Religion Degrees Online

Degree Requirements
The doctoral program includes 24 credits:
three credits obtained through the seminar in religious studies (SRS 8915), and three credits obtained through another seminar offered by the department;
18 credits in the student’s area of specialization obtained through courses or directed studies.

The student’s research supervisor may require additional courses or assignments from the student depending to the nature of the research.

Comprehensive examination
Students must successfully complete a comprehensive examination in which they demonstrate their knowledge of the general and the specific fields of research to which the doctoral thesis is related. Instructions regarding the examination can be obtained from the Director of Graduate Studies in the department.

After consulting with the research supervisor, the student shall submit a comprehensive examination proposal to the Committee of Studies for approval at least two months before the proposed examination date. After approving the plan, the Committee shall designate two examiners in addition to the research supervisor, taking into account the suggestions of the student, and set the examination date. The department shall forward a written confirmation of the examination date to the student one month in advance. Any student who decides to withdraw must advise the department in writing at least two weeks prior to the date scheduled for the examination.

Thesis
After consultation with their research supervisor, students must submit their thesis topic to the Committee of Studies for approval.

Before the end of the second year of studies, the thesis project must be presented for examination and discussion at a colloquium attended by professors and students of the department. After the colloquium, the project must be submitted to the Committee of Studies for approval. Instructions regarding the colloquium and the thesis project can be obtained from the Director of Graduate Studies in the department.

Language requirements
Proficiency in either English or French is required. Applicants whose first language is neither English nor French must provide proof of proficiency in one or the other. The list of acceptable proofs is indicated in the “Admission” section of the General Regulations of the FGPS.

Colloquium
Participation in the department’s regular research colloquia is compulsory for all registered graduate students.

Residence
Doctoral students must register for a minimum of six full-time sessions.

Time limit
Students are expected to fulfill all requirements within four years. The maximum time permitted is six years from the date of initial registration in the program, or seven years in the case of the students transferring from the master’s to the doctorate.

Course Taken Outside the Department
Subject to the approval of the chair, students registered in a graduate program may receive credit for two course (equivalent to six credits according to departmental requirements) taken outside the department.

Minor Only Requirements
The minor requires 9 credits for an M.A. and 12 credits for the Ph.D. All minors will have at least one of the religious studies graduate faculty as a member of their examination committees. All students enrolled in the minor take RELA 5521—Theory and Method in Religious Studies, and choose two (M.A.) or three (Ph.D.) from the following courses to complete the program: AFRO 5036, AMST 5101, ANE 5501/2, 5503/4, ANTH 5059, ARAB 5542, ARTH 5795, CNES 5088/9, 5252, JWST 5013, 5960, 5111, PHIL 8081, 8550, RELA 5071, 5072, 5073, 5080, 8190, SALC 5412/3.

Language Requirements—There are no special language requirements beyond those of the student’s major program.

M.U.R.P. Degree Requirements
The M.U.R.P., which is offered under coursework only and Plan A, requires 48 credits including core courses (26 credits), specialization electives (9 credits), and 10 credits of electives. Each student completes an internship in a public or private planning agency usually during the summer after the first year of the program. All students also take a capstone workshop (3 credits) that constitutes a final professional-level project. Students in the Coursework Only option complete a professional paper. Students selecting the Plan A option register for 10 thesis credits and complete a thesis. Specializations for the degree include housing and community development; regional, economic, and workforce development; transportation planning; land use/urban design planning; and environmental planning. Students may pursue a minor.

Language Requirements—None.

Final Exam—The final exam is oral for Plan A. The client presentation in the capstone workshop fulfills the requirement for the final exam for Coursework Only.

Minor Requirements for Students Majoring in Other Fields—A minor is constructed in consultation with the student’s minor adviser.

Admission Requirements
Persons applying for the program are expected to have an MA, or the academic equivalent, in art history, theology and art, or aesthetics.

Language Requirements
Students must have proficiency in two languages other than English. One of these must be German, Spanish, or French. Plans for acquiring sufficient language proficiency are established on an individual basis by the student in consultation with the academic advisor.

Admissions Requirements
The Area requires a clear and focused statement of academic purpose, specifying a field for which the GTU has appropriate faculty resources and the student has appropriate academic background and basic language preparation.

Diagnostic Instrument
At the outset of doctoral work, the student will submit a written Draft Academic Plan, which specifies prior background, career goals, and specific interests. This plan will be used as an advising tool, and will be critically analyzed and developed during the required Area seminar.

Language Requirements
The Area requires two foreign languages, at least one a modern research language (e.g. French, German, Japanese). The second language might be a classical language, a field language, or a second research language. The languages are presented to the Area as a written language proposal, framed by student and advisor, and approved by the entire Area, and then certified following the GTU’s procedures. At least one modern foreign language must be certified before the student moves on to comprehensive exams; classical or field languages may be certified later, prior to proposing the dissertation, if the advisor agrees a specific language is not necessary for the comprehensives.

Admissions Requirements
An advanced degree in theology (i.e. a degree beyond the B.A. or its equivalent and focused in theology, e.g., one of the ordinary disciplines of Christian theology, such as Bible, Historical/Systematic theology, or Christian Ethics).

Diagnostic Interview
Upon admission to the program and prior to registration for classes, students will go through a diagnostic interview conducted by two Area faculty members to determine the breadth of the students’ prior academic experience in the interdisciplinary range of studies that support the study of Christian Spirituality. Courses will be chosen to broaden and deepen each student’s respective knowledge with particular attention given to prepare each student for their comprehensive examinations.

Language Requirements
Students are required to attain proficiency in two research languages other than their native language, one of which is ordinarily French or German, or Spanish, and the other an ancient or modern language pertinent to the student’s research.

Requirements for a Major in Bible and Religion
A major in Bible and Religion requires the following components:

• Completion of the General Education Core (50 hours)
Bachelor of Arts: Successful completion of the intermediate level approved language (12 hours or equivalent)
Bachelor of Science: 12 semester hours chosen from the following courses: any AT; any BL; any BS; any CH; CS 102, 204; any ES; MT (121 or above); any PC.

These courses may not be applied to the general education core, the major, or the minor requirements

• Completion of the General Education Competency Requirements (15 hours)
BB 211
Christian Doctrine
3 units

BB 302
Romans
3 units

Choose 9 additional hours of BB courses at the 200 level or above
• Completion of one of the Concentration options
• General electives to bring total to 126 semester hours.
• All Bible and Religion majors must take the Biblical, Religious, and Interdisciplinary Studies departmental exam prior to graduation.

BIBLICAL SCHOLARSHIP CONCENTRATION (22 hours)
The Biblical Scholarship Concentration (Bachelor of Arts) is composed of the following:

BB 201
Old Testament Theology
3 units

BB 202
New Testament Theology
3 units

BB 205
Gospels and Epistles
3 units

BB 303
Prophetic Literature
3 units

BB 305
Biblical Interpretation
4 units

BB 308
Apocalyptic Literature
3 units

BB 491
Senior Thesis
3 units

Biblical Scholarship students must take two years of biblical languages to fulfill their B.A. language requirements:

GR 201
New Testament Greek I
3 units

GR 202
New Testament Greek II
3 units

GR 303
Greek Grammar and Syntax
3 units

GR 304
Greek Exegesis
3 units

OR
HB 303
Elementary Biblical Hebrew I
4 units

HB 304
Elementary Biblical Hebrew II
4 units

Religion Major

Students who take a major in religion must earn the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree. The religion major includes 30 semester hours of coursework in addition to the core curriculum courses. The following courses are required for the religion major: REL 203, 204, 240, 303, 304, 320 or 420, and twelve additional hours from 400-level REL courses.

Students who major in religion are required to take a minor. A minor in any area within the arts, humanities, or sciences is recommended (i.e., philosophy, history, English, communication, theatre, Spanish, mathematics, biology, chemistry).

To fulfill language requirements, the student may elect any one of the following options: 1) 12 hours of Greek, 2) 12 hours of Hebrew, 3) six hours of Greek and six hours of Hebrew, or 4) 12 hours in a modern language (i.e., Spanish). Also, in fulfilling core curriculum requirements, students must take PHI 201 (introduction to philosophy), one psychology course, one course from sociology, political science, or economics, and six hours of literature with an ENG prefix (i.e., ENG 211-212).

Study Requirements
Bachelor of Education with Catholic religious instruction or an equivalent degree.

Language requirements
The Latinum and evidence of a course of 4 hours per week in biblical Greek, at least until the beginning of the 2nd Semester should be submitted.

Internships
During the Masterstudiums school placements in the amount of 8 credit points to complete.

Auslandsaufenthalt
A stay abroad is not required. There is an ERASMUS partnership with All Hallows College in Dublin (Ireland).

Practice Areas
The Masters Course Catholic religious education (Gymnasium) is clearly to a later work as a teacher in secondary schools and in upper secondary education-related. As with the previous financial statements for the grammar school teacher will probably also with the Master of Education, access to other areas of action are open, for which a basic knowledge in theology and interesting is welcome, especially if this knowledge base in the Master program has been expanded and deepened is ( in areas such as media, publishing, art presentation, the Museum Education and travel management with a high cultural right). Also in the field of personnel management and promotion of staff have university graduates with training in theology a good chance. This also applies to the field of public welfare and the welfare organizations.

Language requirements, during the course to be met
It is desirable that the tray students with a religious studies religionserschließenden Philology (Arabic, Indian, etc.) combine or at least in the context of their key skills appropriate additional qualifications to develop source studies. Who the subject of religion with the science focal depth profile studies, at least 12 AP in such philological skills expend.

Structure of studies
The course is divided into three study years.
In the study phase (1st year) students acquire basic skills in first general History of Religion (World Religions, traditional religions, New Religious Movements) and are based in terminology, disziplingeschichtlicher and methodological aspects concerning the prospects of systematic religious studies. In the following two years of study, the religion of scientific knowledge in historical and comparative point of view of two building modules broadened and deepened. It also provides a large selection of imported modules from Islamic studies, Indology, Iranian, Judaism and other options for individual subjects, deeper engagement with religious traditions from certain linguistic and cultural areas.

Fächerkombination
Obvious, and are proven combinations with related cultural and scientific disciplines: anthropology, cultural anthropology, Indology, Arabic / Islamic Studies and related subjects. Even with history or Germanic and similar subjects can be useful combinations due to personal interest constellations reality.

Possible / recommended Profiles
The religion of science can be regarded as “normal” Tray (66 AP) in 2-BA-subjects studied, as well as the profile is also “focus depth” (an additional of 18 in the AP Specialist Religious Science) is possible. A profile can only Lehramt tray on the “values and norms” several religious scientific content will be studied. Many modules of Religious Science are available for all in the profile “Studium Generale” open a consolidated “module package” (18 AP in religious studies) may also in the professional profile of the 2-BA-subjects documented.

Combination of module packages
Religion Scientific content and themes over specific modules can be assigned as the “key skills” all students have access. A variant is the “module package” religion with science are up to 18 AP in BA and MA, as a kind of “minor” profile in the key skill area of the BA / MA courses offered (see below)
Religious studies can also be used as additional compartment within the mono-BA of Faculty of Social Sciences are elected (42 AP).
Good combinations for religious studies students as well with the module packages “Judaism” and “theology”.

Professionals
Vocational Areas hang – as in many cultural studies courses – very much on the choice of subjects and combination of additional key qualifications from. The study of religion with his science can sensitation strong in the field of intercultural and interreligious good competency requirements for entry into adult education, the publishing or intercultural tasks offer. It appears a broad knowledge of both “classic” as well as modern and contemporary issues and manifestations of religion in the individual studies can be accentuated.