Master's Programme in Religious Education Focus on Othodox Religious Education
The Master’s Programme in Religious Education with a focus on Orthodox Religious Education is designed as pre-professional education for teachers of religion, primarily in secondary schools.
Students who have completed either a Bachelor’s in Religious Studies or Studies in Orthodox Theology advance their studies in scientific theology and acquire pedagogical, didactic, and professional skills in the field of education.
Furthermore, students will deepen their knowledge of – and develop a critical approach to – the Christian-biblical revelation, the unfolding of the Christian faith, as well as church life from an orthodox perspective. These will be studied in light of historical and present day social, cultural, and religious developments.
Facts
Type of study: Master´s degree
Duration: 4 semesters
Scope: 120 ECTS
Degree: Master of Education (MEd)
Code: UA 066 796
Language: Deutsch
Prerequisite: Completion of a relevant Bachelor’s degree or its equivalent at a recognised domestic or international university or college in theology or a relevant area of study in the humanities. 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.
Language proficiency: Certified proficiency in New Testament Greek (9 ECTS) is required. Students without such certification must complete a course in New Testament Greek (9 ECTS).
Professional fields
The Master’s Programme in Religious Education with a focus on Orthodox Religious Education primarily aims to qualify individuals for work in the field of Orthodox Religious Education (at secondary school level). It also, however, enables activity in a wide array of other professional fields such as theological-pedagogical work in ecclesiastical and non-ecclesiastical institutions, adult education, public relations, the media sector, as well as academia.
Further studies
Upon completion of the Master's Programme in Religious Education with a focus on Orthodox Religious Education, students will have access to the PhD Programme in Theological Studies .