{"id":384,"date":"2023-01-31T18:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T18:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/?page_id=384"},"modified":"2024-09-18T20:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T20:16:02","slug":"the-doctoral-degree-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/the-doctoral-degree-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The Doctoral Degree Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--scrolling-text-with-image \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--scrolling-text-with-image\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n\n          \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/04\/st-philomena-singing-enhanced1800x2400-768x1024.jpeg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/04\/st-philomena-singing-enhanced1800x2400-1280x1707.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/04\/st-philomena-singing-enhanced1800x2400-768x1024.jpeg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Singing at the St. Philomena Catholic Church.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n  \n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          About\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n        \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"section\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>USC\u2019s doctoral degree program in Religion offers instruction in methods and theories for the study of diverse religions, as well as specialized training in three areas of study:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asia Pacific Religions<\/li>\n<li>Christian Studies<\/li>\n<li>Global Islam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to instruction within the School of Religion, we promote interdisciplinary study in related fields. Students may also take advantage of our faculty\u2019s participation in the many <strong><a href=\"\/religion\/research-centers\/\">research centers and institutes<\/a><\/strong> at USC, which sponsor lectures, seminars, and fellowships.<\/p>\n<p>We support all of our doctoral degree students with five-year funding packages. Students in our program gain professional training and mentoring aimed at employment as well as the cultivation of scholarly credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Our hometown of Los Angeles offers an ideal setting for the study of religious life. L.A. is one of the most religiously diverse cities in the world and features a splendid variety of museums, archives, and specialized libraries with resources for the study of multiple faith traditions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <h4><a href=\"\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/05\/DoctoralProgram_2_with_image_credit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Download the flyer<\/strong><\/a><\/h4>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: #ffcc00;background-color: #ffcc00\" \/>\n<p>The Doctoral Degree program begins with seminars introducing students to Religious Studies and intensive study within each student&#8217;s chosen track. <em>Students who require additional language training should complete it in the first few years of degree work. <\/em>Typically, students proceed to qualifying examinations before the end of their third year in the program. After they propose and defend a dissertation prospectus, they spend approximately two years researching and writing the dissertation.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: #ffcc00;background-color: #ffcc00\" \/>\n<h4><strong>Requirements for the Degree<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>64 units of course work (including units of previous graduate work for which credit may be allowed.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>REL 500<\/strong>, <strong>592<\/strong>, <strong>593<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/religion\/usc-school-of-religion-doctoral-examinations\/\">Successful completion of qualifying examinations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>REL 794<\/strong> Doctoral Dissertation (4 units required, may take up to 8 units for credit)<\/li>\n<li>Courses required for selected track of study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>No more than two language courses at the <strong>400<\/strong>-level and no more than two non-language courses at the <strong>400<\/strong>-level (ie. 16 units.) Period of residency is contingent upon the background and preparation of the student.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">In addition to the mandatory courses, students are expected to take elective courses in areas that will support their dissertation work in the School of Religion or in related departments across the university (these should be selected in consultation with the primary advisor.) Relevant outside departments and programs may include, but are not limited to: American Studies and Ethnicity, Anthropology, Art History, Classics, East Asian Languages and Cultures, History, International Affairs, Middle Eastern Studies, and Sociology.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">Students may take up to two <strong>400<\/strong>-level courses for credit toward the PhD degree pending approval of their primary advisor.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: #ffcc00;background-color: #ffcc00\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"normal\"><strong>Language Requirements<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Each track determines its own language requirements. Students are expected to be capable of conducting research in their primary research language(s) by the time of admission. Some work in additional relevant languages may also be required. For more information, consult the requirements of specific tracks with the program.<\/p>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: #ffcc00;background-color: #ffcc00\" \/>\n<h4><strong>PhD Learning Objectives &#8211; click <a href=\"\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/05\/2023_PhD_Learning_Objectives.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr style=\"height: 2px;border-width: 0;color: #ffcc00;background-color: #ffcc00\" \/>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          PhD Tracks\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/religion\/asia-pacific-religions\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Asia Pacific Religions\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/asia-pacific-religions-1050x591-1-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/asia-pacific-religions-1050x591-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Procession on Vesak Day (Buddha's Birthday) in Indonesia. One of the doctoral degree programs at the USC School of Religion.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/religion\/asia-pacific-religions\/\" >\n                  \n                    Asia Pacific Religions\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p class=\"normal\">Trains students in the foundational texts, histories, worldviews, socio-political and cultural impact of religions in the pre-modern and modern Asia Pacific. These religious traditions include Hinduism, Buddhism, and other religious movements in the region as well as their global manifestations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"normal\">Mandatory courses for students in the Asia Pacific Religions track include <strong>REL 545<\/strong>, <strong>645<\/strong>, and a one course from the <strong>652<\/strong>\/<strong>653<\/strong>\/<strong>654<\/strong>\/<strong>655<\/strong> series.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.25em\"><strong><a title=\"Asia Pacific Religions Flyer\" href=\"\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/01\/AsiaPacificReligions_with_image_credit.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the flyer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/religion\/christian-studies\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Christian Studies\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/christian-studies-1050x591-1-768x432.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/christian-studies-1050x591-1-768x432.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Glass paten image of Jesus, Paul, and Peter from 4th century Spain. One of the doctoral degree programs at the USC School of Religion.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/religion\/christian-studies\/\" >\n                  \n                    Christian Studies\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Trains students in the vast global range of historical and contemporary Christian traditions often grouped together homogeneously as Christianity. Rather than focusing exclusively on textual and intellectual traditions, this track integrates the social, cultural and material dimensions of religion in its study of plural Christianities, and challenges students to frame their research in transnational and transhistorical terms as a matter of course.<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory courses include <strong>REL 535<\/strong>, <strong>635<\/strong>, and <strong>651<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.25em\"><strong><a href=\"\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/01\/9.5_x_6_xn_studies_flyer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the flyer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"\/religion\/global-islam\/\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Global Islam\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/islam-studies-1050x591-1-768x432.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/02\/islam-studies-1050x591-1-768x432.png 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"The Blue Mosque (The Sultan Ahmed Mosque) located in Istanbul, Turkey. Global Islam is one of the graduate study tracks offered at USC School of Religion.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"\/religion\/global-islam\/\" >\n                  \n                    Global Islam\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Trains students in the \u201cglobal\u201d dimensions of the Islamic tradition, from the traditional confines of the Middle East, Africa and South and Southeast Asia to include Islam, Islamic thought, Muslim culture and Muslim communities in the modern Western world.\u00a0 In addition to the acquisition of traditional skills for the study of religious texts, doctrine, and spiritual life of believers, students will learn how Muslims negotiate concrete spaces and contexts they inhabit in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p>Mandatory courses for students in the Global Islam track include <strong>525<\/strong>, <strong>625<\/strong>, and <strong>650<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 1.25em\"><strong><a title=\"Global Islam Flyer\" href=\"\/religion\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/103\/2023\/01\/GlobalIslam_with_image_credit_b.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download the flyer<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n      \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--contact-details \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--contact-details\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n          <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                      \n<div class=\"f--field 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