of the program. The list of eligible courses includes: ANT356H1, ANT386H1, ANT426H1, ANTC31H3, ANTC33H3, FAH215H1, FAH216H1, FAH319H1, FAH328H1, FAH381H1, SMC350H1, CLT350H1, SMC250H1, CLT250H1, SMC200H1, CHC200H1, SMC203Y1, CHC203Y1, SMC215H1, CHC215H1, SMC327H1, CHC327H1, SMC305H1, CHC305H1, SMC307Y1, CHC307H1, SMC309H1, CHC309H1, SMC372H1, CHC372H1, SMC371H1, CHC371H1, SMC456H1, CHC456H1, CLA204H1, CLA305H1, CLA308H1, CLA310H1, CLAA05H3, CLAA06H3, CLAC22H3, EAS338H1, EAS361H1, ENGC16H3, ENGC17H3, GASB30H3, HIS208Y1, HIS220Y1, HIS309H1, HIS323H1, HIS338H1, HIS361H1, HIS403H1, HIS464H1, HISD63H3, HISD64H3, ITA311H1, ITA312H1, ITA320H1, ITA321H1, ITA332H1, CJS200H1, CJS290H1, CJS390H1, CJS400H1, CJS490H1, CJS491H1, NMC252H1, NMC270H1, NMC273Y1, NMC284H1, NMC342H1, NMC351H1, NMC360H1, NMC361H1, NMC367H1, NMC370H1, NMC374H1, NMC376H1, NMC380H1, NMC381H1, NMC382Y1, NMC384H1, NMC484Y1, NML220Y1, NML250Y1, NML320H1, NML350H1, NML351H1, NML357H1, NML358H1, NML420Y1, NML452H1, NML459H1, NEW214H1, BPM214H1, NEW232Y1, BPM232H1, NEW302Y1, NEW339H1, BPM339H1, PHL235H1, PHL237H1, PHL305H1, PHL306H1, PHL307H1, PHL308H1, PHL335H1, PHL338H1, PHL414H1, PHL478H1, SLA302H1, SLA314H1, SLA317H1, SLA400H1, SLA449H1, SOC250Y1

Note 2Up to 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
  • RLG109H1Heroes and Villains: Religion, Role Models & Cautionary Tales from Marvel and DC
  • 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
  • RLG201H1Indigenous Spiritualities and Religions
  • RLG202H1Judaism
  • RLG203H1Christianity
  • RLG204H1Islam
  • RLG205H1Hinduism
  • RLG206H1Buddhism
  • RLG208H1Sikhism
  • RLG241H1The Earliest Christians
  • RLG331H1Creation Narratives and Epistemologies
  • JRN301H1Disability in the Hebrew Bible and Related Texts
  • RLG313H1Love, Sex, Family
  • RLG320H1Judaism and Christianity in the Second Century
  • RLG321H1Women and the Hebrew Bible
  • RLG325H1The Uses and Abuses of the Bible
  • RLG326H1Roots of Christianity and Judaism
  • RLG327H1Hospitality and Ethics in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • RLG328H1Religion, Race, and the Legacy of Cain and Abel
  • RLG330H1Visions and Revelation in Ancient Judaism and Christianity
  • RLG338H1Religion and Religiosity in Israel/Palestine
  • RLG339H1Religious Ethics: The Jewish Tradition
  • RLG341H1Dreaming of Zion: Exile and Return in Jewish Thought
  • RLG342H1Judaism in the Early Modern Era
  • RLG343H1Kabbala: A History of Mystical Thought in Judaism
  • RLG344H1Antisemitism
  • RLG345H1Social Ecology and Judaism
  • RLG346H1Time and Place in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
  • RLG347H1Judaism in the Late Modern Era
  • RLG348H1Philosophical Responses to the Holocaust
  • RLG349H1Special Topics in Judaism
  • RLG379H1Religions of the Silk Road last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG430H1Advanced Topics in Judaism
  • RLG431H1Advanced Topics in Judaism last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG432Y1Advanced Topics in Judaism last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG433H1Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters
  • RLG434H1Modern Jewish Thought
  • RLG435H1The Thought of Leo Strauss
  • RLG448H1Pseudepigraphy in Ancient Mediterranean Religion last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG453H1Christianity and Judaism in Colonial Context
  • JCR303H1Global Christianities
  • RLG318H1Sacred & Secular Nature in Christianity
  • RLG322H1Early Gospels
  • RLG323H1Jesus of Nazareth
  • RLG324H1The Apostle Paul and His Enemies
  • RLG441H1Words and Worship in Christian Cultures
  • RLG447H1Magic and Miracle in Early Christianity
  • RLG449H1The Sources of the Gospels
  • RLG451H1The Parables of Jesus
  • RLG452H1The Death of Jesus
  • RLG454H1Social History of the Jesus Movement
  • RLG455H1Heresy and Deviance in Early Christianity last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG312H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Islam
  • RLG350H1The Life of Muhammad
  • RLG351H1The Quran: An Introduction
  • RLG352H1Post-Colonial Islam
  • RLG354H1Marriage and Divorce in Islamic Thought and Practice
  • RLG355H1Living Islam
  • RLG458H1Advanced Topics in Islam
  • RLG481H1Islamic Intellectual Tradition
  • RLG311H1Gender, Body and Sexuality in Asian Traditions
  • RLG358H1Special Topics in Hinduism
  • RLG361H1Hinduism: The Great Books
  • RLG362H1The Ramayana - from Literature to Politics
  • RLG363H1God and Love in Hinduism
  • RLG365H1Hinduism Today
  • RLG366H1Hindu Philosophy
  • RLG368H1Yoga, Ayurveda and Other Therapies
  • RLG369H1The Mahabharata
  • RLG460H1Ramayana in Literature, Theology, and Political Imagination last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • RLG462H1Newar Religion
  • RLG471H1Special Topics in Hinduism
  • RLG474H1Sanskrit Readings I
  • RLG476H1Caste and its "Other"
  • JNR301H1The History of Buddhist Meditation
  • RLG371H1Interdependence
  • RLG372H1Engaging Tibet
  • RLG373H1Buddhist Ritual
  • RLG374H1Buddhist Life Stories
  • RLG375H1Biohacking Breath
  • RLG376H1Touching the Earth
  • RLG461H1Buddhism and Indigeneity
  • RLG463H1Tibetan Buddhism
  • RLG465H1Readings in Buddhist Texts
  • RLG468H1Special Topics in Buddhism
  • RLG469Y1Readings in Tibetan last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG479H1Burmese Buddhist Literature last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG404H1Religion Capstone - Research
  • RLG405H1Religion Capstone - Practical
  • RLG406H1Constructing Religion
  • RLG407H1The World of "World Religion"
  • RLG426H1Religion in the Public Sphere: Community-Engaged Learning
  • ANT356H1Anthropology of Religion
  • ANT386H1Global Catholicism: Anthropological Approaches
  • ANT426H1‘The West’ and Its Others
  • FAH215H1Early Medieval Art and Architecture
  • FAH216H1Later Medieval Art and Architecture
  • FAH319H1Illuminated Manuscripts
  • FAH328H1Gothic Cathedral
  • FAH381H1Problems in Jewish Art
  • SMC350H1
  • CLT350H1Celtic Spirituality
  • SMC250H1
  • CLT250H1Celtic Mythology last in the 2023-2024 Calendar
  • SMC200H1
  • CHC200H1Christianity and the Arts
  • SMC203Y1
  • CHC203Y1Christianity and Society Through the Ages
  • SMC215H1
  • CHC215H1Varieties of Christian Community
  • SMC327H1
  • CHC327H1Ritual and Worship
  • SMC305H1
  • CHC305H1Christianity and Popular Culture
  • SMC307Y1
  • CHC307H1Scripture in Christian Tradition
  • SMC309H1
  • CHC309H1Christianity and Politics
  • SMC372H1
  • CHC372H1The Catholic Church in Canada
  • SMC371H1
  • CHC371H1Faith and Physics
  • SMC456H1
  • CHC456H1Indian Christianity
  • CLA204H1Introduction to Classical Mythology
  • CLA305H1Theories of Myth
  • CLA308H1Religion in the Greek World
  • CLA310H1Religion in the Roman World
  • EAS338H1Classical Daoism
  • EAS361H1Zen Buddhism
  • HIS208Y1History of the Jewish People
  • HIS220Y1The Shape of Medieval Society
  • HIS309H1Global Reformations
  • HIS323H1Rites of Passage and Daily Life in the Middle Ages
  • HIS338H1The Holocaust, to 1942
  • HIS361H1The Holocaust, from 1942
  • HIS403H1Jews and Christians in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
  • HIS464H1Religion and Violence in Comparative Perspective
  • ITA311H1Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante
  • ITA312H1Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch and Boccaccio
  • ITA320H1Dante: Vita Nuova and Divina Commedia (Inferno)
  • ITA321H1Dante: Divina Commedia (Purgatorio and Paradiso)
  • ITA332H1Love in the Renaissance
  • CJS200H1Introduction to Jewish Thought
  • CJS290H1Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS390H1Special Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS400H1Research Seminar in Jewish Studies
  • CJS490H1Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies
  • CJS491H1Advanced Topics in Jewish Studies
  • NMC252H1Hebrew Bible
  • NMC270H1Christians of the Middle East
  • NMC273Y1Early Islamic History: The Prophet and the Caliphates last in the 2022-2023 Calendar
  • NMC284H1Judaism and Feminism: Legal Issues from Menstruation to Ordination
  • NMC342H1History & Sources of Egyptian Monasticism last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC351H1Dead Sea Scrolls
  • NMC360H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World I: The Bronze Age
  • NMC361H1The Archaeology of the Biblical World II: The Iron Age
  • NMC367H1Archaeology & Architecture of Egyptian Monasticism last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • NMC370H1History of Ancient Israel last in the 2025-2026 Calendar
  • 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
  • NMC380H1Religion in the Ancient Near East
  • NMC381H1Modern Islamic Thought
  • NMC382Y1Mummies, Myth and Magic: The Religion of Ancient Egypt last in the 2021-2022 Calendar
  • NMC384H1Marking Time: Legal Issues and Personal Status in Judaism
  • NMC484Y1
  • NML220Y1Introductory Aramaic
  • NML250Y1Introductory Biblical Hebrew
  • NML320H1Targum - Aramaic Bible Translations
  • NML350H1Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I
  • NML351H1Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II
  • NML357H1Legends of the Jews (Aggadah)
  • NML358H1Middle Hebrew: Mishnah and Tosefta
  • NML420Y1Western Aramaic – Jerusalem Talmud
  • NML452H1Halakhic Midrashim
  • NML459H1Readings in Second Temple Period Texts
  • NEW214H1
  • BPM214H1Socially Engaged Buddhism
  • NEW232Y1
  • BPM232H1Buddhism and Psychology
  • NEW302Y1C.G. Jung: Stories, Patterns, Symbols
  • NEW339H1
  • BPM339H1Mind, Consciousness and the Self
  • PHL235H1Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL237H1Introduction to Chinese Philosophy
  • PHL305H1Classical Islamic Philosophy
  • PHL306H1Post-Classical Islamic Philosophy
  • PHL307H1Augustine
  • PHL308H1Aquinas
  • PHL335H1Issues in Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL338H1Jewish Philosophy
  • PHL414H1Seminar in Philosophy of Religion
  • PHL478H1Advanced Topics in Philosophy of Religion
  • SLA302H1The Imaginary Jew
  • SLA314H1Dostoevsky
  • SLA317H1Tolstoy
  • SLA400H1Medieval and Early Modern Literature of East Slavic Peoples
  • SLA449H1Russian Thinkers
  • SOC250Y1Sociology of Religion last in the 2024-2025 Calendar
  • RLG264H1Introductory Pali I
  • RLG265H1Introductory Pali II
  • RLG260H1Introduction to Sanskrit I
  • RLG263H1Introduction to Sanskrit II
  • RLG359H1Intermediate Sanskrit I
  • RLG360H1Intermediate Sanskrit II
  • 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

Religion Minor

  • Arts program
  • 4.0 credits
  • Open enrolment
  • ASMIN0151

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

(4.0 credits)

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

2RLG200H1

31.0 Department for the Study of Religion credit at the 300+ level

41.5 additional Department for the Study of Religion credits

Notes:

Note 1JAR, JCR, JNR, JPR, JRC, JRN and JSR courses will be counted as Department for the Study of Religion courses. Courses offered by other academic units may not be counted towards this program.

Note 2Up to one language course totaling 0.5 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 Minor 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
  • 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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