Doctor of Philosophy (Religion)

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Doctor of Philosophy in Religion

Introduction

The Department of Philosophy, Religion and Theology offers Ph.D. degrees in THREE major areas of Religion: Christianity; African Religion; and Islam. The religious pluralism which

characterizes many societies today and the pervasiveness of religion in human experience, especially in Africa, demands trained man power in different fields of Religion. Such training

will enable graduates to teach and do research in the field of religious experience and to relate religion to processes of modernization and development. The programme therefore, takes a comparative view of the study of religion.

Year 1

Semester I

Required

Code	Title	Units
REL 993	Advanced Research Methods	3
REL 994	Research Proposal I	3

Core

Code	Title	Units
REL 910	Phenomenology of Religion	3

Christianity Tract

REL 911a History and Religion of Israel 3

Electives

REL 911b Advanced Reading and Exegesis of Hebrew 3

REL 911c Old Testament Theology 3

Total Units 15

African Religion Tract

Core

Code	Title	Units
REL 912a	Advanced Study of African Religion	3

Electives

Code	Title	Units
REL 912b	God in African Religion	3
REL 912c	Ancestors in African Religion	3
	Total Units	15

Islam Tract

REL 913b Worship 3

Electives

Code	Title	Units
REL 913b	Advanced Reading and Exegesis of the Quran	3
REL 913c	Sharia	3
	Total Units	15

Semester II

Code	Title	Units
REL 995	Research Proposal II (Required)	6
REL 920	Inter-Religion Dialogue (CORE)	3

Christianity Tract

Core

REL 921a Systematic Theology 3

Electives

Code	Title	Units
REL 921b	Advanced Reading in NT Greek	3
REL 921c	History of Christianity in Africa	3
	Total Units	15

African Religion Tract

Core

REL 922a Advance Study of African Religion in East and West Africa 3

Electives

Code	Title	Units
REL 922b	Man in African Religion	3
REL 922c	Mysterious Powers in African Religion	3
	Total Units	15

Islam Tract

Core

REL 923a Modern Trends in Islamic Theology 3

Electives

Code	Title	Units
REL 923b	Islam in Africa	3
REL 923c	Advanced Reading and Exegesis in the Hadith	3
	Total Units	15

Objectives

Program objectives

The Ph.D. programme in Religion is intended to assist students to :

Acquire in-depth knowledge in their area of specialization.
Acquire additional knowledge outside their areas of specialization in order to develop a multi-disciplinary perspective and a holistic interdisciplinary approach to religious issues.
Conduct independent research and present findings in a coherent and comprehensive manner, with a view of contributing creativity to the enrichment of scholarship in their fields.
Undertake teaching responsibilities and offer administrative and consultancy services to the
organizations and institutions.
Apply their expertise in finding solutions to problems in society.

Course Structure

Structure of the programme

The programme comprises Coursework, Examination and Thesis. The minimum units of coursework shall be 21 and the maximum 24. These consist of at least 12 units at the level

900 courses and the rest from level 800 courses. All courses shall be done during the first year of study for both full and part-time students. Proposal writing, research, data analysis and thesis writing take the rest of the time.

Year 1 Semester I At least 9 units of course work and a minimum of 6 units of research proposal.

Year 1 Semester 2 At least 12 units of course work and a minimum of three units of research proposal.

Year 2 throughout Research only (15 units)

Year 3 throughout Research & thesis (15 units)

A candidate admitted into a Ph.D. programme must submit to the School of Graduate Studies through his/her respective Faculty Graduate Studies Committee a research proposal within the nine months after provisional registration.

If a research proposal is found to be satisfactory, the board, School of Graduate Studies shall recommend to Senate that the candidate be registered. The date of registration shall be backdated to the date of provisional registration.

The School of Graduate Studies may decide to disapprove the research proposal if:

The research is unsuitable in itself, or

The research cannot be scholarly conducted under the supervision of the University.

The conditions under which the candidate proposes to work are unsatisfactory.

Registration for Ph.D. will not be recommended if a candidate fails to submit an acceptable research proposal within the stipulated period. A student who does not qualify for registration at the material time shall normally be discontinued.

A candidate may be registered as a full-time student for Ph.D. Degree for a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years.

Examination of courses shall be according to general University examination regulations.

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