Diploma Catholic Theology (011 [3] - Version 2015)

First stage of study (180 ECTS)

Introductory and Orientation Period I Introduction to Catholic Theology I (9 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP 011,193,055: Modulprüfung Einführung in das theologische Studium
• 010048 PS Basic Texts: Anthropology and Ethics
• 010082 VO Introduction to Catholic Theology II
• 010110 VO ( MIXED OV ) Introduction to Catholic Theology I

Introductory and Orientation Period II Introduction to Catholic Theology II (6 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP Modulprüfung Einführung in das theologische Studium II Teil RW
• 010044 VO Introduction to Comparative Religion
• 010115 PS Basics and methods of theological research

FTH 01 Introduction to Biblical Studies (8 ECTS)

• 010036 VO Introduction to the Bible
• 010071 PS Exegetical methods

FTH 02 Biblical Hebrew (6 ECTS)

• 020019 VO-L ( MIXED ) Hebrew I

FTH 03 Christian Philosophy : Basic Course (9 ECTS)

• 010028 VO Medieval philosophy
• 010132 VO Ancient Philosophy

FTH 04 Church History: Basic Course (12 ECTS)

• 010014 VO Basic Course Church History I
• 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus on Orthodox Churches

FTH 05 Introduction to the History of Religions (10 ECTS)

• 010004 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to Judaism
• 010102 VO Introduction to Islam

FTH 06 Systematic Theology: Basic Course (9 ECTS)

• 010046 VO Basic Course Fundamental Theology I (Revelation and History)
• 010059 VO History of Theology

FTH 07 Ethics (6 ECTS)

• 010021 VO Ethics I -Introduction into ethics

FTH 08 Biblical Studies: Basic Course (9 ECTS)

• 010022 VO Basic Course New Testament I
• 010310 VO Basic Course Old Testament II

FTH 09 Church History: Advanced Course (6 ECTS)

• 010015 VO Advanced Course Church History I - The Relationship between Church and State

FTH 10 Anthropology and Christian Social Ethics (12 ECTS)

• 010016 VO Basic Course Philosophical Anthropology
• 010034 VO Christian Social Ethics I

FTH 11 Theological Ethics: Baisc Course (6 ECTS)

• 010032 VO Basic Course Theological Ethics I (Basics for Fundamental Moral Theology)

FTH 12 Liturgical and Sacramental Theology (6 ECTS)

• 010013 VO Basic Course Liturgical Studies

FTH 13 Canon Law: Basic Course (6 ECTS)

• 010025 VO Basic Course Canon Law I

FTH 14 Biblical Studies: Advanced Course (12 ECTS)

• 010037 VO Advanced Course Old Testament I
• 010197 VO Advanced Course New Testament I

FTH 15 Systematic Theology: Advanced Course (18 ECTS)

• 010011 VO Christology
• 010027 VO Basic Course Patrology
• 010070 VO ( MIXED ) Theological methodology
• 010095 VO Advanced Course in Sacramental Celebrations
• 010126 VO ( MIXED ) Basic Course Fundamental Theology II (Text and Tradition)

FTH 16 Philosophical and Theological Doctrine of God (15 ECTS)

• 010012 VO Dogmatics: On God
• 010069 VO Theology of Creation
• 010083 VO Metaphysics

FTH 17 Theological Extension Course I (15 ECTS)

1. Excursion

2. Seminars

• 600008 FS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Learning Ecumenism - Comparing the Catholic and Orthodox Tradition
• 010063 SE Skills and research methods in Church History
• 010057 SE The Catholic Church during the Third Reich
• 010098 SE Seminar in Preaching
• 010078 SE Pastoral Care in situations of crises
• 010084 SE Ecumenical Theology from an eastern christian perspective. Orthodox Theology and Vatican II.
• 010076 SE "God of the Poor": Philosophy of Religion from the sources of Judaism - From Herman Cohen to Emmanuel Lévinas to Liberation Thinking of Latin America
• 010064 SE ( MIXED ) Aesthetics and exodus: "Theory of liberation" (Christoph Menke)
• 010118 SE Where love falls? - Love, partnership and sexuality between social and ecclesial models
• 010072 SE ( MIXED ) Departures and Resistances: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Feminism and Religion
• 010119 SE Artificial intelligence and democracy - ethical perspectives
• 010128 SE Equal opportunities or equity? Education and labor in the modern meritocracy
• 010097 SE Different models under one (Catholic) umbrella? Structures of co-responsibility in East and West. - Strukturen der Mitverantwortung im Osten und Westen.
• 010081 SE Liturgical Rites Surrounding Illness and Death
• 010090 SE Jesus Christ - Son of God? 1700 Years of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
• 010091 FS Cathedral of Theology
• 010094 SE ( MIXED ) Discover Romania: denominational diversity, communist heritage and religious life today - (Compulsory preparatory seminar for the excursion to Romania in SS 2025)
• 010100 SE Eucharistic spirituality
• 010050 SE Titel - Was wollte Jesus wirklich - und deckt sich das mit dem Glauben der heutigen Kirchen? (Dialog: NT und kirchlicher Glaube)

Supplementary Examination Greek

• EXAM ON-SITE New Testament Greek
• 010140 VU New Testament Greek I

Second stage of study (120 ECTS)

FTH 18 Christian Philosophy: Advanced Course (6 ECTS)

• 010029 SE ( KPH Krems ) Thinking Philosophically and Theologically - In consideration of primary level
• 010096 VO Philosophy of Language

FTH 19 Practical Theology (15 ECTS)

• 010006 VO Homiletics
• 010039 VO Principles of Pastoral Theology
• 010045 VO Religious Pedagogics and Catechetics

FTH 20 Historical Theology (9 ECTS)

• 010210 VO Introduction to spiritual theology: Spirituality of religious orders in Catholic tradition

FTH 21 Canon Law: Advanced Course (6 ECTS)

• 010093 VO Advanced Course Canon Law I - Law of the Sacraments

FTH 22 Biblical Studies: Extension Course (15 ECTS)

• 010026 VO ( REMOTE ) Exegesis of the New Testament

FTH 23 Theological Ethics: Advanced Course (9 ECTS)

• 010033 VO Advanced Course Theological Ethics II : Sexual Ethics
• 010051 VO Advanced Course Theological Ethics I (Fundamental Moral Theology)

FTH 24 Systematic Theology: Extension Course (12 ECTS)

FTH 25 Theological Extension Course II (10 ECTS)

1. Ecumenism (5 ECTS)

• 010077 SE ( KPH Krems ) Learning ecumenism and ecumenical reconnaissances: Vienna
• 010084 SE Ecumenical Theology from an eastern christian perspective. Orthodox Theology and Vatican II.

2. Seminar (5 ECTS)

a) Seminar Religious Philosophy

b) Seminar Systematic-theological Concepts

c) Intercultural Theology

• 010005 SE Intercultural Theology

d) Ethics and Religion

FTH 26 Theological Extension Course III (15 ECTS)

a) Christian Philosophy

• 010076 SE "God of the Poor": Philosophy of Religion from the sources of Judaism - From Herman Cohen to Emmanuel Lévinas to Liberation Thinking of Latin America
• 010108 FS Philosophy of Religion of Neo-Kantianism

b) Social Ethics

• 010099 FS Current approaches in Christian social ethics - Diplomand*innen-, Dissertant*innen- und Habilitand*innenseminar
• 010119 SE Artificial intelligence and democracy - ethical perspectives
• 010128 SE Equal opportunities or equity? Education and labor in the modern meritocracy

c) Religious Studies

d) Old Testament

e) New Testament

• 010050 SE Titel - Was wollte Jesus wirklich - und deckt sich das mit dem Glauben der heutigen Kirchen? (Dialog: NT und kirchlicher Glaube)

f) Theology and History of the Christian East

• 010084 SE Ecumenical Theology from an eastern christian perspective. Orthodox Theology and Vatican II.
• 010094 SE ( MIXED ) Discover Romania: denominational diversity, communist heritage and religious life today - (Compulsory preparatory seminar for the excursion to Romania in SS 2025)

g) Church History

• 010057 SE The Catholic Church during the Third Reich
• 010058 FS Faith, Church and Heretical Popes - William of Occam's 'Dialogus'
• 010063 SE Skills and research methods in Church History

h) Theology of Spirituality

• 010100 SE Eucharistic spirituality

i) Fundamental Theology

• 010064 SE ( MIXED ) Aesthetics and exodus: "Theory of liberation" (Christoph Menke)
• 010113 FS ( MIXED ) Hegel's Lectures on Aesthetics
• 600010 FS ( MIXED ) Religion and the Question of the Open

j) Liturgical Studies

• 010081 SE Liturgical Rites Surrounding Illness and Death
• 010086 FS [ en ] Current Research Questions in Liturgical Studies and Sacramental Theology

k) Dogmatics

• 010090 SE Jesus Christ - Son of God? 1700 Years of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
• 010091 FS Cathedral of Theology

l) Theological Ethics

• 010067 FS [ en ] ( MIXED ) Ethics in an Era of Emergencies
• 010072 SE ( MIXED ) Departures and Resistances: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Feminism and Religion
• 010118 SE Where love falls? - Love, partnership and sexuality between social and ecclesial models

m) Canon Law

• 010097 SE Different models under one (Catholic) umbrella? Structures of co-responsibility in East and West. - Strukturen der Mitverantwortung im Osten und Westen.

n) Pastoral Theology

• 010078 SE Pastoral Care in situations of crises
• 010098 SE Seminar in Preaching
• 600008 FS [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Learning Ecumenism - Comparing the Catholic and Orthodox Tradition

o) Religious Pedagogics

Additional Courses

• 010103 UE Case solution on sacramental law
• 010106 KO Latin sources of the history of spirituality