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MEd Protestant Religious Education (Teaching Degree: Lower Secondary (Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- and Gesamtschulen)) at University of Münster

University of Münster, Germany

Programme overview

Protestant Religious Education is studied within the Master of Education for Haupt-, Real-, Sekundar- and Gesamtschulen, which follows the corresponding bachelor degree.

Faculty: Faculty of Protestant Theology (Evangelisch-Theologische Fakultät)  |  Department: Faculty of Protestant Theology  |  Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)  |  Intake: Every semester (winter and summer)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught; some courses in English; Master of Education (teacher-training master)  |  Location: Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Compulsory module Subject Didactics (Fachdidaktik); one elective module out of Old Testament, New Testament, church history, dogmatics, religious studies and Protestant ethics; and the master thesis, which can be written in the subject. The programme also contains the second subject, educational science, a practical semester and a DaZ component.

Career pathways

The Master of Education is the prerequisite for applying to the preparatory service (Referendariat).

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Application information

Entry requirements

Free admission (no Numerus clausus; no local admission restriction). Apply online via the University of Münster master application portal.

Intake: Winter and Summer Semester

Duration: 2 years (4 semesters)

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