Preparatory program
When you hold an academic Bachelor’s degree in a field different from theology, you can enrol in the academic Master’s program of ETF Leuven, by means of following a preparatory program of maximum 63 credits (premaster).
The preparatory program does not lead to a Bachelor’s degree, but gives you admittance to the Master’s program. Courses from the preparatory program may be followed simultaneously with Master’s courses. All courses that belong to the preparatory programs are offered in English through the ETF Open University.
The content of your preparatory program depends on your prior education and on the specialization of your choice. This means that deviations from the standard packages listed below and exemptions are possible.
| Major Formative Sources (60)* | Major Church, History and Theology (60)* | Major Religion, Church and Society (60)* |
| Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (6) | Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (6) | Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (6) |
| Introduction to New Testament Greek (6) | Introduction to New Testament Greek (6) | Introduction to New Testament Greek (6) |
| Hermeneutics (4) | Hermeneutics (4) | Hermeneutics (4) |
| Introduction to Exegetical Methods (4) | Introduction to Exegetical Methods (4) | Introduction to Exegetical Methods (4) |
| Introduction to Old Testament Studies (4) | Introduction to Old Testament Studies (4) | Introduction to Old Testament Studies (4) |
| Introduction to New Testament Studies (4) | Introduction to New Testament Studies (4) | Introduction to New Testament Studies (4) |
| Introduction to Historical Theology (4) | Introduction to Historical Theology (4) | Introduction to Historical Theology (4) |
| Introduction to Systematic Theology (4) | Introduction to Systematic Theology (4) | Introduction to Systematic Theology (4) |
| Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy (4) | Introduction to Practical Theology (4) | Introduction to Practical Theology (4) |
| Philosophy of Science (4) | Intr. to Religious Studies and Missiology (4) | Intr. to Religious Studies and Missiology (4) |
| Hebrew Seminar 1 (4) | Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy (4) | Christian Ethics and Moral Philosophy (4) |
| Greek Seminar 1 (4) | Philosophy of Science (4) | Philosophy of Science (4) |
| Hebrew Seminar 2 (4) | Sociology of Religion (4) | Sociology of Religion (4) |
| Greek Seminar 2 (4) | Seminar in Historical and Systematic Theology (4) | Seminar in Practical Theology (4) |