BA Religious Studies (50% weighting) at Heidelberg University

Students of Religious Studies analyse religious ideas, practices and materialities from an empirical-cultural perspective and endeavor to understand them in their respective historical, cultural and societal contexts.

Faculty: Faculty of Philosophy  |  Department: Institute for Religious Studies  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option available); English-taught and German-taught and German and English-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What you will study

The Bachelor’s degree programme in Religious Studies at 50% consists of a theoretical-methodological component and a religious-historical component: Basic and advanced modules convey knowledge of theories and methods that enable students to study global religious traditions in the past and the present. Students are also introduced to methods for collecting data on religious traditions such as, e.g., historical-philological, archaeological, sociological or ethnological methods.

Career pathways

This enables students to independently select areas of specialisation in the course of their Bachelor’s programme and to therefore develop their skills profile in accordance with their respective career goals.

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