MA in Religious Studies at Boston University

Programme overview

New applications for the MA in Religious Studies are no longer being accepted. Requirements for students currently enrolled in the program are listed below.

Faculty: Graduate School of Arts & Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

In addition to any prerequisites required upon admission, eight 4-unit courses (32 units) are normally required as a minimum for the Master of Arts. This includes two of the following four 4-unit courses in approaches to religious studies: CAS RN 795 Humanities Approaches to Religion

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Entry requirements

The guidelines for each track are meant to ensure that students are well-prepared to produce high-quality academic work in their chosen areas of specialization while also remaining fully engaged in the broader trends in the study of religion most relevant to their work. Each track is guided by a group of faculty that includes, among others, members of the Department of Religion, the School of Theology, and faculty from other schools and departments related to the focus of the track.

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences master's programmes admit for Fall 2027; Spring 2027 entry is offered for selected programmes (Economics MS programmes, History of Art & Architecture MA, Preservation Studies MA, Online MS in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence).

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Fall 2027 master's deadlines are mostly priority January 15 and final March 15 (African American & Black Diaspora Studies priority February 15, final March 15; Preservation Studies February 15; Sociology and History of Art & Architecture January 15). Spring 2027 deadlines for selected programmes are priority October 15 and final November 15. Applications are submitted through the online application; the GRE is required only for the Economics MS/MA programmes and the MS in Psychological & Brain Sciences.

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