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Compulsory Module 1: Theological Thinking and Working (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students can apply the scientific formalities necessary for theological and philosophical work; they can present the foundations of the faith of the church and the theology of the sacraments independently and in a context-appropriate manner.
Compulsory Module 2: Knowledge and Argumentation (5 ECTS-Credits, 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to critically evaluate validity claims and assertions of knowledge in various fields of thought and action and independently apply the main rules and methods of explaining, understanding and arguing.
Compulsory Module 3: Fundamentals of Systematic Philosophy (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students have in-depth theoretical knowledge of the philosophical theory of reality with special attention to the position of humans in overall reality and the normative foundations of human life.
Compulsory Module 4: History of Philosophy and Philosophical Doctrine of God (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to present basic problems of the occidental history of philosophy as well as the possibilities and limits of philosophical questions about God independently and in a context-appropriate manner.
Compulsory Module 5: Biblical Hebrew (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the Hebrew script; they can translate simple texts from the Hebrew Old Testament on their own using the relevant tools.
Compulsory Module 6: Introduction to Biblical Studies and Historical Theology (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the genesis and structure of the Christian Bible in its historical context; they can independently apply biblical and historical-theological methods to specific questions.
Compulsory Module 7: Foundation of Exegesis of the Old Testament (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the structure and content of the groups of scriptures in the Old Testament; they can independently contextualise biblical texts socially and culturally using methods of biblical sciences.
Compulsory Module 8: Foundation of Exegesis of the New Testament (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the structure and content of the groups of scriptures in the New Testament; they can independently contextualise biblical texts socially and culturally using biblical methods.
Compulsory Module 9: Bible Theology (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students can independently develop theological foci beyond biblical book boundaries and present them in a context-appropriate manner.
Compulsory Module 10: Dogmatic Theology: Central Secrets of Faith (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the historical development and the systematic relevance of central religious secrets of Christianity and can present them independently in contemporary language.
Compulsory Module 11: Christian Ethics (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know important arguments in the tradition of Christian moral theology and social ethics. They can impart Christian world responsibility in the present against the background of knowledge in human and social sciences independently and in a context-appropriate manner.
Compulsory Module 12: Fundamental Theology and Religious Studies (5 ECTS-Credits, 3 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: In view of the signs of the times, students can justify the Christian faith on a high theoretical level based on reasoning and experience, especially in the context of ideological and religious diversity.
Compulsory Module 13: Ecumenism and Religions (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to present Christian denominations and other religions independently and apply their knowledge appropriately to the ecumenical and interreligious dialogue.
Compulsory Module 14: Church History (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the historical development of Christianity from the beginning to the present; they can independently present central events in church history in their social and theological context on a high theoretical level.
Compulsory Module 15: Patrology and Liturgical Studies (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to independently present theological courses set during the formative phase of Christianity as well as central forms of Christian liturgical celebrations in their genesis, practice and theological interpretation, taking into account the audience.
Compulsory Module 16: Canon Law: Law and Structure of the Church (5 ECTS-Credits, 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students can independently present the historical development, theological justification, the method and basic norms of the law of the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Catholic Churches in their internal structure and in relation to the state on a high theoretical level.
Compulsory Module 17: Pastoral Theology and Religious Education (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students have the ability to theoretically reconstruct, critically assess and independently develop forms of perception, modes of knowledge and work focuses in exemplary places of pastoral care as well as in catechetical-religious-pedagogical processes.
Compulsory Module 18: Exemplary Examination of a Topic I (10 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive evaluation of compulsory module 1 of the first part of the study
programme.
Learning Outcome: The students can independently and collectively work on exemplary research questions from philosophy, biblical studies and historical theology at a high theoretical level and present the results of their work in a context-appropriate manner.
Compulsory Module 19: Exemplary Examination of a Topic II (10 ECTS-AP, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive evaluation of compulsory module 1 of the first part of the study
programme.
Learning Outcome: The students can independently and collectively work on exemplary research questions from systematic and practical theology at a high theoretical level and present the results of their work in a context-appropriate manner.
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).