Katholische Religionslehre – Lehramt Gymnasium at University of Regensburg

Catholic Religious Education for the Gymnasium teaching degree in Bavaria, ending with the First Staatsexamen; a two-year preparatory service (Referendariat) with the Second Staatsexamen follows. Catholic theology can be studied as a teaching subject or as a didactic subject; it links philosophy, history, languages, ethics and social sciences.

Faculty: Faculty of Catholic Theology  |  Duration: 9 semesters (270 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; Staatsexamen; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter and summer semester  |  Location: Regensburg, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

Gymnasium teaching degree: two teaching subjects, educational science (school pedagogy, pedagogy and psychology) and placements. Compulsory placements for all teaching degrees: an orientation placement (three to four weeks), an eight-week work placement (also possible abroad), a pedagogical-didactic school placement (150-160 teaching hours, 6 ECTS) and a study-accompanying placement.

Career pathways

Qualifies for teaching at Gymnasien (academic secondary schools).

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