Master 1 subject

Religious Studies, Master 1 subject

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Degree	Master of Arts
Start	Winter- and summer semester
Duration	4 semesters
Classroom language	English
Admission	Not restricted, application at the faculty required

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What's it all about?

This degree programme is unique, because ...

Bochum’s Center for Religious Studies (CERES) provides an excellent and research-focused infrastructure for the Master’s degree programme, as it is closely affiliated with the numerous related disciplines united therein and integrated into an interdisciplinary research network.

It provides the opportunity to specialise in the following fields ...

The Study of Religion in History and Modern Times
Systematic Religious Studies
Empirical Research in Religion: qualitative social science, historical-philological, art historical, using methods from the digital humanities
Applied Religious Studies

Course schedule

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Who is suited?

Those who wish to enrol in this degree programme,

has:

a B.A. degree, language competencies in a source language relevant for religious studies (e.g. Hebraic, Korean or Sanskrit), basic understanding of socio-empirical methods

enjoys:

a research and practice-oriented degree programme, in-depth discourse of religion or of individual religious traditions in the past and/or present, active participation in comprehensive research contexts

struggles through:

challenging literature, source texts in the original languages, exhausting field research

This degree programme is suited for graduates in the following subjects

Religious studies
related subjects such as cultural science, history and social studies

Graduates from this degree programme frequently work

in integration work, refugee support / intercultural and diversity work
in prevention of extremism (advice centres, Home Office, State and Federal Criminal Police Offices)
in cultural management, tourism (e.g. educational tour guides)
in cultural centres, museums
in libraries, archives
in publishing houses, journalism
in research & teaching at universities and at non-university research institutions
in adult education (e.g. adult education centres)
in politics and the foundation sector (consultancy, speaker roles)
for religious and ideological associations & institutions, in interfaith work

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