About the Program

The UCI Religious Studies program offers a critical multidisciplinary lens into world religions, global philosophies, history, and cultural expressions that continue to shape the contemporary world. 

Check out our wide-ranging lineup of quarterly approved courses here.

News

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UCI RS Undergrads: Apply by Nov. 9 for Interfaith Studies Fellowship
About the Fellowship The Bridgebuilders Relating Across Interfaith Differences (BRAID) Fellowship is an Interfaith America (IA) initiative focused on cultivating…
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Public Talk: No Nonviolence Without Equality: Gandhi & Ambedkar on the Politics of Dignity & Resentment, Dr. Aishwary Kumar
Please join UCI Religious Studies for a guest lecture with Dr. Aishwary Kumar, exploring distinctions in the approach to nonviolence from two leading figures in…
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UCI Religious Studies co-sponsors Climate Action Festival
Savor the beauty of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Preserve while experiencing the power of science, art and faith to heal our world. Meet a beekeeper, compose…
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F21 student temple visit

Put Your Religious Studies Degree to Work

in nonprofit leadership, mediation, counseling, education, social and ecological justice, journalism, technology, business, or graduate study in law, medicine, public health, diplomacy, and more.

 

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F22 Meaning of Life lunch

Student Experiences

Students explore the wooden temple at the Jain Center of Southern California, Fall 2021 (top), Students and faculty complicate the "Religion vs. Atheism" split during Meaning of Life Lunch conversation, Fall 2022 (bottom)