Master’s Degree in Interreligious Studies 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Universität Heidelberg |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

151 EURTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Theology, Divinity and Religious StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Interreligious Studies addresses the increasing societal and economic need for interreligious competence. Courses provide students with a comprehensive appreciation of issues which impact or inhibit the peaceful co-existence of varied religions, and equip them with an understanding of how interreligious understanding might be achieved. As an interdisciplinary subject, Interreligious Studies touches upon issues and subjects from the humanities, social and cultural sciences. 

Alongside basic knowledge relating to different religious traditions and movements, students also gain understanding of important theological approaches. These consider how religions relate to one another, and offer students a means of comparing and negotiating sometimes contradictory theological convictions. Students gain theological, historical, social, and cultural knowledge, as well as critical hermeneutic skills. The course also enables students to develop a specialisation in particular topics within the field of theology. These might include religious convictions and practices from alternative religious traditions.

The course also addresses the realities of contemporary society. As well as the historical development of relations between different religions, increasing social mobility and the impacts of migration and forced movement are driving growth in religious pluralism in Europe. This has resulted in an increasing demand for knowledge of other religions and, above all, strategies to ensure the peaceful co-existence of varied systems of faith. Interreligious Studies prepares students for situations in which multiple different religions might exist side-by-side, and require informed navigation.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies

Degree

MA

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Interreligious Studies addresses the increasing societal and economic need for interreligious competence. Courses provide students with a comprehensive appreciation of issues which impact or inhibit the peaceful co-existence of varied religions, and equip them with an understanding of how interreligious understanding might be achieved. As an interdisciplinary subject, Interreligious Studies touches upon issues and subjects from the humanities, social and cultural sciences. 

Alongside basic knowledge relating to different religious traditions and movements, students also gain understanding of important theological approaches. These consider how religions relate to one another, and offer students a means of comparing and negotiating sometimes contradictory theological convictions. Students gain theological, historical, social, and cultural knowledge, as well as critical hermeneutic skills. The course also enables students to develop a specialisation in particular topics within the field of theology. These might include religious convictions and practices from alternative religious traditions.

The course also addresses the realities of contemporary society. As well as the historical development of relations between different religions, increasing social mobility and the impacts of migration and forced movement are driving growth in religious pluralism in Europe. This has resulted in an increasing demand for knowledge of other religions and, above all, strategies to ensure the peaceful co-existence of varied systems of faith. Interreligious Studies prepares students for situations in which multiple different religions might exist side-by-side, and require informed navigation.

Admission Requirements

2 Years
Oct

Tuition fees

Domestic
151 EUR
International
151 EUR

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