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MEd Protestant Religious Education (vocational college, two-subject) at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

Protestant Religious Education prepares students to teach Protestant religion in schools. The Bachelor emphasises subject-related content (Protestant theology as scholarly reflection on Protestant Christianity) while the Master emphasises didactics (religious pedagogy). It is offered within the Master of Education for vocational colleges (two-subject model).

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester  |  Location: Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Protestant theology and, in the Master, religious pedagogy and subject didactics.

Career pathways

Teaching at vocational colleges (Berufskollegs); state-school teaching requires the Vorbereitungsdienst.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: No admission restriction (zulassungsfrei). Requirements: A German or foreign university degree in a relevant subject; German: DSH 3 (CEFR C2); One foreign language (a modern foreign language at CEFR A2, or Latinum or Graecum); Graecum and Latinum, or Graecum and Hebraicum, are compulsory; Specific modules: 67 ECTS each in the subject-science and didactics modules of the chosen teaching subjects (3 ECTS didactics each); 24 ECTS in educational sciences (including 3 ECTS on inclusion, orientation and career-field placements); bachelor's thesis 7 ECTS; 9 weeks of placements, 25 days of them in school.

Intake: Winter semester and Summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.uni-bonn.de/bewerbungsportal

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