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Overview
The M.A. Religious Studies from Florida International University is a 36-credit hour program: 9 hours of core seminars, 12 hours of ‘track’ courses, and either 9 hours of electives and 6 hours of thesis work, or 15 hours of electives.
Application to the Master of Arts program in Religious Studies is made through FIU’s Graduate Admissions Office.
Combined BA/MA in Religious Studies
To be considered for admission to the combined bachelor’s/master’s degree program, students must have completed at least 75-90 credits in the bachelor’s degree program at FIU and meet the admissions criteria for the graduate degree program to which they are applying. Students need only apply once to the combined degree program, but the application must be submitted to Graduate Admissions before the student starts the last 30 credits of the bachelor’s degree program.
A student admitted to the combined degree program will be considered to have undergraduate status until the student applies for graduation from their bachelor’s degree program. Upon conferral of the bachelor’s degree, the student will be granted graduate status and be eligible for graduate assistantships. Only 5000-level or higher courses, and no more than the number of credits specified by the program catalog, may be applied toward both degrees.
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Required- A four course track, either in one religious tradition, or one theme across religious traditions, approved by the Graduate Director.
- The two graduate seminars taken in the senior year of the BA as well as the Focus courses taken at the Graduate level (limit 12 hours double-counted).
- Six credits of electives selected from the Religious Studies Graduate Course Offerings.
- Six hours of thesis, or six additional hours from the Religious Studies Graduate Course Offerings.
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Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
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Language
English
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Credits
36 SCH
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Philosophy & Ethics Religious Studies & Theology Christian Studies View 246 other Masters in Christian Studies in United StatesExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA 3.27
GRE® 156.01 (verbal)
English requirements
IELTS 6.5
TOEFL® IBT 90
Other requirements
General requirements
- A graduate degree in the humanities or social sciences from an accredited college or university or
- A score of 156 or higher on the verbal portion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or
- A UG 60 GPA of 3.25
- Online application and application fee;
- Official transcripts for all undergraduate and graduate coursework;
- Official GRE scores;
- Official TOEFL scores, if applicable;
- A statement of research interests, including reasons for seeking the M.A./Ph.D., future career goals, and a summary of scholarly preparation for this program;
- Three letters of reference from academic sources or others able to judge academic abilities and potential; and
- A curriculum vitae.
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18030 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9015 USD per semester during 24 months. -
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18030 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9015 USD per semester during 24 months. -
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8202 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4101 USD per semester during 24 months.
Living costs for West Miami
900 - 1400 USD /month
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