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MOI UNIVERSITY
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Eldoret, Kenya |
Founded in 1984
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| SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES |
| DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN RELIGION |
The Department of Religion offers a D.Phil. degree in five major areas of Religion:
- Christianity
- African Religion
- Oriental and Ancient Religions
- Islam
- Comparative Study of Religion
The religious pluralism, which characterizes many societies today and the pervasiveness of religion in human experience, especially in Africa, demands trained manpower 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.
The D.Phil. programme in religion is intended to assist students to:
- Acquire in-depth knowledge in their area of specialisation
- Acquire additional knowledge of the religions outside their areas of specialization in order to develop a multi-disciplinary perspective and a holistic inter-disciplinary approach to issues
- Conduct independent research and present findings in a coherent and comprehensive manner, with a view to contributing creatively to the enrichment of scholarship in their fields
- Undertake teaching responsibilities and offer administrative and consultancy services to organisations and institutions
- Apply their expertise in finding solutions to problems in society
The Doctor of Philosophy Programme in the department shall normally consist of coursework, examination and thesis. The minimum units of coursework shall be 21 units and the maximum shall be 24 units, which will be made up of at least 12 units of level 9 courses (D.Phil. level) and the rest from level 8 courses (M.Phil. level). All coursework shall normally be done in the first year of study for both full-time and part-time students.
Year 1 Semester I - At least 9 units of coursework and a minimum of 6 units of research proposal.
Year 1 Semester II - At least 12 units of coursework and a minimum of 3 units of research proposal.
Year 2 throughout - Research only (15 units)
Year 3 throughout - Research/Thesis (15 units)
The rules and regulations governing the conduct of D. Phil Examinations of Moi University shall apply.
Core Courses
Year one
First Semester
| Course Code
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| REL 900
| Advanced Research Methodology
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| REL 997
| Research Proposal I
| 3
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Year One
Second Semester
| Course Code
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| REL 901
| Phenomenology of Religion (Core)
| 3
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| REL 998
| Research Proposal II
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Year Two and Three
| Course Code
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| REL 999
| Research and Thesis
| 30
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Christianity
Semester I
| Course Code
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| REL 910
| History and Religion of Israel (Core)
| 3
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| REL 912
| Old Testament Theology
| 3
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| REL 914
| Advanced Reading and Exegesis of New Testament Greek
| 3
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| REL 916
| Africa and Africans in Biblical Period
| 3
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| REL 918
| History of Christianity in Africa
| 3
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Semester II
| Course Code
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| REL 911
| Old Testament in Modern scholarship
| 3
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| REL 913
| Advanced Reading and Exegesis of the Old Testament Hebrew
| 3
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| REL 915
| New Testament in Modern Scholarship
| 3
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| REL 917
| Systematic Theology
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| REL 919
| Selected Themes in the History of Christianity
| 3
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African Religion
Semester I
| Course Code
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| REL 920
| Advanced Study of African Religion(Core)
| 3
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| REL 922
| God in African Religion
| 3
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| REL 924
| Man in African Religion
| 3
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| REL 926
| Advanced Study of African Religion in East Africa
| 3
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| REL 928
| Issues in African Traditional Ethics
| 3
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Semester II
| Course Code
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| REL 921
| African Religion in Critical Research
| 3
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| REL 923
| Ancestors in African Religion
| 3
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| REL 925
| Mysterious Powers in African Religion
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| REL 927
| Advanced Study of African Religion in West Africa
| 3
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Oriental And Ancient Religions
Semester I
| Course Code
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| REL 330
| Zoroastrianism
| 3
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| REL 932
| Hinduism (Core)
| 3
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| REL 934
| Jainism
| 3
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| REL 936
| Sikhism
| 3
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Semester II
| Course Code
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| REL 931
| Judaism
| 3
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| REL 933
| Buddhism
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| REL 935
| Religion in the Far East
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Islam
Semester I
| Course Code
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| REL 940
| Advanced Reading Exegesis of the Qur'an (Core)
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| REL 942
| Worship in Islam
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| REL 944
| Sharia
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| REL 946
| Islam in Africa
| 3
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Semester II
| Course Code
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| REL 941
| Exegetical Study of Selected Texts in Hadith
| 3
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| REL 943
| Islamic Philosophy
| 3
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| REL 945
| Modern Trends in Islamic Theology
| 3
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Comparative Study of Religion
Semester I
| Course Code
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| REL 950
| Study of Comparative Religion Core)
| 3
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| REL 952
| Inter-religious Dialogue
| 3
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| REL 954
| Comparative Study of New Religious Movements in Kenya
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Semester II
| Course Code
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| REL 951
| World Religions
| 3
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| REL 953
| Selected Themes in Comparative Religion
| 3
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| REL 955
| Comparative Study of Major Religions in Kenya
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Eldoret, Kenya
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