BA Religious Studies (2-subject) at Ruhr University Bochum

Religious Studies at Ruhr University Bochum is a two-subject Bachelor (combined with a second subject) programme of 6 semesters (3 years), taught in German. What sets it apart: in Bochum, Religious Studies collaborates closely with numerous other social and cultural-studies disciplines, thus giving students the opportunity of studying diverse religious traditions in-depth, whilst integrating multi-faceted theoretical and systematic perspectives.

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Bochum, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Specialisation areas: Religious traditions around the world; Religion throughout history and today; Theories in the study of religion; Methods of religious studies, including qualitative-empirical, historical-philological, art-historical and digital humanities approaches; Applied religious studies, such as science communication and career prospects.

Career pathways

Graduates frequently work in integration work, refugee support / intercultural and diversity work; in prevention of extremism (advice centres, Home Office, State and Federal Criminal Police Offices); in cultural management, tourism (e.g. educational tour guides); in cultural centres, museums; in libraries, archives; in publishing houses, journalism; in research & teaching at universities and at non-university research institutions; in adult education (e.g. adult education centres).

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