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MA Theologie und Wirtschaft (Theology and Economics) at University of Erfurt

University of Erfurt, Germany

Programme overview

Master of Arts qualifying for leadership where social responsibility and enterprise meet (NGOs, welfare organisations, social businesses, non-profits), building on Bachelor degrees in theology and economics.

Faculty: Katholisch-Theologische Fakultät and Staatswissenschaftliche Fakultät  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Erfurt, Thüringen, Germany

What you will study

Core areas of Christian theology and its church and social forms of organisation, together with corporate strategies against the background of Germany's market and social order.

Career pathways

Leadership and advisory roles at welfare associations such as Caritas or Diakonie, international NGOs, social businesses, foundations, non-profit companies and church-sponsored social institutions.

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Entry requirements

Bachelor study with at least 60 credits in one of the two subject areas and at least 30 in the other (for example Catholic Religion and Economics as major and minor, or comparable theology, religious-education or economics degrees); up to 18 credits can be made up before the Master thesis. English at B2, and reading comprehension of Latin biblical and theological texts (or simple Greek or Hebrew) by the Master thesis.

Intake: Winter and summer semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years), 120 ECTS

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