Resources

Graduate Handbook

This Handbook is designed to supplement the information given in the Graduate School Calendar. The student should be acquainted with the information Provided in the Calendar and not rely entirely on the material presented here. Students are responsible for being familiar with the guidelines of the University and the Department.

Religious Studies Graduate Timetable

Graduate Student Life

Life in the Department, On Campus, in the City: When we think of graduate school, we think of seminars, conducting research, sitting for exams, and writing a thesis or dissertation. Scholarly activities are only part of the total experience of being a grad student. Grad student life in the Religious Studies Department, at McMaster, and in the wider community of Hamilton offers so much more.

PhD Graduates & Theses Titles

A chronology of PhD graduates from the program, dissertation titles, and supervisors.

BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship

This scholarship will enable advanced graduate students in Buddhist Studies who are Canadian Citizens or studying in a Canadian University to spend one year in a Japanese University, studying and/or carrying out doctoral research.

Facebook

The official Facebook page of the Department of Religious Studies.

Twitter

The official Twitter page of the Department of Religious Studies.

G.S.A.R.S.

GSARS is the association of graduate students in the Department of Religious Studies. The aim of GSARS is to promote and represent graduate student interests and to maintain an active sense of community amongst members of the Department.

School of Graduate Studies

Paying Your Fees

Student Accounts & Cashiers

Course Calendars

This is McMaster University’s official repository for degree, program, and course requirements.

MOSAIC

Your access point for McMaster University's administrative information systems.

Convocation Information

Details and dates for all graduating students.

Freeman Family Bursary

The Canadian Friends of Hebrew University (CFHU), with matching funds from the Ontario Student Opportunities Trust Fund (OSOTF), has established a Bursary for McMaster University students to study for a summer, semester, or academic year at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Advisory Committee Nomination - Form

A Form Relating to Supervisory Committees

Supervisory Committee Nomination - Form

A Form Relating to Supervisory Committees

Committee Change - Form

A Form Relating to Supervisory Committees

Reading Course - Form

A Form Relating to Course Work

Asian Breadth Information and Intent to Write - Form

A Form Relating to Asian Breadth

Comprehensive Exam Intent to Write - Form

A Form Relating to Comprehensive Exams

Doctoral Statement Submission - Form

A Form Relating to a Thesis/Project Proposal

Guidelines for Proposal and Submission - Form

A Form Relating to a Thesis/Project Proposal:

Intention to Submit MA Thesis or Project - Form

A Form Relating to a Thesis/Project Defense

Preliminary Report for MA Thesis - Form

A Form Relating to a Thesis/Project Defense

BDK Canada Graduate Scholarship

This scholarship will enable advanced graduate students in Buddhist Studies who are Canadian Citizens or studying in a Canadian University to spend one year in a Japanese University, studying and/or carrying out doctoral research.

Frequently Used Forms

Frequently Used Forms in Faculty and Academic Department Offices

Planning Guide for Chairs and Directors

BA Religious Studies

A checklist of requirements for the BA Religious Studies.

Honours BA Religious Studies

A checklist of requirements for the Honours BA Religious Studies.

Combined Honours BA Religious Studies

A checklist of requirements for the Combined Honours BA Religious Studies.

Minor in Japanese Studies

A checklist of requirements for the Minor in Japanese Studies.

Minor in Jewish Studies

A checklist of requirements for the Minor in Jewish Studies.

Minor in Religious Studies

A checklist of requirements for the Minor in Religious Studies.

Minor in Religion and Diversity

A checklist of requirements for the Minor in Religion and Diversity.