Master of Arts in the Study of Religions

The Master’s degree in the study of religions offers advanced and specialised training with an approach to different religious fields based on the use of various methods.

The study programme proposes:

• a specialisation in at least one religion
• advanced work on methodological approaches to the comparative history of religions, the sociology of religions, the psychology of religions, anthropology and the social science of migrations;
• field research;
• improvement of linguistic knowledge;
• acquisition of skills applicable in the world of work.

Students choose one of the following specialist subject areas:

• Religious Traditions of India and Comparative History of Religions;
• Multidisciplinary Approaches to Judaism;
• History and Anthropology of Christian Religions;
• Comparative History of Religions: Transverse and Marginal Religious Traditions;
• Social Sciences of Migrations: Diasporas and Migrations: Analysis of Transnational and Translocal Social Spaces (practices of Islam and other religions).
• Sociology of Religions: The Religious Plurality in Modern Societies;
• Psychology of Religions: Construction of Identity and Self-Awareness.