{"id":27,"date":"2023-07-11T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-11T14:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2025-07-15T17:51:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T17:51:11","slug":"graduate-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/religious-studies\/graduate-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Religious Studies partners closely with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Department of Religion<\/a>, through which all graduate degrees in religion are offered. Our faculty participate actively in the Graduate School\u2019s program by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching graduate courses in various areas of concentration<\/li>\n<li>Advising M.A. and Ph.D. students<\/li>\n<li>Serving on committees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Degree Programs Offered<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/degrees\/master-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Master of Arts<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A specialty or cross-disciplary M.A. is available. Concentrations for the speciality M.A. include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Critical Studies in Asian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions<\/li>\n<li>Ethics and Society<\/li>\n<li>Hebrew Bible<\/li>\n<li>Historical Studies<\/li>\n<li>Homiletics and Liturgics<\/li>\n<li>Jewish Studies<\/li>\n<li>New Testament and Early Christianity<\/li>\n<li>Religion, Psychology, and Culture<\/li>\n<li>Theological Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/degrees\/phd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ph.D. in Religion<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Doctorate programs are offered in:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/critical-studies-and-traditions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Critical Studies in Asian, Islamic, and Jewish Traditions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/ethics-and-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ethics and Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/hebrew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hebrew Bible and Ancient Israel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/historical-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Historical Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/homiletics-and-liturgics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homiletics and Liturgics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/newtest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">New Testament and Early Christian Studies<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/religion-psychology-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Religion, Psychology, and Culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/areas-of-study\/theological-studies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Theological Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For admission information and details about applying, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/gdr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Graduate Department of Religion<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Religious Studies partners closely with the Graduate Department of Religion, through which all graduate degrees in religion are offered. 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