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Welcome to the Graduate Program of the Religion Department!

On this page you will find links to information about the requirements for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Religion and information about how to apply for admission to the Program. Florida State University was one of the first state universities in the nation to offer graduate study in Religion and today the Department continues to play a leading role, nationally and internationally, in advancing the academic study of religion. The Graduate Program in Religion at FSU offers a wide array of seminars and many opportunities for individual mentoring by prominent and accomplished scholars. We also offer students a collegial intellectual and learning environment characterized by cooperation, respect and good humor.

The Graduate Program has four “tracks” of study, American Religious History (ARH), History and Ethnography of Religion (HER), Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy (REP) and Religions of Western Antiquity (RWA). Each track has specific degree requirements; descriptions of these requirements can be found through the sidebar link on this page to “fields of study.” Students admitted to one of the four tracks will be advised by faculty in that area. They will also take courses and fulfill some of their degree requirements outside that area. It is a general policy of the department to admit only full-time students to the Graduate Program in Religion.For assistance with logistical matters involving application to the Graduate Program, arrangements for visiting, and questions about University regulations and procedures, contact Jon Bridges at jbridges@fsu.edu. For online information about University policies regarding graduate study, please consult the Graduate Bulletin.

Bryan Cuevas
John F. Priest Professor of Religion
Director of Graduate Studies

		Contacts: Jon Bridges jbridges@fsu.edu Link: the Graduate School


Home News & Events People Graduate Studies -Graduate Handbook (PDF) -Fields of Study -M.A. Requirements -Ph.D. Requirements -Admission -Finances -Policies & Procedures -Placement -Graduate Symposium -Graduate Fellowships Undergraduate Studies Courses Resources	Welcome to the Graduate Program of the Religion Department! On this page you will find links to information about the requirements for M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Religion and information about how to apply for admission to the Program. Florida State University was one of the first state universities in the nation to offer graduate study in Religion and today the Department continues to play a leading role, nationally and internationally, in advancing the academic study of religion. The Graduate Program in Religion at FSU offers a wide array of seminars and many opportunities for individual mentoring by prominent and accomplished scholars. We also offer students a collegial intellectual and learning environment characterized by cooperation, respect and good humor. The Graduate Program has four “tracks” of study, American Religious History (ARH), History and Ethnography of Religion (HER), Religion, Ethics, and Philosophy (REP) and Religions of Western Antiquity (RWA). Each track has specific degree requirements; descriptions of these requirements can be found through the sidebar link on this page to “fields of study.” Students admitted to one of the four tracks will be advised by faculty in that area. They will also take courses and fulfill some of their degree requirements outside that area. It is a general policy of the department to admit only full-time students to the Graduate Program in Religion.For assistance with logistical matters involving application to the Graduate Program, arrangements for visiting, and questions about University regulations and procedures, contact Jon Bridges at jbridges@fsu.edu. For online information about University policies regarding graduate study, please consult the Graduate Bulletin. Bryan Cuevas John F. Priest Professor of Religion Director of Graduate Studies	Sheng Yen Professorship in Chinese Buddhist Studies and Fellowship for Graduate Students The Sheng Yen Education Foundation of Taiwan has given two gifts—totaling $160,000—to the Department of Religion. >>Read More Joshua Fleer has received a Scholarship Joshua Fleer has received a scholarship from the Christian Scholarship Foundation at Emory University for 2012-2013 academic year. Zachary Johnson won a Best Paper Award Winner of the Leo Sandin Best Paper Award was Zachary Johnson with the paper entitled, “Heathen Chinese: Protestant American Narratives of Chinese Religiosity in the 19th Century.” on the student symposium.