博士学位课程从研讨会开始，向学生介绍宗教研究和每个学生选择的专业的强化学习。需要额外语言培训的学生应该在学位课程的头几年完成它。通常，学生在课程第三年结束之前会在三个领域中进行资格考试。在提出并捍卫论文招股说明书后，他们花了大约两年的时间研究和撰写论文。
The Doctoral Degree program begins with seminars introducing students to Religious Studies and intensive study within each student's chosen track. Students who require additional language training should complete it in the first few years of degree work. Typically, students proceed to qualifying examinations before the end of their third year in the program. After they propose and defend a dissertation prospectus, they spend approximately two years researching and writing the dissertation.