Department of Studies in Religion

The Department of Studies in Religion within the School of Letters, Art and Media is administered by the Faculty of Arts and located in the John Woolley Building.

The Department aims to provide an open, serious, scholarly and critical study of religion. It offers the widest possible range of courses and its methods of study on religion include history, philosophy, psychology, phenomenology, sociology, theology and biblical scholarship.

There are approximately 25 research postgraduate students and about 20 coursework students presently enrolled in the Department. The first year of the undergraduate degree (BA) usually attracts around 200 students with a general undergraduate student body of approximately 500.

The Department has a seminar programme for postgraduate students. All are welcome to attend. Please contact Dr Edward Crangle on 9351 7653 for details on dates, topics and presenters.