Overview
The "Religions of the World" professional graduate certificate is offered by Harvard University.
Gain insight into the historical origins, mythologies, cosmovisions, faiths, sacred architecture, rituals, and institutions of the world’s religious traditions.
Key learning outcomes:
- Understanding of the frameworks and methods through which to understand religion in different cultures, time periods, and societies.
- Developing an understanding on how to read and interpret religious texts, artistic expressions, and ritual performances
- Surveying the powerful roles that charismatic individuals and traditional institutions have played in social organization, rapid social change, cultural transformation, and globalization in the modern world.
- Examining the intersection of religious history, philosophy, culture, and lifestyle.
To meet the requirements for the certificate, you must:
- Completefour certificate courses for graduate credit.
- Earn at least a B grade in each course.
- Complete the courses within three years.
Programme Structure
The liberal arts graduate certificate in Religions of the World requires four courses.
You may choose any four courses from the Religions of the World certificate course group, using the certificate course search.
Courses Include:- Exhibiting and Collecting Islamic Art: Toward a Critical History
- History of Western Christianity, 100-1100
- History of Western Christianity, 1100-1500
- The Empire Strikes Back: Science Fiction, Religion, and Society
- Bodies and Sexualities in the Medieval Middle East: Medical, Cultural, and Religious Views
- Buddhism and Japanese Artistic Traditions
- World Religions
- Motherhood in Religion and Myth
- Religion, the Arts, and Social Change
- Religious Dimensions in Human Experience: Myth, Methods, Apocalypse, and Understanding the Sacred Good.
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
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Religious Studies & Theology View 671 other Masters in Religious Studies & Theology in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
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General requirements
No application is required. You simply register for graduate courses during our fall, spring, or summer registration periods.
Tuition Fee
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International
8266 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12400 USD for the full programme during 18 months. -
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8266 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 12400 USD for the full programme during 18 months.
Living costs for Cambridge
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Financing
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Funding
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