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Master of Theology with specialisation in The Religious Roots of Europe
The Master's programme offers students an opportunity to explore the three major European religions - Christianity, Judaism and Islam and their impact on European history. Doctrines, rituals, canonical texts, myths, religious institutions - phenomena central to each of the three religions - are studied along with their relationsship to society, politics, law, gender issues, and ethics. Specific topics may include ideas of matyrdom, the justification or condemnation of war, asceticism, the position of women and many more.
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Admission Requirements
The selection of students for the programme is based on the fulfilment of the following admission requirements:
A Bachelor's degree in a field of study that is relevant to the programme (e.g., theology, religious studies, classical philology, Semitic languages, ancient history). The applicant must have, or anticipate getting, a Bachelor's degree from a recognized and internationally acknowledged university.
Documented proficiency in at least one "classical" language (i.e., 20 ECTS in either Hebrew, Greek, Latin or Arabic; or 10 ECTS in two "classical" languages)
Documented proficiency in English at a level that enables you to study an English-language master programme.
If there is more applicants than can be admitted to the programme, the selection is made on the basis of the studies already completed as well as the CV.
Academic Profile
The Religious Roots of Europe (RRE) is a joint Master's programme, offered by The Faculty of Theology, The University of Copenhagen, in coorporation with five Nordic faculties.
The aim of RRE is to expose studetns to the traditions, formative processes and mutual interactions in the ancient world of the three most influential religions at the root of European culture and history: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
The three religions have traditionally been studies more or less seperately. The aspiration of RRE is to study the three religions together in their formative period from a comparative perspective and using a variety of approaches, which include historical, philological, social scientific, feminist and literary ones.
The programme provides you with an ability to pursue a nuber of different career paths in which specialized theological, religious, and cultural expertise is needed.
Career Prospects
Graduates of the RRE programme will be able to pursue a number of different career paths in which theological, religious, and cultural expertise is needed.
At present, expertise in religious perspectives and questions is increasingly valued in various functions in society and different kind of companies and corporations.
Furthermore, the RRE programme is an elite education that qualifies studetns to apply for further education to do innovative scholarly work, e.g., in PhD programmes.
Structure and content
The programme takes up 120 ECTS in all, consisting of four terms of 30 ECTS credits of full-time study.
At the beginning of the Programme, the students familiarize themselves with the general historical development in religion and society in the period during which Judaism, Christianity and Islam emerged. They also study the basics of the theory and methods pertaining to the study of ancient texts as well as the problems involved in the reconstruction of past cultures and societies.
Also in the first semester students take the course the emergence of Judaism, Christianity and Islam which is linked to the third semester course the three religions in contemporary perspective, from the Enlightenment to the present.
From the first to the third semester there are five modules where the student must choose one of three options: interaction between the religions, text interpretation or language.
In the third semester is also found the thesis colloquium with focus on methodology and theory. The fourth semester is entirely dedicated to the master's thesis.
The master's thesis is written under supervision that offers guidance in the treatment of the subject matter, methodology and compositional techniques.
Contact
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Skills provided
The programme offers more than themes of merely historical relevance. It will also enhance the students´general understanding of contemporary Nordic, European and Western identities, since the three religions in interaction with one another have had and continue to have a profound influence on the development of European culture and society.
The qualified teaching staff of the programme provides students with specialized up-to-date knowledge as well as the relevant communication skills that are highly valued in current job markets.
When and how to apply
Application deadline is March 1.
The Application must include:
A Bachelor's degree Certificate (the degree certificate may be forwarded after the closing of the application period, but it must arrice at the faculty of Theology at the University of Copenhagen by August 1 at the latest. Otherwise the student will lose his or her study place even if he or she has provisionally been admitted to the RRE programme)
Documentation for proficiency in at least one "classical" language (i.e., 20 ECTS in either Hebrew, Greek, Latin og Arabic; or 10 ECTS in two "classical" languages)
Documentation for proficiency in English at a level that enables you to sudy an Engslish- language master programme.
CV and a letter of motivation.
The application must include alle the required documents. Incomplete or late applications cannot be processed.
The application with all the required enclosures must be mailed via regular (air) mail or by an international courier service to The Faculty of Theology, E-mailed or faxed applications or documents will not be accepted.
The adress is:
Faculty of Theology
University of Copenhagen
Købmagergade 44-46
DK- 1150 Copenhagen K
ATT: The study-administration
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