BA Islamic Religious Studies at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Are you interested in Islam and would like to learn more about traditional scriptural foundations, religious norms and methods, schools of Islam and religious doctrines, religious practices, cultural history and contemporary theological issues? The Islamic Religious Studies degree program at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) is just right for you! As a student of this degree program, you will receive the reference and technical language skills required to read and understand simple source texts in Arabic.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Theology  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; part-time option  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The degree program can be studied as a one-subject or two-subject Bachelor’s degree program. The degree program comprises compulsory modules and compulsory elective modules. Compulsory modules are Arabic 1-4 as well as lectures and seminars from the areas of scriptural foundations, religious studies, and social action.

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