29 Master's in Theology and Religious Studies in Asia

The Master’s programme in Jewish Thought at University of Haifa offers a wide perspective of Judaism that includes Biblical, Talmudic, historical, philosophical, and mystical levels of knowledge.

Explore the rich tapestry of Jewish civilization - its history, culture, and thought - through a ground-breaking Jewish Studies programme from Tel Aviv University that bridges the past and the present.

The Philosophy and Religion program from Assumption University helps students develop essential skills such as independent thinking, logical reasoning, and problem analysis, which can be applied in various fields.

This Counseling and Spirituality programme at Christ University, Bangalore would invite students to addresses the burning issues of plurality of religions, diversity of cultures, and economic poverty of people.

The Master of Buddhist Counselling programme at The University of Hong Kong offers quality training on Buddhist teaching-based counselling knowledge and skills by means of interdisciplinary learning and contemplative practice.

The Ethics and Religion programme at the University of Toyama was established to nurture interdisciplinary research skills, encourage the development of advanced specialty skills, and promote an international point of view.

The Religions and Mysticism program is offered at Alzahra University.

Offered in collaboration with the University of St Andrews, this 2-year joint degree Comparative Religion - Study of Judaism and Christianity program from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides students with the unique opportunity to gain comparative and cross-cultural perspectives on Judaism and Christianity while studying at two world-class universities in Israel and Scotland.

The Islamic Philosophy and Kalam program is offered at Alzahra University.

The Religious Studies course from University of Saint Joseph explores the spiritual and religious values in various philosophical and religious traditions. 

Offered by Hebrew University’s Rothberg International School (RIS) in conjunction with the Bible Department at the Faculty of Humanities, the The Bible and the Ancient Near East program at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem focuses on contemporary Biblical studies and provides grounding in Biblical Hebrew, with the option to study Modern Hebrew from beginner through advanced levels.

The Centre for the Study of Comparative Religions and Civilizations at Jamia Millia Islamia is one of the very few institutions of its kind in this country and we, at Jamia, are proud to keep it running.

The Buddhist Studies programme at the University of Delhi aims prepare experts on Buddhism who would excel in knowledge, orientation, and application of Buddhist thought of peace and non-violence with high ethical standards and social relevance.

The M.A. Buddhist Studies course at Savitribai Phule Pune University is the only place under the jurisdiction of the SPPU which provides excellent facility for learning Pali and Buddhism from basic to advance level.

The Archaeology and the Ancient Near East - Biblical Section programme at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem provides a unique, concentrated opportunity to examine the history and culture of the Land of Israel during the Bronze and Iron Ages.

This Religion programme is offered at Christ University, Bangalore.

The Buddhist Studies MA programme from University of Hamburg takes an academic approach to Buddhist traditions, Buddhist ethics, and Buddhist philosophical perspectives. This independent program is unique in Germany and has an excellent international reputation. Universität Hamburg's Buddhist Studies program focuses on the intellectual history of Buddhism and manuscript cultures.

The Religious Studies program of Mahidol University is the only program in Thailand that has a teaching and learning in religious education that emphasizes knowledge, content, theory, philosophy, teachings of various religions both in the form of practice that has a potential basic and in a way objective "science".

Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a fundamental and distinctive aspect of human culture. As religion represents the deepest hopes, fears, concerns and values of human being, it can play both constructive and destructive roles in society.   

Considering religion an integral part of human life, thought and culture, the Religious Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong advocates a critical and comparative perspective to the study of multifarious religious phenomena and a sympathetic understanding of people’s religious experience.