Bachelor's Programme in the Teaching Subject Catholic Religion
The teacher training course in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) is a course of study that must be combined with a second teaching subject.
The Bachelor's Programme in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) takes four years. It offers a compact introduction to the central fields of Catholic Theology and provides pedagogical-scientific and didactic education including practical school training.
Students will acquire basic knowledge of the analysis of religious texts and traditions and of the history and development of religious phenomena and institutions as well as of ways of reflecting them in systematic and practical ways.
They will acquire skills in reflecting philosophically and theologically on Christian and non-Christian religious traditions, in applying subject-specific methods and in planning, molding, and accompanying educational processes in religion-related fields.
Facts
Type of study: Bachelor's degree in teaching
Duration: 6 semesters
Scope: 180
Degree: Bachelor of Education (BEd)
Code: UA 198 619
Language: German
Prerequisite: High school graduation diploma or university entrance examination
Supplementary examinations: Latin, if not already completed at school
Admission procedure: yes, once per year
Professional fields
Together with the Master's Programme in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) which lasts two years, the Bachelor's Programme qualifies students for Catholic religious education (at secondary schools) in primary education.
Further studies
The Bachelor's Programme in Catholic Religion is followed by the Master's Programme in Catholic Religion.
The degree of the Master's Programme in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) gives access to the PhD Programme in Theological Studies.