Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016

• 38. - Philosophy and religious studies
• 38.02 - Religion/religious studies

38.0201 - Religion/religious studies, general

This instructional program class comprises any program that focuses on the nature of religious belief and specific religious and quasi-religious systems. These programs include courses in phenomenology; the sociology, psychology, philosophy, anthropology, literature and art of religion; mythology; scriptural and textual studies; religious history and politics; and specific studies of particular faith communities and their behaviour.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • comparative religion
  • religion
  • religious studies
  • world religions

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Anglican studies(38.0203)
  • Bible studies(39.0201)
  • Buddhist studies(38.0202)
  • Hindu religion(38.0204)
  • history of religion(38.0299)
  • Islamic religion(38.0205)
  • Judaic studies(38.0206)
  • philosophy and religion(38.0001)
  • priesthood(39.0602)
  • rabbinical studies(39.0605)
  • religious education (except Bachelor of Education)(39.0401)
  • Talmudic law(39.0606)