LEARN THE CONCEPTION OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES

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Religious Studies teaches about the traditions
and their ultimate values in relation to our
lives.
SCOPE OF RELIGIOUS STUDIES
The subject focuses on the relevance of religion
and its history. Also, the subject classifies
religion into ancient and modern religions to
make the subject more understandable.
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Career paths for a religious major
Religious Studies have shown significant growth
throughout the years. It has opened up various
career paths like law, education, social work,
research, etc.
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Benefits for religious studies major
Helps the students to explore human traditional
ethics and gain varied experiences
Helps to analyse society and its culture.
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Students are introduced to various employment
opportunities with guaranteed growth.
Increases students knowledge about the cultures
of different countries.
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Fields in religious studies
Old testament students who wish to explore the
history and culture of ancient Israel,
American religious history explores religious
traditions in America and its emerging problems.
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Ancient Christianity teaches students about the
history of ancient Christianity.
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Islamic studies students study history and
development of Islam religion.
Asian religions enables students to study the
development of Asian religions along with
in-depth research.
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New Testament the doctoral program at Yale
enables students to attain knowledge about the
New Testament texts.
Judaic studies students study the critical
knowledge of Jews, their culture, history, etc.
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Why should you study religious studies?
It is a diversified and multi-disciplinary
subject that enables students to explore all the
cultures over the world i.e. both ancient and
modern. The subject provides preparation simply
for living in a global world.
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Things you dont know about religions
Religious Studies opens up the scope of the
readings which are not available to you in
everyday life like Bible is a human text, as are
all sacred text.
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There many genres found in bible or other text,
certain bible stories are not unique, etc.
Short courses in religious studies
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Religious studies offers introduction to various
short courses all over the world like Greek
mythology, ritual and religion in prehistory,
Buddhism and psychology ,biblical studies and
ministry, political theology for peace,
nationalism religion and violence summer seminar
,etc.
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Labour statistics after b.a (religious studies)
Since the graduates are equipped with high
critical thinking and writing skills, they are a
major attraction to various companies. Graduates
earn an average starting salary of 36,955 and a
mid-career salary of 72,243 after pursuing a
degree in Religious Studies.
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