Religious Studies and Specialization in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, MA

Degree Offered:
MA

Application Deadline

Legal status Fall Winter Summer
Canadian Students: February 1 Winter - Canadian Students: Not offered Summer - Canadian Students: Not offered
International Students: December 1 Winter - International Students: Not offered Summer - International Students: Not offered

The faculty reserves the right to close admissions at any time, after the application deadline, if the quota is reached. It is therefore important to submit your complete application and all supporting documents as soon as possible. The requirements listed are subject to change. Meeting these minimum requirements does not guarantee admission.

Available Options for Program

Student status
Full-Time: Student status - Full-Time: Yes
Part-Time: Student status - Part-Time: Yes
Language
English: Language - English: Yes
French: Language - French: Yes
Option(s)
Thesis:Option(s) - Thesis: Yes
Major Research Paper:Option(s) - Major Research Paper: Yes
Course-based or Project:Option(s) - Course-based or Project: No

Minimum Requirements

B in an honours Bachelors degree in religious studies or equivalent

Average time to completion

6 terms

Area(s) of specialization

  • Religions in Canada
  • Religions and Culture
  • Women and Religion

We encourage students interested in doing an MA in the area of classical studies to apply to the MA in Religious Studies, which has a stream focusing on late antiquity.

Your complete admission package must include

Application Fee:CA$120.00 (non-refundable)
Recommendation letter(s):2
It is highly recommended that you contact your referee prior to submitting your application to confirm their email address and their availability to complete your letter of recommendation.
Transcript(s):1

You must upload copies of all transcripts from universities you have attended by using the uoDoc application. Transcripts must cover all courses and programs at any university you have attended, including regular programs (whether completed or not), exchanges, letters of permission, online or correspondence courses, courses taken as a non-degree student or visiting students, etc. If your transcript and degree certificate are not in English or French, you must submit a copy of a certified translation.

Once you've received your offer of admission, if the offer contains any conditions for submitting official documents, you will need to upload them to uoDoc. Some exceptions apply. 

Previous or current Ottawa students do not need to submit a transcript of their studies at the University of Ottawa. Professional programs in rehabilitation require all transcripts, including those from uOttawa.   

Language requirements (if applicable)
Language proficiency test scores equivalencies:
French Program: DALF C1, C2/ TCF B2 (note globale)/TEF B2 (Note globale) (Internet-based)
English Program: TOEFL 84 (Overall); 24 (Writing); 20 (Individual)/IELTS 6.5 (Overall); 6.5 (Writing); 6 (Individual) (Internet-based)
Required document(s):
  • Resume (must include chronological academic history)  
  • Letter of intent in which you describe the intended field of research and your interest in the Medieval and Renaissance Studies

Format:
500 words
Font size –Times New Roman 11

Content:
1. Your motivations to pursue graduate studies in the discipline
2. Provide a brief outline of your academic background
3. The problem or question you are interested in
4. The objectives of your research. Explain why you believe it is important to undertake this research.
5. Discuss the potential original contribution of your research to the field.
6. Your methodological approach (if applicable)
7. The name of a potential research supervisor (see the list of professors in Uniweb) you would be interested in working with, should you be admitted to the program

Please note that non required admission documents will not be consulted, conserved or returned to the student. These documents will be destroyed according to our administrative procedures.

Academic Unit Coordinates

Office of Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts, c/o Graduate Programs-Classics and Religious Studies
Simard Hall, room 416 60 University Private Ottawa ON Canada K1N 6N5
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
Tel: 613-562-5439
artsgrad@uOttawa.ca
http://www.cla-srs.uottawa.ca
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