Bachelor Religious Education (Emphasis: Religious Studies) (195 [7] - Version 2017)

BRP 01 Introductory and Orientation Period (5 ECTS)

BRP 02 Introductory and Orientation Period (10 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP I Introduction Theology and Study of Religions (lectures)
• 010110 VO ( MIXED OV ) Introduction to Catholic Theology I
• 020030 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to the Methodical Comparing Study of Religions
• 020034 VO-L ( ON-SITE ) STEOP: Theological Encyclopedia
• 020040 PS ( STEOP ON-SITE ) Introduction to scientific working

BRP 03 Introduction to the History of Religion (10 ECTS)

• 010004 VO Introduction to Judaism
• 020029 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides

BRP 04rwb Introduction to the Study of Writtem Sources (10 ECTS)

• 010018 PS Exegetical methods
• 010084 SE ( ON-SITE ) Key Works in the Social Scientific Research on Religion
• 010100 SE [ en ] ( MIXED ) What is Religion?

BRP 05rwb Introduction to Religious Studies (9 ECTS)

• 010068 VU ( ON-SITE ) Basic Principles of and Approaches to the Study of Religions
• 010092 SE ( ON-SITE ) New Skin for the Old Mythology - Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture

BRP 06rwb Basics of Philosophy 1 (6 ECTS)

• 010028 VO ( ON-SITE ) Medieval philosophy
• 010132 VO ( ON-SITE ) Ancient Philosophy

BRP 07rwb Interreligious Cultural Studies 1 (10 ECTS)

BRP 08rwb Basics of Philosophy 1 (6 ECTS)

BRP 09rwb Advanced Course: History of Religions 1 (9 ECTS)

a) Introduction to Christianity

• 010067 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introducing Christianity

b) Compulsory Electives

• 010101 VU ( ON-SITE ) New Religions
• 010114 VO ( ON-SITE ) Alternative Religious Currents: A Global Perspective
• 010117 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Maya Religion - From the Past to the Present

BRP 10rwb Advanced Course: History of Religions 2 (15 ECTS)

• 010009 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Introducing East Asian Religions

BRP 11rwb Applied Religious Studies (10 ECTS)

• 010063 SE Skills and research methods in Church History
• 010077 SE Learning ecumenism and ecumenical reconnaissances: Vienna
• 010080 SE ( ON-SITE ) Religion in Focus: Dance and Religion (Authentic Movement)
• 020028 SE ( ON-SITE ) Analysis of Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue Projects - Seminar zu einem Thema der anwendungsorientierten Religionswissenschaft

BRP 12rwb Interreligious Education (12 ECTS)

• 010041 SE Specific subject didactics - Main focus primary level
• 010042 SE Ethical Education
• 010085 PR Subject related traineeship in compulsory schools/Adult Education

BRP 13rwb Gender Studies and Religion (8 ECTS)

BRP 14rwb Alternative Compulsory Modules (15 ECTS)

a) BRP 14rwb a Source Languages (15 ECTS)

• 010003 VO Biblical Hebrew I
• 060086 PUE ( MIXED STEOP ) STEOP: Middle Egyptian I
• 060087 VO ( MIXED STEOP ) Middle Egyptian I
• 150041 VO [ de ja ] ( REMOTE OV STEOP ) STEOP: Japanese Grammar and Translation 1

b) BRP 14rwb b Advanced Course: Religious Studies (15 ECTS)

• 010092 SE ( ON-SITE ) New Skin for the Old Mythology - Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture
• 010094 SE ( ON-SITE ) Islam and Yoga

BRP 15rwb Interreligious Cultural Studies 2 (11 ECTS)

BRP 16rwb Anthropology and Social Science (16 ECTS)

• 010010 VO ( ON-SITE ) Basic Course Philosophical Anthropology
• 010086 SE ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to Social Scientific Research on Religion
• 020032 SE ( KPH Krems ON-SITE ) Seminar on Sociology and/or Ethnology of Religion - Religion und Identitäten

BRP 17rwb Advanced Course: History of Religions and Comparative Religion (13 ECTS)

a) Compulsory Courses

1. Seminar in History of Religion (5 ECTS)

• 010081 VU ( ON-SITE ) The Religions of the Germanic Peoples and the Celts
• 010094 SE ( ON-SITE ) Islam and Yoga
• 020031 SE ( ON-SITE ) Oriental Christianity in History and Presence - Seminar: Scientific Study of Religions

2. Seminar in Comparative-Systematical Religious Studies (5 ECTS)

• 010092 SE ( ON-SITE ) New Skin for the Old Mythology - Mythological Motifs in Fairy-Tales, Folklore and Popular Culture

b) Alternative Compulsory Courses

• 010101 VU ( ON-SITE ) New Religions
• 010112 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Roman Religion in the Danubian Provinces
• 010117 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Maya Religion - From the Past to the Present