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
Students in the winter '25 Religion and Science class went to the UCI Susan Samueli Integrative Health Center (SSIHI) on March 6 for a tour and Tai Chi…
In the recent quarterly issue of Citric Acid, Professor Joe McKenna shared his insights on the Deadly Sins, Evil, & Feng Shui from his unpublished lexicon, An…
In the March 2025 issue of Reforestation Magazine, focused on Urban Nature, Religious Studies professor Brianne Donaldson invites readers to reimagine religion…
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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.
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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)
