Bachelor Religious Education (Emphasis: Orthodox Religious Education) (195 [9] - Version 2026)

Orientation Course

• 010148 OV ( LA-OV OV ) Catholic and Orthodox theological studies: Orientation at the start of studies - Orientation Course for first-year students of the Diploma Catholic Theology, Bachelor Religious Education (Catholic Religious Education and Orthodox Religious Education) and Bachelor Teacher Training Programme Catholic Religion

BRP 01 Education, Profession, Language, and School (5 ECTS)

• 490001 VO Education, Profession, Language and School

BRP 02 Introduction to Theology (12 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP BA Religious Education: Written Module Examination – Introduction to Theology
• 010001 PVU Introduction to Theology
• 010006 VU Early Christian Reflections on Faith: Foundations, Contexts and Relevance
• 020026 VO-L ( MIXED ) STEOP: Theological Encyclopedia

BRP 03 Religious Diversity (11 ECTS)

• 010033 VO Introduction to Judaism
• 010075 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to Comparative Religion
• 020048 VO ( ON-SITE ) Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides

BRP 04orp Introduction to Biblical Studies (9 ECTS)

• 010007 VO Introduction to the Old Testament
• 010011 VO Basic Course New Testament I: Jesus of Nazareth - Historical Context and Theological Message
• 010071 PS Exegetical methods

BRP 05orp Introduction to Orthodox Theology (15 ECTS)

• 010004 PS Introduction to Scientific Work
• 010005 PS Introduction to Scientific Work
• 010083 VO Structure and current development of the Orthodox Church(es)

BRP 06orp Philosophy and Fundamental Theology (6 ECTS)

Compulsory Courses

• 010084 VO Patristic sources and theological foundations for fundamental theology

Elective Course (3 ECTS)

• 010015 VO Philosophical Theology I
• 010104 VO Metaphysics
• 010107 VO Medieval philosophy
• 010132 VO Ancient Philosophy

BRP 07orp Teaching and Learning (6 ECTS)

The basics of teaching and learning

• 490002 VO Foundations of Teaching and Learning
• 490041 UE Exercise for Foundations of Teaching and Learning

Specialisation in primary education

• 010023 VU Culture-Religion-Identity
• 010062 VU ( REMOTE ) Fundamentals of elementary and primary education
• 010066 VU Learning Environment and Learning Arrangements in Primary RU
• 010073 VU Shaping learning in primary education
• 010082 UE Orthodox Religious Education (Highschool-Level)

BRP 08orp Teacher Training Placement (6 ECTS)

BRP 09orp Christian Ethics (6 ECTS)

• 010028 VU Theologische Ethik I (Grundlegung der Fundamentalmoral)

BRP 10orp Church History (9 ECTS)

• 010013 VO Church History from Antiquity to the Middle Ages
• 010016 VO Patrology

BRP 11orp Religious Education and School Practice (13 ECTS)

• 010019 SE Religious Didactics
• 010040 VU Theory of Religious Education

BRP 12orp Reflection on School and Profession (4 ECTS)

BRP 13orp Advanced Module: Biblical Studies (15 ECTS)

• 010012 VO Advanced Course: New Testament I
• 010055 VO Basic Course Old Testament I: Pentateuch

BRP 14orp Advanced Module: Orthodox Subject-Specific Didactics (9 ECTS)

Didactic and methodological exploration of biblical themes in Orthodox religious education

Orthodox religious education in the diaspora

• 010067 SE Orthodox religious education in the diaspora

Specialisation in primary education

• 010024 VU Individualisation, differentiation and adaptive teaching competence in RU at primary level
• 010025 VU Design of inclusive education processes
• 010052 SE Subject Didactics in Compulsory Schools / Adult Education
• 010061 VU Religious) development of children and adolescents
• 010085 PR Subject related traineeship in compulsory schools/Adult Education

BRP 15orp Advanced Module: Theology I (20 [22]) ECTS

BRP 16orp Advanced Module: Theology II (15 [17]) ECTS

• 010070 VO Early Church theology and its relevance today

BRP 17orp Advanced Module: Theology III (11 [13]) ECTS

• 010086 EX Orthodox churches in Vienna

BRP 18orp Ecumenical Advanced Module (6 ECTS)

• 010051 SE Is the New Testament anti-Jewish? An overview of the most problematic passages in the New Testament - Ein Überblick über die problematischsten Stellen des Neuen Testaments
• 010056 SE Liturgical Rites Surrounding Illness and Death
• 010059 SE Departures and Resistances: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Feminism and Religion
• 010064 SE How do we want to die? Assisted suicide and Christian ethics.
• 010065 SE Twentieth-Century Classics in Ethics
• 010079 SE Orthodox Theology in the Modern Era
• 010081 SE Topics in Orthodox liturgy and sacramental theology
• 010091 SE [ en ] Liturgical Spaces and Sacral Art in the Byzantine Tradition
• 010096 SE Seminar in Preaching
• 010098 SE Pastoral Care and Spiritual Care
• 010120 SE The Religious in Secular Thought
• 010122 SE Tolerance in intercultural perspective