Hire a Student in Religion
Our interdisciplinary faculty fosters a thought-provoking environment for exploring the growth and evolution of religions, their interpretations, historical and critical understanding, and their societal significance.
Students engage in courses on various religious traditions such as Indigenous spiritualities and religions, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism and Buddhism. They also take language courses such as Pali, Sanskrit, Tibetan and modern Hebrew. They develop critical tools for approaching religion from historical, anthropological, psychological and philosophical perspectives. They learn to think in depth about religion’s role in politics, culture and society.
Arts & Science Internship Program (ASIP) students receive extensive professional and skill development training and supports through the ASIP supplementary curriculum.
What Can Our Students Offer?
Study of religion students are enrolled in one of two competitive-entry programs: major and specialist.
By the End of Second Year:
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Deployment of tools and visual and digital representation — translating textual material
- Information and cultural literacy
- Consultation skills and collaboration
- Familiarity with diversity of religious traditions around the world
By the End of Third Year:
- Enhanced skills in locating and critically evaluating primary and secondary sources
- Range of language skills
- In-depth knowledge of specific and/or comparative religious traditions and manifestations
Where Do Our Students Work?
U of T’s study of religion students have worked with top employers across Canada and globally, including:
- Museums — Royal Ontario Museum
- Healthcare services
- Legal services
- Non-profits, NGOs
- Libraries
- Places of worship — Metropolitan Community Church
- Education sector
- Refugee, Resettlement and Asylum — Matthew House and Jewish Immigrant Aid Service for Newcomers
- Hospital chaplaincies
- Public health
- Human rights organizations
What Can Our Students Do?
- Social services programming
- Educational assistance
- Religious institution work
- Human rights advocacy
- Administrative coordination
- Charity coordination
- Research
- Public policy advising
We want our students to see religion as a historical phenomenon and not a timeless essence — fascinating, continuously adapting and indispensable for an understanding of not just the past, but the present.
— Professor Srilata Raman, Associate Undergraduate Chair, Department for the Study of Religion
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