Theology and Religious Studies: Religious Studies (research MA)

The two-year Research Master's in Religious Studies offers you excellent opportunities for pursuing your own research interests. In the first semesters, the core courses address the comparative study of concepts fundamental to human culture as well as theories and methodologies in the field of religious studies. Electives and tutorials enable you to tailor the programme to your own interests.

As a Religious Studies graduate, you will have developed analytical and research skills relevant to a career in the field of religious studies. In addition, you will have access to a range of other employment opportunities in which a critical, curious, and academically-trained mind is essential.

You will qualify for high-level research positions at universities, research and development departments of governmental institutes, and for research positions in non-governmental organizations (NGOs). You will be able to pursue careers in science communication, science publishing, science policy and in public policy and consultancy or as an independent researcher.

The Research Master's programme Religious Studies also provides a valuable foundation for those students who wish to pursue and complete a PhD programme in the Humanities or the Social Sciences at any university in the world.