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Compulsory Module 1: Introduction to Philosopy and Theology (10 ECTS-Credits, 7 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have basic skills in independent scientific working and in the critical assessment of arguments and validity claims, in particular in the field of theology and philosophy.
Compulsory Module 2: Philosophy (10 ECTS-Credits, 8 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates have basic knowledge and competence for independent further orientation in the field of philosophical and intellectual history of Western religious and theological thinking. They are capable of critically analysing different ideas of man and various models of moral judgment.
Compulsory Module 3: Biblical Studies I (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have basic knowledge of the origin, the historical tradition and the canon history as well as the structure and contents of specific writings and group of writings of the Old and New Testament and have gained first insights to their main theological statements combined with an understanding for their literary and compositional uniqueness and a basic ability of properly apply exegetical methods on exemplary texts.
Compulsory Module 4: Biblical Studies II (10 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have knowledge of the structure, content and literary character of certain writings and scriptural groups of the Old and New Testament. They also are familiar with a bible-theological approach to selected, fundamental biblical themes.
Compulsory Module 5: Systematic Theology I (10 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Knowledge of the healing powers of the person of Jesus Christ, knowledge of the transcendence of man in their relation to God and in their cultural and social representations as the basis of a redeemed life and behaviour in succession to Christ
Compulsory Module 6: Systematic Theology II (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have the competence to introduce the basic beliefs of Christian faith to methodicallybased reasonable argumentation, which makes it possible to understand the usefulness for life and the rationality of these contents as well as the self-conception of Church as a community of faith in a pluralistic society.
Compulsory Module 7: Church History and Ecumenical Theology (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates understand the most important identity-forming forces in the formative phase of Church, through the period of the establishment of the Latin Christianity to the present day, the attempts at unity between the different churches and ecclesial communities of Eastern and Western Christianity as well as their socio-cultural and political contexts.
Compulsory Module 8: Church and Society (5 ECTS-AP, 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates know about the church's self-conception in the interaction with structures and institutions of society, the social responsibility as well as the legal foundations of the church.
Compulsory Module 9: Religious and Cultural Plurality (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have basic knowledge of historical and contemporary religions and religious phenomena, with particular emphasis on Judaism and Islam. They are capable of dealing with dialogue and culture in a way that is sensitive to pluralism.
Compulsory Module 10: Practical Theology (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates are able to theoretically reconstruct and independently use theological criteria for pastoral theological and catechetical perception and further development of church and school.
Compulsory Module 11: Liturgical Studies and Theology of the Sacraments (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates are capable of proper theological interpretation of central mysteries of the church in their liturgical form and their interpretation by different Christian traditions of thoughts.
Compulsory Module 12: Theories and Concepts of Learning and Teaching in a Pluralistic Context (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The graduates are capable of distinguishing and reflecting basic concepts of educational and teaching science and of reflecting on educational and teaching situations. They are able to differentiate between different forms of teaching and learning, taking into account conceptual perspectives. They are competent in reflecting on previous learning experiences and possess scientific and theoretical knowledge, including interdisciplinary and gender-specific perspectives.
Compulsory Module 13: Introduction to Religious Education and Ecclesiastical Adult Education (10 ECTS-Credits, 7 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates can differentiate, critically describe and further develop concepts, criteria and reasons for complex and gender-sensitive religious education and learning in the contexts of school, adult education and congregation. They can appropriately apply planning models of religious education in different fields.
Compulsory Module 14: Introduction to Psychology (5 ECTS-Credits, 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates are able to reflect on the idea of man in the main directions of contemporary psychology, to competently explain subject and tasks of developmental psychology and current theories of socialisation and development and to critically discuss the most important concepts and paradigms of developmental and socialisation research.
Compulsory Module 15: Professionalism in School and Out-of-School Fields of Action (10 ECTS-Credits, 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates acquire basic competences reflected with regards to humanities and theology in the context of fields of practice relating to groups and individuals. They are competent in the reflection of their own and foreign religious development from a theological-kairological perspective
Compulsory Module 16: Methodical-practical Basic Competences in Research and Educational Contexts (10 ECTS-Credits, 8 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have the ability to implement their basic empirical knowledge. They can apply the fundamentals of project development and reflect on them from a theological perspective. Graduates develop strategies for dealing with life crisis in school contexts. They are in a position to critically examine the effects of a medialised world.
Compulsory Module 17: Introduction to Religious Pedagogy and Education (12.5 ECTS-Credits, 8 h)
Prerequisites for registration: for lit. f and lit g. positive completion of compulsory module 13 lit. a and lit. b
Learning Outcome: The graduates deal with fundamental questions of religious education and their role as a religious educator in the context of primary schools. They acquire the ability to individually promote pupils and the didactic competence to assist children in their dealing with philosophical and theological matters. They are able to prepare philosophical-theological topic areas didactically for primary schools.
Compulsory Module 18: School and Non-School Internships (7.5 ECTS-Credits, 5 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 13 lit. a, lit. b
Learning Outcome: Graduates are able to reflect on their school and extra-mural practical experiences and to expand their pedagogical, didactical and theological range of action in consideration of competence orientation.
Compulsory Module 19: Practical Training in School Teaching and Learning Settings (5 ECTS-AP, 2 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive completion of compulsory module 13 lit. a and lit. b
Learning Outcome: Graduates are able to recognise and develop their individual development potential for competence-based, differentiated and individualised teaching
Compulsory Module 20: Bachelor's Thesis and Reading Assignment (17.5 ECTS-Credits, 1 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Graduates have the ability to independently advance their knowledge of one subject of their study programme and to present their findings according to the current standards of scientific writing.
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).