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BA Religionswissenschaft (Religious Studies) at University of Erfurt

University of Erfurt, Germany

Programme overview

Bachelor of Arts studying how religions work in history and the present, focusing on Judaism, Christianity and Islam and ancient religious history, with religious plurality in a global context. It can be combined for teaching Ethics.

Faculty: Philosophische Fakultät  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Wintersemester  |  Location: Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Four subject areas taught in the Seminar für Religionswissenschaft; main-subject students choose one as a focus and minor students study at least two in depth.

Career pathways

Teaching Ethics (with a teacher-training Master), media and journalism, public relations in NGOs and associations, publishing and cultural management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

No Numerus clausus: direct enrolment. If the second subject of the Zwei-Fach-Bachelor is admission-restricted, apply to that subject (1 May to 15 July).

Intake: Wintersemester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years), 180 ECTS

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