Master's Programme Catholic Religious Education
| Faculty | Facultyl of Catholic Theology |
| Duration / ECTS-Credits | 4 semesters / 120 ECTS-Credits |
| Academic Degree |
Master of Arts (MA) |
| Qualification Level |
Master (Second Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7 |
| ISCED-F | 0114 Teacher Training with Subject Sepcialisation |
| Mode of Study | Full-Time |
| Study Code |
UC 066 793 |
| Curriculum | Information on the Curriculum (2021W)* |
| Language of Instruction | German |
| Admission Requirements |
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent Language Certificates |
| Application |
* Information on the Curriculum (2021W)
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)
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degrees 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:
- in process
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 bachelor'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: CM Anthropology and Ethics
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VU Bible Theology and Biblical Exegesis
7.5 ECTS-Credits: CM Liturgical Science and Homiletics
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Applied Moral Theology
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Fundamental Theology and Religions of the World
4.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Non-School Education
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Theology of the Old Testament
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Theology of the New Testament
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Patrology and Church History
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Special Topics in Dogmatic Theology
3.5 ECTS-Credits: VU Peace, Justice and the Preservation of Creation
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Ecumenical Dialogue Today
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Interreligious Research-Based Religious Education
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Subject-Didactics Secondary Level I
3.0 ECTS-Credits: PR Practical Training Secondary Level I
3.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Interreligious Cooperative Religious Didactics
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VU Individual Questions in Dogmatic Theology
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Interreligious Research-Based Religious Education
3.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Subject-Didactics Secondary Level II
3.5 ECTS-Credits: PR Practical Training Secondary Level II
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Advanced Religious Didactics
1.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Places of Pastoral Care
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Exemplary Advanced Study
5.0 ECTS-Credits: CM Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Profession-Specific Competence Development and Crisis Management
22.5 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Master’s Thesis Defense
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Interdisciplinary Skills
Qualification Profile and Skills
The Master’s Programme in Catholic Religious Education offers an advanced theological and religious training with special focus on religious education and adult education, counselling and pastoral care. The study programme is marked by a theological and multi-perspective understanding of education and didactics and promotes the graduates’ communicative, interdisciplinary and interreligious competences. The general principles of educational science, subject-didactics and the pedagogical studies in connection with the school practice, complement the subject-scientific education.
Expected Learning Outcomes
The graduates can perceive theological and religious pedagogical problems and deal with them in a subject-specific competent manner. They have the ability to discourse on socially relevant questions of religion and worldview, including aspects of diversity and gender. They can professionally communicate points of view based on theological and religious pedagogy in the sectors of school, education and pastoral care and design and lead (inter) religious educational and dialogue processes in a pluralism-sensitive manner.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
The Master’s Programme in Catholic Religious Education prepares students for professions in educational institutions, in church and social institutions, but also in the public, which require full academic and theological training with a focus on (religious) educational or pastoral competence. The degree is linked to very good career prospects and a wide range of career opportunities.
Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck
Supplementary Programme Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 45 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-entrepreneurship/
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 |
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| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
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= 100% | |
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2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
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| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
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| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum criteria |
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| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
to be updated
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)
Defensio dates
Winter semester 2023/2024:
Di, 3 October 2023 (deadline for registration Di, 12 September 2023)
Di, 24 October 2023 (deadline for registration Di, 03 October 2023)
Di, 30 January 2024 (deadline for registration Di, 09 January 2024)
Summer semester 2024:
Di, 5 March 2024 (deadline for registration Di, 13 February 2024)
Di, 19 March 2024 (deadline for registration Di, 27 February 2024)
Di, 25 June 2024 (deadline for registration Di, 04 June 2024)
Winter semester 2024/2025
• Di, 8. October 2024 (deadline for registration: Di, 17. September 2024)
• Di, 22. October 2024 (deadline for registration: Di, 1. October 2024)
• Di, 28. January 2025 (deadline for registration: Di, 7. January 2025)
Summer semester 2025
• Di, 4. March 2025 (deadline for registration: Di, 11. February 2025)
• Di, 25. March 2025 (deadline for registration: Di, 4. March 2025)
• Di, 24. June 2025 (deadline for registration: Di, 3. June 2025)
Forms (in German only)
- Examination Records
- Application for the Master's Thesis
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Declaration of Academic Honesty
- To block a Master's Thesis
- Cover sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Universitätsstraße 15 
Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr. Maria Anna Juen
Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Liborius Olaf Lumma
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