Study Program
The academic Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies program consists of 120 credits, spread evenly over two years.
- A total of 55 credits are common courses.
- 50 credits are linked to one of the specializations, among which 30 belong to the writing of a Master’s Thesis.
- 15 credits are free electives, which you can use for broadening, further deepening, or an internship.
- The Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies can be combined with the “Educatieve Master” (degree for teaching Protestant Evangelical religious education in secondary schools).
| Common courses (55) | ||
| Old Testament Theology (5) | ||
| New Testament Theology (5) | ||
| History of Christian Doctrine and Spirituality (5) | ||
| Protestant Theological Systems (5) | ||
| Models of Christian Leadership (5)* | ||
| Living Together in Pluralistic Europe Today (5) | ||
| Contemporary Issues in Christian Ethics (5) | ||
| Interworldview Dialogue (5) | ||
| Religious Pedagogy (5)* | ||
| Postmodernism, Philosophical Hermeneutics and Theology (5) or Field Study Project (5) |
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| Theological and Sociological Research Methodologies (5) | ||
| Majors (50)** | ||
| Formative Sources |
Church, History and Theology |
Religion, Church and Society |
|---|---|---|
| Approaches to Old Testament Studies (5) | Early Christian Literature (5)* | Advanced Pastoral Studies (5) |
| Old Testament Exegetical Methods (5) | The European Reformations (5) | Advanced Homiletics (5) |
| Old Testament Exegesis (5) | Medieval and Post-Reformation Scholasticism (5)* | Advanced Liturgy (5) |
| Approaches to New Testament Studies (5) | 19th and 20th Century Theologies (5) | Politics, Religions and Society (5) |
| New Testament Exegetical Methods (5) | Moral Theology (5)* | Religion and Human Rights (5)* |
| New Testament Exegesis (5) | Contemporary Discussions in Systematic Theology (5) | Contemporary Islam and Christianity (5) |
| Early Christian Literature (5)* | Eastern Orthodoxy: Protestant Perspectives (5) | Missional Theology and Contextualisation (5) |
| Summer Colloquium related to Major (5) | Summer Colloquium related to Major (5) | Summer Colloquium related to Major (5) |
| Thesis Colloquium (5) | Thesis Colloquium (5) | Thesis Colloquium (5) |
| Master’s Thesis (25) | Master’s Thesis (25) | Master’s Thesis (25) |
| Free Electives (15), for example: | ||
| Internship (15) | ||
| Aramaic (5) | ||
| Syriac (5) | ||
A description of each course can be found in the Study Guide in §4 ‘Information by Course’.
* = course connected to one of the Research Institutes of ETF Leuven
** = student chooses a minimum of 4 (20 ECTS) out of the 8 courses. Together with Thesis Colloquium and Thesis (30 ECTS) this is 50 ECTS. The 8 courses can be offered alternately.
