University of Social Sciences and Humanities enrolls students in Religious Studies from 2016

In developed countries around the world, Religious Studies has long been a fundamental science that has been focused on research and teaching. In Vietnam, recently, Religious Studies has been a field that has been focused on for development, especially at the university level, alongside centers and institutions that have a long history of religious research.

In 2016, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU allowed the first year of enrollment of students majoring in Religious Studies with a quota of 50 students, in the form of the Hanoi National University's Competency Assessment exam.

Workshop on Religious and Cultural Diversity in Vietnam organized by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (March 2014)

As a specialized field of study but oriented towards broad interdisciplinary development, the Religious Studies major belongs to the Department of Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, with a division of majors into three blocks of knowledge: 1. Specialized knowledge of religious culture (Spiritual tourism, Ethics & Religious ethics, Religious art and history of religious art, Religious symbolism, Beliefs and festivals, History of spirituality, Religious aesthetics, etc.); 2. Specialized knowledge of specific religions (Buddhism, Catholicism, Protestantism, Islam, Hoa Hao Buddhism, Cao Dai, etc.); 3. Specialized knowledge of religious guidelines, policies, and professions.

Besides, there are two training development directions of the industry: Applied Religion and Religious Theory and Skills, Professionalism.

With the above creative and distinctive interdisciplinary development orientations, the Religious Studies major, under the Department of Religious Studies, has affirmed its position in the field of training and research on religion alongside other majors with religious research areas such as History, Oriental Studies, Anthropology, etc.

Religious Studies provides knowledge and skills in the field of religion for research, teaching, training, management or working in state administrative agencies, research institutes, religious research centers, especially in the fields of journalism, communication, tourism, diplomacy, culture, art, spiritual research...

As a major of the Faculty of Philosophy since 1990, with the efforts of the Department of Religious Studies, the attention of the Faculty of Philosophy and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi, the Department has completed a training system consisting of three levels: Bachelor, Master and Doctorate in Religious Studies. After completing the bachelor's program, students can continue to study for a Master's or Doctorate.

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open the reading room, religious and belief materials at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (November 2015)

In addition, students also have the opportunity to study a second major in the following majors: Journalism, Oriental Studies, Management Science, History, Tourism and Travel Services Management, International Studies, Literature of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities or English Language, Chinese Language of the University of Foreign Languages ​​(VNU) after completing the first year.

Department of Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU is a prestigious training institution for Religious Studies in Vietnam, with extensive experience in training, research, teaching and social orientation on Religion.

The formation and growth of the Department of Religious Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, VNU, together with the orientations in training and recruiting full-time students of the department, have shown the pioneering mission of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in early and timely grasping the practical needs of political, economic and social life and the needs of the spiritual and cultural life of each specific Vietnamese person.