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UCLA received a gift of $2 million from an anonymous donor and intends to use the funding to establish the Robert E. Archer Chair in the Study of Religion, the first endowed chair of its kind for the campus. Pending the approval of the UCLA Academic Senate, the permanent appointment chair will support a distinguished faculty member in UCLA’s interdepartmental degree program in the study of religion, founded a half-century ago within the division of humanities. Read more...

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Fall Courses 2024

Fall Quarter offerings are now available and the new academic year brings both perennial favorites, like "Religion in LA" and "Religion and Violence", and newer courses like "Animals in Religious Literature" and "Global Jainism".  Curious about all of the offerings? Click here to take a look at all of the...

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Fulfill GE Requirements

Learn things that your Priest, Imam, Pastor or Rabbi never taught you. The Study of Religion is not what you think, and it helps explain so much about the world. Take one of our many General Education courses to fulfill your GE requirements and get a better sense of Study of Religion. From Religion in LA to Religion and Violence, Origins of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to Demons in the Ancient World, Spirit of Medicine and introductions to many world religions, and more!...

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