Master's Programme Islamic Religious Education
As of winter semester 2023/2024 this programme is no longer open to new entrants. For information on the succeeding bachelor’s programme please consult this page »
| Faculty | Faculty of Teacher Education |
| Duration / ECTS-Credits | 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits |
| Academic Degree | Master of Arts (MA) |
| Qualification Level |
Master (2. Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQR/NQR: Level 7 |
| ISCED-F | 0114 Teacher Training with Subject Specialisation |
| Mode of study |
Full-Time |
| Study Code |
UC 066 874 |
| Curriculum | Information on the curriculum (2018W)* |
| Language of Instruction | German |
| Admission Requirements |
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates |
* Information on the curriculum (2018W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 5th, 2023, Issue 56, No. 631 (amendment of the curriculum) - PDF
- English version of the Curriculum (from December 18 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin December 12 2019, Issue 10, No. 139 (amendment of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 28 2019, Issue 66, No. 585 (modification of the curriculum)
- English version of the Curriculum (from October 1 2018)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin May 28 2018, Issue 48, No. 410
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degreees at the University of Innsbruck:
Proof of general university entrance qualification:
The general university entrance qualification for admission to a master's programme must be proven by the completion of a subject-related bachelor's programme, another subject-related programme of at least the same higher education level at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution, or a program defined in the curriculum of the master's programme. To compensate for significant differences in subject matter, supplementary examinations (maximum 30 ECTS credits) may be prescribed, which must be taken by the end of the second semester of the master's programme.
The rectorate may determine which of these supplementary examinations are prerequisites for taking examinations provided for in the curriculum of the master's programme.
In the course of the proof of the general university entrance qualification, the completion of the following core areas within the framework of the completed bachelor's degree programme shall be examined in any case:
- 10 ECTS-AP Area: Languages (Arabic and Qur'an Recitation)
- 15 ECTS-AP Area: Qur'anic Sciences, Exegesis and Didactics of Qur'an
- 20 ECTS-AP Areas: Islamic Norms and Systematic Islamic Theology
- 10 ECTS-AP Area: Hadith-Science
- 5 ECTS-AP Area: Islamic Spirituality and Ethics
- 5 ECTS-AP History of Islam and the Religious Educaiton
- 10 ECTS-AP Principles of Educational Sciences
- 8 ECTS-AP Religious Didactics
- 8 ECTS-AP Pedagogical School Practice
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the master's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Arabic Deepening
3.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Exegesis of the Quran
4.0 ECTS-Credits: SE The Prophetic Tradition
2.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Theology and Science in Islam
5.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Islamic doctrines
5.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Islam in everyday life
5.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Islamic education in the European context
1.5 ECTS-Credits: VO World Religions II
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophy of Science and Interdisciplinary Learning
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Research methods in religious education
5.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Qur’an in Religious-Educational Fields of Action
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Islamic Mysticism: Special Issues
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Islamic Cultural History in Europe
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Islamic History in Europe – Advanced Study
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Dealing with Plurality from an Islamic Perspective and Effects on Interreligious Aspects
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Interreligious Research-Oriented Religious Pedagogy
3.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Cooperative Didactics of Religion II
5.0 ECTS-Credits: SE The Prophet’s Mindset and Ways of Acting in Religious-Educational Fields of Action
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Socio-Political Conditions for the Emergence of Islamic Theology
4.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Selected Topics of Islamic Social Studies
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Individual topics of Islamic ethics
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Interreligious Research-Oriented Religious Pedagogy
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Muslim Community Education
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Subject Didactics II
4.0 ECTS-Credits: PR Subject-Specific Practical Training Course
7.5 ECTS-Credits: Preparation of the Master's Thesis
20.0 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's Thesis Defence
Qualification Profile and Skills
The Master’s Programme in Islamic Religious Education offers an advanced theological and religious-pedagogical training and qualifies for the areas of education and communities
Expected Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Master’s Programme in Islamic Religious Education acquire advanced knowledge in subjects of Islamic theology and educational science as well as their methods. They are able to link their competences in the field of education and pastoral care at the interfaces to theology, the humanities and social sciences and to reflect and develop them in the context of the theory-practice relationship.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
The Master’s Programme in Islamic Religious Education qualifies for the fields of religious education, community work, adult education, work with children and youths, public relations and counselling. It thus prepares for professions within the Islamic congregation, but also in society at large that demand a complete academic training in connection with an education in (religious) educational science.
Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| Austrian grading scheme |
Definition |
%-age |
||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
33.6 |
|
= 100% |
|
2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
36.1 |
||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
22.1 |
||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria |
8.2 |
||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Information about the Programme (in German only)
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
- Submission of the Master's Thesis
- To block the Master's Thesis
- Recognition of exams UND Supplementary Sheet
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Innrain 52d 
Associate Dean of Studies
Dr. Asligül Asel. BA MA
Dean of Studies
Univ. Prof. Dr. Martina Kraml