我们的硕士学位课程专为希望从事学士学位以外的宗教学术研究的学生而设计。学生以各种目标完成硕士，许多目标是攻读博士学位。其他人则细读硕士学位，以了解宗教如何使世界变得丰富和丰富，以及他们可以应用于其他专业领域的知识。宗教研究硕士学位通常为两年制。学生必须完成30个学分，并以一种非英语语言的语言证明其阅读能力。为了毕业，学生必须完成一份批准的研究论文修订，长度在20至30页之间（不包括尾注）。有关大学和部门要求的详细信息，请咨询大学研究生院公告。
The Master of Arts program in the Department of Religious Studies is designed for students looking to engage in the academic study of religion beyond the bachelor's degree. Students undertake the M.A. with a variety of goals, including continuing to the Ph.D. Many join the program to understand how religion informs and enriches the world, applying their knowledge to an array of professional fields. IU's Department of Religious Studies believes that the study of religion means asking complex and far-reaching questions that illuminate human experiences, cultural differences, and the process of meaning-making. The M.A. program comprises graduate students and faculty dedicated to their roles as researchers, teachers, and mentors. By cultivating a multidisciplinary, thematic approach to the study of religion, the department prepares its graduate students for careers in higher education and in any profession that requires deep knowledge, broad-mindedness, critical engagement, and research and communications skills. Students become not only specialists in their areas of interest, but also well versed in an array of theories, topics, and traditions related to a key focus of the department: being human.