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Religion (PhD) at University of Southern California

University of Southern California, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Religion is organised in tracks including Asia Pacific Religions, Christian Studies and Global Islam, with a primary adviser and mentoring committee guiding each student. Students are expected to maintain a 3.5 GPA in coursework.

Faculty: School of Religion  |  Department: School of Religion  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Los Angeles, CA, United States

What you will study

64 units of coursework including REL 500, REL 592, REL 593, 8 units of REL 701 and up to 8 units of REL 794a; track-specific mandatory courses; advanced language study by track; written and oral qualifying examinations; a dissertation prospectus and dissertation.

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