Catholic Religious Education B.A., Vocational School Teacher at RWTH Aachen University

Catholic Theology has been offered at RWTH Aachen for more than 20 years. It differs from the school subject Catholic religious education, since there is a difference between university and school work methods, as will be explained below. The content is often similar: It deals with the origin, meaning, and effect of Christian belief within the belief of history and society.

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter Semester  |  Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Studies in theology are broken down into four sections: In Bibilical Theology, Old and New Testament texts will examined using literary analysis and their history of origin and effect will be considered, in order to determine the purpose of the texts in their respective contexts.

Career pathways

You can find information from the NRW Ministry of Schools about the career prospects for various fields of teaching on the website Job Prospects (de) . Since your Bachelor degree opens up various futher education possibilities, you can - depending on your subject combination - persue other Master's programs.

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