A. Diploma Degree Programme in Catholic Theology (1.10.2008)

1st Stage of the Degree Programme

D1 Introduction to the Study of Theology (Orientation Period)

• 010018 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010045 PS Basic Texts: Ethics and Anthropology
• 010048 PS Introduction to Academic Work
• 010082 VO Introduction to theology II
• 010110 VO Introduction in Theology I

D2 Biblical Hebrew

• 010013 VU Biblical Hebrew II

D3 History of Philosophy

• 010039 VO History of Philosophy 2: Middle Ages
• 010290 VO Modern Philosophy

D4 Old Testament Studies I

• 010002 VO General Introduction to the Old Testament

D5 New Testament Studies I

• 010001 VO Introduction to the New Testament

D6 History of Theology

• 010069 VO History of Theology

D7 Canon Law: Basic Questions

• 010061 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 1: Theologic Foundation of Canon Law
• 010063 VK Basic Questions of Canon Law 2 - Sources of Canon Law and General Norms

D8 Basics of Catechetics

• 010297 VU Catechetics I

D9 Church History: from Ancient World to High Middle Ages

• 010028 VO Church History - Part II: The Church in the Early and High Middle Ages

D10 Philosophical Anthropology and Ethics

Supplementary Examination in Greek

• 010036 VO+UE New Testament Greek III
• 010072 VU New Testament Greek II

D11 Old Testament Studies II

• 010310 VO Fundamental Exegesis of the Old Testament IV

D12 New Testament Studies II

• 010077 VO Fundamental Exegesis of the New Testament II - Paul and His Letters

D13 Theory of Knowledge

• 010094 VO Epistemology

D14 Christology

• 010011 VO Fundamental theology II
• 010070 VO Christology

D15 Basic Course Moral Theology

• 010053 VO Foundations of Moral Theology II: Classical questions of applied ethics

D16 Kirchliches Verkündigungsrecht

D17 Liturgical Studies

• 010052 VO Liturgical Studies II: Liturgical Year and Liturgy of the Hours

D18 Fundamental Pastoral

D19 Church History: Late Middle Ages to Early Modern Times

D20 Metaphysics and Theology

D21 Ethics: Introduction to Political Ethics and Social Ethics

• 010060 VO Ethics II- Introduction into Political Ethics and Social Ethics

D22 Fundamental Exegesis New Testament IV

• 010026 VO Fundamental Exegesis New Testament IV: The Catholic Epistels

D23 Systematic Ecclesiology

D24 Theology and History of Eastern Churches

• 010073 VO Ecumenical Theology from the orthodox point of view

D25 Introduction to the Theology of Spirituality and Literature of the Church Fathers

• 010081 VO Basic Lines of History of Spirituality

D26 Advanced Course of Moral Theology: In-Depth Studies in Fundamental Morality

D27 Social Studies I: Christian Social Ethics

D28 Practical Ecclesiology

• 010047 VO The Constitution of the Catholic Oriental Churches
• 010083 VU Catechetics II: Whole Community Catechesis
• 010084 VU Practical-theological ecclesiology

D29 Sacramental Celebrations: Introduction

D30 Thematic Module: Ecumenism

• 010091 EX Ecumenical reconnaissances and encounters: Vienna

D31 Seminars for In-Depth Studies in Philosophy and Theology

• 010021 BA Prophecy and social criticism. Biblical and ethical perspectives
• 010022 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament
• 010025 DS The Exodus Made in Hollywood - Biblical Concepts of Redemption and Salvation in Contemporary Film
• 010032 DS The Church Facing Matrimony during the Middle Ages
• 010033 DS The Catholic Church in Austria in the Modern Period: Selected Topics
• 010034 FS Current Discourses in Church Historiography and Discussion of Ongoing Research Projects
• 010035 SE Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present
• 010038 DS Michel Foucault - Practices of Self-Formation (techniques de soi) in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Christianity with respect to their significance for the modern age
• 010040 SE Religious violence and its transformation: René Girard´s apology of Christianity
• 010041 FS Workshop for Postgraduates and Graduands
• 010042 BA Is Christian sexually ethics better than its reputation?
• 010043 DS The ethical relevance of emotional intelligence
• 010044 FS Bioethics
• 010055 FS Colloquium for diploma and doctoral students
• 010064 FS Christology
• 010068 SE Methoden (Religionspsychologie): Transpersonale Psychologie
• 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
• 010076 FS Time and God. Plotin, Heidegger
• 010089 BA A way of encounter with God - principal lines and dynamic of Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
• 010106 DS Movimenti nella Chiesa, communita spirituali e istituti religiosi
• 010107 BA Seminar FK3/D31/BAM
• 010108 BA Parish - and what else? Analysis of different forms of Christian communities
• 010113 FS Culture of Remembrance
• 010114 FS Generative Bildarbeit
• 010115 BA Women in the passion gospels and easter gospels (canonical and apocryphal)
• 010116 SE Suicidal crisis. Pyschological, philosophical and theological problems - Psychologische, philosophische und theologische Auseinandersetzung mit dem Problem der Suizidalität
• 010118 DS Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
• 010123 FS Phenomenology of Spirit. Absolute Knowing
• 010125 SE Schekinah and Sophia
• 010128 DS Seminar FK4/D31/DAM/MAM
• 010320 BA Liturgy and Life through the Eyes of a 4th century Woman: the Itinerarium Egeriae
• 020015 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament

2nd Stage of the Degree Programme

D32 Contemporary Philosophy

• 010351 VO Contemporary philosophy

D33 Old Testament Studies III

• 010019 VO Biblical Theology of the Old Testament - Schöpfung der Welt und Erwählung Israels

D34 New Testament Studies III

• 010024 VO New Testament Exegesis

D35 Fundamental Theological God-Talk Today

D36 Theology of Creation and Eschatology

• 010056 VO Theology of Creation and Eschatology

D37 Theological Anthropology and Teaching of Grace

D38 Ecumenical Theology: Theologies and Churches of the Reformation

D39 Current Topics of Moral Theology

• 010023 VO Current Topics in Moral Theology II

D40 Social Studies II: Political Ethics and Economic Ethics

• 010057 VO Christian Social Ethics II: Ethics in Politics and Economics

D41 Comparative Studies of Religions

• 010065 VO Study of Religions II

D42 Liturgical Studies, Sacramental Theology, Matrimonial Law

• 010099 VO Matrimonial Law of the Church

D43 Thematic Module: Dogma and Reason

• 010012 SE The Reason of Faith in the Context of Modernity
• 010017 UE Theology of History
• 010058 LS On the Code of Dogma
• 010163 SE Specific subject didactics III - (Spezielle Fachdidaktik III)

D44 Philosophy of Language

• 010016 VO Philosophy of Language

D45 Philosophy of Science

D46 Introduction to Judaism

D47 Theology of the Church Fathers and Mariology

• 010009 VO Theological Key Terms of the Patristic Theology
• 010010 UE Reading Course on Theological Key Terms of the Patristic Theology
• 010059 VO Mariology

D48 Sacramental Celebrations: In-Depth- Studies

• 010054 VO Sacramental Celebrations II: Eucharist
• 010121 VO Canon Law on the Sacraments

D49 Specific Pastoral Theologies

• 010086 VU Specific Pastoral Theologies
• 010087 VU Pastoral Identity

D50 Homiletics

D51 Church History: Enlightenment to Present

DAM Diploma Thesis Module

• 010025 DS The Exodus Made in Hollywood - Biblical Concepts of Redemption and Salvation in Contemporary Film
• 010032 DS The Church Facing Matrimony during the Middle Ages
• 010033 DS The Catholic Church in Austria in the Modern Period: Selected Topics
• 010034 FS Current Discourses in Church Historiography and Discussion of Ongoing Research Projects
• 010038 DS Michel Foucault - Practices of Self-Formation (techniques de soi) in Graeco-Roman Antiquity and Christianity with respect to their significance for the modern age
• 010041 FS Workshop for Postgraduates and Graduands
• 010043 DS The ethical relevance of emotional intelligence
• 010044 FS Bioethics
• 010055 FS Colloquium for diploma and doctoral students
• 010064 FS Christology
• 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
• 010076 FS Time and God. Plotin, Heidegger
• 010106 DS Movimenti nella Chiesa, communita spirituali e istituti religiosi
• 010113 FS Culture of Remembrance
• 010114 FS Generative Bildarbeit
• 010118 DS Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
• 010123 FS Phenomenology of Spirit. Absolute Knowing
• 010128 DS Seminar FK4/D31/DAM/MAM

Elective Modules

Elective Module 1: "From the Bible to the Early Church"

• 010029 SE Introduction to Syriac - Aramaic with examples of controversial interpretation of Scripture
• 010075 DS Christianity and Islam in Egypt. From the Origins to the Present
• 010078 EX Excursion to Coptic Egypt
• 010136 VO Introduction to the Topography and History of Israel- Palestine in New Testament Times

Elective Module: "Sexual violence in religions and society"

• 010022 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament
• 010155 SE Violence in Comparative Religion
• 020015 SE Sexual Violence in the Old Testament

Elective Module 3

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Elective Module 5

Elective Module 6: "Church and Society"

Elective Module 7

Elective Module 8

• 010103 SE Suject didactics Adult Education/Working with children and Youth
• 010105 PR Religious education in compulsory schools - Subject related traineeship in compulsory schools
• 010182 SE Religious didactics in compulsory schools - General subject didactics

Elective Module 9

Elective Module 10

• 010030 EX Archaeology in the Land of Moab - Excavation and Survey in the Wadi ath -Thamad Project
• 010035 SE Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present
• 010037 EX Church - neighbour Baltics - Traces of its ecclesiastical past and pastoral present (guided excursion)
• 010079 VO Hindu-Religions: An Introduction
• 010085 UE Biblical Hebrew Reading
• 010090 UE Introduction into homiletic Practice via learning by doing
• 010119 VO Being church in mission. An introduction to the theology of mission
• 010124 VO [ en ] Religion in the United States of America
• 010125 SE Schekinah and Sophia
• 010127 PR Contemporary challenges of pastoral care II
• 030589 KU The Right to Freedom between Tradition and Modernity as explained in Jewish Sources
• 140254 VO RTV - KOA - Latin America - Political history - Eine 4. Welle der Demokratisierung?
• 230179 VO Migration and Integration Research - multidisciplinary perspectives
• 010003 SE Sociology of religion: Introduction, questions and classics

Optional Subject

• 010104 KO Conversatorium