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MA Religion and the Secular: Traditions and Transformations at Leipzig University

Leipzig University, Germany

Programme overview

English-taught, research-oriented master's programme in religious studies, examining religions and secular worldviews and practices past and present with historical, linguistic, cultural and social-science methods.

Faculty: Fakultät für Geschichte, Kunst- und Regionalwissenschaften  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time; taught in English  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Two-year programme in which students choose seminars from religious studies and cooperating institutes, covering religions of East Asia, Africa, Europe and North America, theories of religion and science, and methods.

Career pathways

Qualifies for an academic career and other varied career perspectives.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professional degree in religious studies or a related discipline (cultural studies, history, anthropology, sociology, political science, regional studies) with at least 30 credit points (15 per cent) of relevant religious studies; English at CEFR B2 (not required for native speakers or graduates of English-language institutions). The institute checks the requirements. Open admission (no numerus clausus). Application period: 02.05. – 15.09. for winter semester; 01.12. – 15.03. for summer semester; portal: AlmaWeb.

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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