BA Religious Studies: World Religions in the Past and Present (Minor) at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

The world’s religions play a role in our everyday lives, sometimes through obvious symbols like crosses, kippahs and hijabs, but sometimes more inconspicuously through customs and ways of thinking. The bachelor’s programme in ‘Religious Studies’ mainly focuses on the five major religions: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism. You will explore what people believe(d) in and the extent to which cultures and societies are influenced by religion.

Faculty: Faculty of Theology  |  Department: Institute for Religious Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters (60 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time or part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester, Summer semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

A multi-subject bachelor’s programme consists of a major subject with 120 credit points (CP for short; 1 CP = 30 hours for attendance, preparation and follow-up work, private study, assessed coursework and examinations) and a minor subject with 60 CP. ‘Religious Studies: World Religions in the Past and Present’ is a minor subject that can be combined with all major subjects at the University of Jena.

Career pathways

Graduates work in areas such as life coaching / counselling, migration support and adult education; journalism, public relations and publishing; mediation; economic / business consultancy; tourism; peace and conflict research.

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