General description

The Master’s degree program in Religious Studies as a minor program of study is
designed to expand students’ knowledge and competence in the area of religious
studies. The minor program can be combined with a major program of study offered by the Faculty of Theology and Study of Religion or another faculty. The Master’s degree
program in Religious Studies as a minor program of study consists of 30 ECTS
credits, which (when combined with a major program of 90 ECTS credits) corresponds to two years of full-time study.

Admission requirements

Bachelor’s degree with a specialization in Religious Studies as at least a minor program of study with 60 ECTS credits. Admission with restrictions may be granted to applicants who have the required specialization but who do not display sufficient knowledge of the subject. Applicants who do not possess a Bachelor’s degree with the required specialization may be admitted upon special review; if sufficient knowledge of the subject cannot be displayed, additional requirements may have to be met. Admission without additional requirements is granted if the applicant has obtained a Bachelor's degree in Religious Studies as a major or minor program of study in the Faculty of Theology at the University of Zurich, or has an equivalent or higher-quality degree from a university in Switzerland or abroad, provided the degree is recognized by the Faculty of Theology. Specification of requirements: Admission to the consecutive Master’s degree program in Religious Studies as a minor program of study requires the applicant to have knowledge of religious traditions, whereby at 12 ECTS credits need to have been earned in this area. In addition, students need to have completed coursework in historical and comparative religious studies, social scientific religious studies, and systematic-theoretical religious studies, whereby at least 12 ECTS credits need to have been earned in each area.

Branch of studies

Science of Religion

ECTS credits

30 ECTS Credits

Major/minor subject combinations

A minor in Religious Studies can basically be combined with any major study program at the University of Zurich (exception: Major program in Religious Studies).