BA Religious Studies (two subjects) at University of Göttingen

Today, religion influences personal life paths as well as global political, cultural, and social developments. Questions about spirituality, esotericism, alternative forms of religiosity, migration, identity, and extremism show how important a scientifically sound understanding of religious dynamics in history and the present has become. Those who study religious studies deal with precisely these key issues of our time.

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities  |  Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester only  |  Location: Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany

What you will study

Religious Studies, students acquire basic knowledge in the general history of religions (world religions, traditional religions, new religious movements) and orientate themselves in terminology, the history of the discipline and methodology up to the systematic perspectives of religious studies. During the two following years, religious scientific knowledge in a historical and comparative regard is deepened in two advanced modules.

Career pathways

As in many cultural scientific programmes, possible occupational fields depend very strongly on the selected subject combination and additional key qualifications. The programme for religious studies is strong in the area of intercultural and interreligious competences and offers good opportunitues to go into adult education or publishing, or to take on intercultural tasks.

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