Religious Literacy Certificate at University of Saskatchewan

Programme overview

The Certificate in Religious Literacy equips students pursuing degrees in law, business, healthcare, social services, education and public policy with working knowledge of the beliefs and practices of a variety of religious traditions, including each tradition's internal diversity shaped by gender, race, class and colonial histories.

Faculty: College of Arts and Science | Duration: One-year certificate (full- or part-time) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

21 credit units: RLST 200.3 and RLST 285.3, plus courses covering Judaism and Christianity (3 credit units), Islam (3), Asian religions (6) and Religion and Culture (3).

Career pathways

Law, medicine and nursing, education, research, public health, public policy, global governance, non-governmental organizations, political advocacy, social work, community outreach, immigration services, psychotherapy and mental health (with additional study).

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Application information

Entry requirements

College of Arts and Science (BA, BSc and BA&Sc undergraduate admission): regular admission from high school requires Grade 12 standing or equivalent, Foundations of Mathematics 30 or Pre-Calculus 30 (applicants may be admitted with a mathematics deficiency), a minimum 70% average on five high school subjects and proficiency in English. Applicants with 18 or more transferable post-secondary credit units need a minimum 60% average on those units, plus the same mathematics and English requirements. Special (mature) admission is available to applicants aged 21 or older who do not qualify for regular admission.

Requirements published at faculty level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: One-year certificate (full- or part-time)

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.usask.ca/religious-literacy.php

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