MA Religious Studies at Freie Universität Berlin

Programme overview

Religious Studies is a master programme at Freie Universität Berlin, offered by the Department of History and Cultural Studies (Institute for the Scientific Study of Religion) and leading to the Master of Arts (M.A.). It has a standard duration of 4 semesters, German as the language of instruction, a start in the winter and summer semester. The program enables students to analyze and interpret processes of transfer and transformation of religious concepts and practices in various regions. Here, religious aspects of European cultural history are central in terms of artistic, philosophical, and intellectual history.

Faculty: Department of History and Cultural Studies | Department: Department of History and Cultural Studies Institute for the Scientific Study of Religion | Duration: 4 semesters | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter and summer semester | Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany

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Application information

Entry requirements

Bachelor’s degree in the humanities, cultural studies, or social sciences with at least 30 credits in religious studies, or an equivalent degree, Proof of English language skills (level B2 CEFR). The DSH - or German Language University Entrance Exam for Foreign Students - is obligatory for all applicants whose first language is not German and who have earned their initial degree from a university (or equivalent institution) where the language of instruction is not German.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters

Apply through the official page: https://www.fu-berlin.de/en/studium/bewerbung/index.html

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