Religious Studies

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.

Events

News

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Students Exemplify Critical Engagement with the Study of Religion during Annual Awards
Students and faculty celebrated the annual Religious Studies awards on Monday, June 1, with the recent tradition of potato taquitos, Jarritos sodas and faculty…
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Music as Religious Practice: An Introduction to the Shakuhachi
Join us for a discussion and listening session of the shakuhachi, a bamboo flute that originated in 8th-century Japan and is associated with Zen Buddhism. The…
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UCI Grad Students Reflect on 2026 Pan-UC Religious Studies Conference
On April 3, five graduate students presented their work at the 2nd Pan-UC Religious Studies conference at UC Davis. Recent undergrad Marissa Gomez ('26)…
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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)