Catholic Religious Education full time
- Degree
- Master of Education
- Master
- Standard period of study (amount)
- 4 semesters
- Location
- Wuppertal
- Deadlines
- April 2027 (Germans and inhabitants)
- January 2027 (EU)
- expired (Non-EU)
Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Summer and Winter Semester
Area of study
Catholic Religion (Teaching Degree)
Target group
Graduates from Bachelor degree courses with the aim of training to teach at primary, secondary and intermediate schools as well as corresponding school years at comprehensive schools
Admission requirements
The Catholic Religious Education sub-programme in the combined Teaching Qualification for Lower Secondary,
Intermediate Secondary, Secondary and Comprehensive Schools degree course leading to a Master of Education academic degree can accept
applicants if they can demonstrate at least 61 CP from a Bachelor’s degree in
Catholic Religious Education (not including thesis), of which at least:
- 9 CP in subject-specific didactic studies and 4 CP in inclusion-oriented questions (within or outside the subject-specific didactic studies).
In addition, knowledge of Latin at the following level must be demonstrated for admission: The students
must be sufficiently proficient in Latin to translate texts independently with the help of specialist dictionaries and grammar guides
and evaluate existing translations in a reasoned manner."
Intermediate Secondary, Secondary and Comprehensive Schools degree course leading to a Master of Education academic degree can accept
applicants if they can demonstrate at least 61 CP from a Bachelor’s degree in
Catholic Religious Education (not including thesis), of which at least:
- 9 CP in subject-specific didactic studies and 4 CP in inclusion-oriented questions (within or outside the subject-specific didactic studies).
In addition, knowledge of Latin at the following level must be demonstrated for admission: The students
must be sufficiently proficient in Latin to translate texts independently with the help of specialist dictionaries and grammar guides
and evaluate existing translations in a reasoned manner."
Lecture period
- Summer semester 2026: The lecture periods are set for the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found at https://www.mkw.nrw/studium/informieren/vorlesungszeiten/.
- Winter semester 2026/2027: The lecture periods are set for the entire state of North Rhine-Westphalia and can be found at https://www.mkw.nrw/studium/informieren/vorlesungszeiten/.
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2026/2027)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
Expired
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
Expired
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
Expired
Summer semester (2026)
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
15.11.2026 - 15.01.2027
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
15.12.2026 - 15.04.2027
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
15.12.2026 - 15.03.2027
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
Expired
Languages of instruction
Main language
German