Bachelor's Programme Religious Education Emphasis: Religious Studies
The Bachelor’s Programme of Religious Education with a focus on Religious Studies offers a comprehensive introduction to the various subfields within Religious Studies. It introduces students to the multifarious approaches and methods in the study of religions, in-depth working methods pertaining to cultural studies, as well as skills for the presentation of intercultural issues and the understanding of processes underlying intercultural translation.
Facts
Type of study: Bachelor's degree
Duration: 6 semesters
Scope: 180 ECTS
Degree: Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Code: UA 033 195
Language: German
Prerequisites: High School graduation diploma or university entrance examination
Career prospects
This Bachelor’s Programme prepares you for the mediation of knowledge regarding religions and intercultural processes in the fields of journalism and adult education. In addition, it offers students active mediation in intercultural processes, especially in the context of social professions, pedagogical and therapeutic work, healthcare chaplaincy, asylum counselling, and relevant work in development co-operation, both in national and international institutions and NGOs.
Graduates of Religious Studies follow diverse and sometimes surprising career paths beyond the academic milieu. Likewise, an education in Religious Studies might significantly influence individual life plans. Consequently, the department of Religious Studies organises a biannual meeting with graduates to introduce students to different life paths influenced by their degree in Religious Studies, and to inspire them for their own future career development:
QUO VADIS Career prospects for students of Religious Studies
Further Studies
The completion of this Bachelor´s programme qualifies students for the Master's Programme of Religious Studies. This in turn gives students access to the Doctoral Programme in Religious Studies.