Protestant Theology

In the subject of Protestant Religious Education in the Master of Education degree program students acquire research-based knowledge of Christianity as a possibility for humanity to find meaning in life, as a guide to leading one’s life and finding values and as an influential factor in western culture and society. The subject-specific topics covered in this program include systematic theology with questions from dogmatic theology and ethics as well as biblical criticism with questions raised by Old and New Testament exegetics. Ecumenical topics and different options of addressing religious plurality are also important areas covered in this degree program.

While students in the bachelor's degree program focus on gaining subject-specific knowledge, the Master of Education degree program puts a stronger emphasis on educational sciences and subject didactics. Students acquire academic and profession-related knowledge about the nature and goal of education and instruction from the Protestant perspective and about the general conditions, goals, methods and subjects of Protestant religious education. As an important part of this, students theologically and didactically explore central topics of religious education.

In teaching degree programs for grammar and comprehensive schools, students choose two school subjects. Thus, in addition to Protestant Religious Education, students are enrolled for a second subject as well as educational sciences. The practical semester is a centerpiece of the degree program.

Possible lines of work:

Teaching at schools

For other possible lines of work, please refer to the Protestant Theology (MA) degree program.