Program Description
The Department of Religion at the George Washington
University offers a Masters of Arts degree that focuses
on the religions of Hinduism and Islam. Students in this
program will study with Professors Hiltebeitel and Nasr,
two prominent scholars in these fields. Students will also
have the opportunity to study with distinguished faculty
at three other local universities (American, Catholic, and
Georgetown). They will work toward a mastery of the following
topics:
- theory and method in the study of religion,
- the tradition of either Hinduism or Islam, and
- the comparison between Hinduism, Islam, and other religious
tradition.
Program Requirements
Prerequisites: A Bachelors of Arts degree related
to the subject of the program and knowledge in a foreign
language, usually French or German (which may be demonstrated
after enrollment in the program).
Required: The general requirements as stated under the
Columbian
School of Arts and Sciences.
The program consists of 36 credit hours. All students need
at least 2 semesters (6 hours) of a primary research language
(Arabic, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit or another relevant language)
which will not count toward the 36 hours.
Participating Faculty
Requesting Information
To view information about GW, courses, information
about our department and an application package, please
visit the graduate
student information Web site. Here you will find links
to an abundance of information including an online application.
If you prefer, you may also request to receive this information
by mail. To do so please submit a request to the graduate
admissions department via the graduate
student information Web site.
For more information on the PhD
in American Religious History, please contact the History
Department, or Professor
Dewey Wallace.
Guidelines
for Thesis Prospectus
Thesis
Prospectus Form
Application
for Graduation
