Religion Department

Name of Department/Program:

Religion Department

Email Contact for Religion Department and/or Program: marshalla@brandonu.ca

Address:
270-18th Street
Clark Hall Third Floor
Brandon, Manitoba R7A 6A9

Program Types:
Undergraduate

Description:

From the beginning, the Religion Department at Brandon University has approached the study of religion non-confessionally and non-theologically intentionally so as to uncover crucially important and sometimes neglected gendered, racialized and contested histories. Accordingly, the Religion Department offers a range of popular courses that actively seek to decolonize the study of religion, giving voice to vantage points and peoples who have often lived in the shadows of Brandon and the surrounding areas of our regional university in Western Manitoba. Our courses are varied in region and scope, and also highlight the importance of diversity and having an open mind. They offer students an important safe space at the university to explore religion, spirituality, secularism and non religion using traditional European western theories and also Indigenous, Chinese, Afrocentric, feminist and queer ones. Religion Department faculty and their courses help students understand their place in a global and increasingly digital world, honing skills in cultural literacy, critical thinking, and community engagement while also providing the tools needed for future careers (see below for a list of careers). The Department offers, within the B.A. degree programs at Brandon University, both four-year and three-year Majors and Minors in Religion.

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Other Information:

Courses offered by Brandon University’s Religion Department are among the most regionally diverse at the university and provide students with the knowledge, expertise and understanding that helps them navigate a global world where attitudes toward religion or non-religion and issues related to secularism shape daily life and interactions. Many of our students accordingly take a double major in Religion and one other discipline, such as Sociology, Political Science, and Anthropology.
Religion students have obtained a variety of jobs after graduation. Some have become high-school or university teachers, both in Canada and abroad. Many have gone on to complete Law, Social Work or Education degrees. Some work in museums, and archives while others are full-time commercial artists and film-makers. Then there are the majority who use the critical skills they acquired to work in immigration, government, healthcare or commercial enterprises.
Questions about Religion at Brandon University: Email enquiries about our program should be directed to Dr. Alison Marshall, the Department’s Website Co-ordinator: marshalla@brandonu.ca.