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.
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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.
Image: Students toured the Jain Center of Southern California and packed plant-based meals for neighbors through Long Beach mutual aid outreach, Spring 2026
Video: Why Religious Studies at UC Irvine?
Our possible futures require more robust engagement with the global study of religion, not less. Click on this video to learn how you can add Religious Studies to any path of study and distinguish yourself with skills for engaging history, comparative philosophies, and cultural differences in a pluralist society.
