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MEd Protestant Theology (Gymnasium/Gesamtschule) at University of Bonn

University of Bonn, Germany

Programme overview

In the subject of Protestant Religious Education in the Master of Education degree program students acquire research-based knowledge of Christianity as a possibility for humanity to find meaning in life, as a guide to leading one’s life and finding values and as an influential factor in western culture and society. The subject-specific topics covered in this program include systematic theology with questions from dogmatic theology and ethics as well as biblical criticism with questions raised by Old and New Testament exegetics. Ecumenical topics and different options of addressing religious plurality are also important areas covered in this degree program.

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

What you will study

While students in the bachelor's degree program focus on gaining subject-specific knowledge, the Master of Education degree program puts a stronger emphasis on educational sciences and subject didactics. Students acquire academic and profession-related knowledge about the nature and goal of education and instruction from the Protestant perspective and about the general conditions, goals, methods and subjects of Protestant religious education. As an important part of this, students theologically and didactically explore central topics of religious education.

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Entry requirements

University degree (German or non-German) in a relevant discipline; German language proficiency (DSH level 3, CEFR level C2, as per DSH exam. regulations); Other language skills: Two foreign languages (modern languages on CEFR level A2 or qualification in Latin/Greek); Proficiency certificates required in Greek and Latin OR Greek and Hebrew; Specific modules: 67 ECTS credits each in subject knowledge/subject didactics modules of the chosen school subjects (with 3 ECTS credits each in subject didactics) | 24 ECTS credits in educational sciences (with 3 ECTS credits on the topic of inclusion; aptitude and orientation internship as well as vocational internship) | Bachelor's thesis 7 ECTS credits; 9 weeks internship, incl. 25 days at a school. Open admission (no numerus clausus).

Intake: Wintersemester (winter semester) and Sommersemester (summer semester)

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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

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