Master's Programme in Catholic Religion
The Master's Programme in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) lasts for two years and follows the Bachelor's Programme in the Teaching Subject of Catholic Religion. It qualifies students for Catholic religious education at the secondary level.
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 additional 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: Master's degree
Duration: 4 semesters
Scope: 120 ECTS
Degree: Master of Education (MEd)
Code: UA 199 518
Language: German
Prerequisite: A bachelor's degree in teaching at the University of Vienna in the same subject combination. Alterative: eight-semester bachelor's degree in teaching from another Austrian university in the same subject combination. To compensate for significant differences in terms of content, skills or learning outcomes of the degree programme, supplementary examinations can be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the 2nd semester of the degree programme.
Professional fields
This master's degree qualifies students for Catholic religious education (at secondary schools) in secondary education.
Further studies
The degree of the Master's Programme in Catholic Religion (teaching subject) gives access to the PhD Programme in Theological Studies.