Title and statement of responsibility area
Title proper
General material designation
Parallel title
Other title information
Title statements of responsibility
Title notes
Level of description
Repository
Reference code
Edition area
Edition statement
Edition statement of responsibility
Class of material specific details area
Statement of scale (cartographic)
Statement of projection (cartographic)
Statement of coordinates (cartographic)
Statement of scale (architectural)
Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)
Dates of creation area
Date(s)
-
1955-1998 (Creation)
Physical description area
Physical description
2,67 m of textual records
Publisher's series area
Title proper of publisher's series
Parallel titles of publisher's series
Other title information of publisher's series
Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series
Numbering within publisher's series
Note on publisher's series
Archival description area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Department of Religious Studies is established in 1957 in the Faculty of Arts as the Department of Religion. In 1966, it changes its name to the Department of Religious Studies and begins offering an Honors B.A., a M.A., and Ph.D. In 1987, the Department takes a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of religion using the perspectives of historical, sociological, psychological, and literary studies to arrive at a comprehensive understanding of people as religious beings. The Department of Religious Studies is amalgamated to the Department of Classical Studies in July 1996 following a Senate motion (95-96.21), there for, abolishing the Department as described in its original mandate.
Custodial history
Scope and content
The fonds contain files which document the functions of the Department of Religious Studies. It includes minutes: of the Department (1969-1985), of the Committee on Religious Studies (1966, 1980-1989), of the Department Assembly (1969-1980, 1985-1995), of the Teaching Staff Committee (1987-1995) and an annual report (1967-1968). It also includes the Canadian Center for Research on Women and Religion Bulletin (1988-1992, 1995), a student guide (1969-1970), timetables (1966-1970), a course outline (1975) and miscellaneous publications. The collection: Religious and Belief is filed in the University Press Fonds (Fonds 82).
Notes area
Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Administration transfer.
Arrangement
Language of material
Script of material
Location of originals
Availability of other formats
Restrictions on access
Documents containing personal and confidential information are restricted to consultation and reproduction. The records are submitted to the Copyright's Act.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Finding aids
File level inventory for textual documents.
Associated materials
Accruals
More accruals are expected.
General note
Title variations: Department of Religion.