1. Semester5 ECTS
Core Module I: Introduction to the Study of Religion and Global Futures
Provides a comprehensive overview of major approaches to the Study of Religion relating to globalising dynamics and global futures, introducing major theoretical and analytic frameworks and exploring salient points of debate in this field.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Methodology I: Practical Tools for Studying Religion
Provides a comprehensive overview of how researchers design and conduct empirical research, explores various research methods and their relation to broader research processes, and addresses research ethics and reflexivity.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Central Concepts I: Rethinking religion and globality
Explores how recent debates about 'the global' and processes of 'globalisation' contribute to thinking about religion, investigating debates within academic contexts and at a historical moment characterised by contestations about 'globalism'.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Thematic Fields I
Elective module focusing on specific thematic areas within the Study of Religion and Global Futures.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Interdisciplinarity I: Religion from different angles
Provides insights from other disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences to broaden perspectives and help students think interconnectedly about religion.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Global Regions I
Optional module allowing students to deepen regional knowledge and understanding of religion in specific global regions.
1. Semester5 ECTS
Language I
Language course organised by the UBT language centre allowing students to develop or enhance language skills.
2. Semester5 ECTS
Core Module II: Post-/Decolonial Debates in the Study of Religion
Introduces post-colonial and decolonisation debates and their implications for the study of religion, addressing connections between colonialism, knowledge politics, and religion, and critically examining the academic discipline's colonial legacy.
2. Semester5 ECTS
Methodology II: Additional tools for studying religion
Elective module providing additional methodological tools and approaches for studying religion beyond those covered in Methodology I.
2. Semester5 ECTS
Global Regions II
Optional module allowing students to further deepen regional knowledge and understanding of religion in specific global regions.
2. Semester5 ECTS
Language II
Language course organised by the UBT language centre allowing students to continue developing or enhance language skills.
2. Semester10 ECTS
Internship
Optional module providing students with professional experience outside academia through a 6-8 week internship to gain important skills for the postgraduate job market.
2. Semester10 ECTS
Independent Studies
Optional module allowing students to prepare for an academic career by enhancing research skills through additional research activities, language courses, or participation in conferences.
2. Semester5 ECTS
Research Seminar I
Offers guidance and support for the development and critical discussion of research topics and their translation into a research design, providing space for intellectual exchange about diverse research foci.
3. Semester10 ECTS
Study Project
Students independently plan, conduct and evaluate a research project consisting of extensive analysis of literature, empirical research, or archival research in preparation for the Master's Thesis.
3. Semester5 ECTS
Central Concepts II: Rethinking religion and planetary transformations
Elective module exploring how processes of planetary transformation contribute to thinking about religion and contemporary religious dynamics.
3. Semester5 ECTS
Interdisciplinarity II: Globality from different angles
Provides insights from other disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences to broaden perspectives on how globality shapes religion and social dynamics.
3. Semester5 ECTS
Thematic Fields II
Elective module focusing on specific thematic areas within the Study of Religion and Global Futures.
3. Semester5 ECTS
Research Seminar II
Offers space to discuss ongoing work on the Master's Thesis, enhance methodological knowledge and analytical skills, and develop the ability to communicate research findings convincingly.
4. Semester30 ECTS
Master's Thesis
Students conduct and communicate independent research on a specific topic in the field of religion and global futures at an advanced level, presenting research findings in relation to a core research question.
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