Religious Studies and Education Citation
Harvard Extension School and Harvard Divinity School have collaborated to offer a Citation in Religious Studies and Education to teachers or teacher candidates who require the legal, methodological, and content competencies to teach about religion. Teachers can earn professional development units through the Harvard Divinity School’s Program in Religious Studies and Education for each successfully completed religious studies citation course.
How to earn the citation
The citation is awarded to students who have a bachelor of arts degree or equivalent upon completion of 4 religious studies and education courses (see list below) taken for graduate credit within a 3-year timeframe and with a grade of B– or better. Courses must be taught by faculty from Harvard Divinity School or the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ Committee on the Study of Religion who have the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, senior lecturer, professor of the practice, or professor.
Up to 2 previous courses completed from fall 2007 through summer 2009 can be counted toward the 4 needed for citations awarded in 2009–10. Upon completion of the fourth course (Methods in Religious Studies and Education: Integrating the Study of Religion into the Curricula) you can request the citation. The award of the citation is reflected on the Harvard Extension School transcript.
Citations are not awarded retroactively; the request must be made at the end of the semester upon completion of the methods course.
Required courses
- RELI E-1505 Religion, Education, and Democracy
- RELI E-2000 Methods in Religious Studies and Education: Integrating the Study of Religion into the Curricula
Electives
Two courses that focus on 2 different religious traditions or areas of study within religion, chosen from this list:
- ANTH E-182 American Indian Religions: Place, Shaman, Ghost Dance
- GOVT E-1182 Muslims in Europe: Between Integration and Radicalization
- GOVT E-1962 Jihad: From Classical Islam to Bin Laden
- HIST E-1010 History of Western Christianity, 100–1100
- HIST E-1015 History of Western Christianity 1100–1500
- RELI E-1010 World Religions Today: Diaspora, Diversity, and Dialogue
- RELI E-1028 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)
- RELI E-1047 Religion, the Arts, and Social Change
- RELI E-1063 Literature of Journey and Quest
- RELI E-1066 Dreams and the Dreaming
- RELI E-1420 History of Ancient Christianity
- RELI E-1503 Religion and Society in America Today: Change and Continuity
- RELI E-1550 Understanding Islam and Contemporary Muslim Societies
- RELI E-1705 Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
- RELI E-1710 Introduction to the Hindu Traditions of India
Information
For more information about the citation, please contact Diane Moore, the citation director and advisor, as well as the director of the Program in Religious Studies and Education and professor of the practice of religious studies and education, Harvard Divinity School, at (617) 384-8047 or dlmoore@hds.harvard.edu.
Religion concentration in the Master of Liberal Arts Program
Students who have a desire to pursue religious studies further can apply citation courses toward a Master of Liberal Arts degree from Harvard Extension School.