MEd Protestant Religious Education (Teaching Degree: Primary Schools) at University of Münster

Protestant Religious Education is studied within the Master of Education for primary schools (MEd G), which follows the Bachelor for primary schools.

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 three subjects/learning areas, 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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