A. Diploma Degree Programme in Catholic Theology (1.10.2008)

1st Stage of the Degree Programme

D1 Introduction to the Study of Theology (Orientation Period)

• 010039 PS Basic Texts: Ethics and Anthropology
• 010048 PS Introduction to Academic Work
• 010062 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010077 VO Introduction to theology II
• 010082 VO Introduction to the History of Religions
• 010110 VO Introduction in Theology I

D2 Biblical Hebrew

• 010002 VU Biblical Hebrew I

D3 History of Philosophy

• 010132 VO Ancient Philosophy

D4 Old Testament Studies I

• 010061 VO General Introduction to the Old Testament

D5 New Testament Studies I

• 010001 VO Introduction to the New Testament

D6 History of Theology

D7 Canon Law: Basic Questions

D8 Basics of Catechetics

D9 Church History: from Ancient World to High Middle Ages

• 010013 VO Church History - Part I

D10 Philosophical Anthropology and Ethics

• 010035 VO Ethics I -Introduction into ethics
• 010086 VO Philosophical Anthropolgy

Supplementary Examination in Greek

• 010084 UE NT- Greek course in bible training
• 010140 VU New Testament Greek I

D11 Old Testament Studies II

• 010078 VO Fundamental Exegesis of the Old Testament III - Schriften

D12 New Testament Studies II

D13 Theory of Knowledge

D14 Christology

D15 Basic Course Moral Theology

• 010107 VO Basic Course Moral Theology I

D16 Kirchliches Verkündigungsrecht

• 010047 VK The Teaching Office of the Church

D17 Liturgical Studies

• 010007 VO Basics of Liturgical Studies I: Introduction to Liturgical Studies

D18 Fundamental Pastoral

• 010087 VU Principles of Pastoral Theology

D19 Church History: Late Middle Ages to Early Modern Times

D20 Metaphysics and Theology

D21 Ethics: Introduction to Political Ethics and Social Ethics

D22 Fundamental Exegesis New Testament IV

D23 Systematic Ecclesiology

D24 Theology and History of Eastern Churches

• 010065 VO Introduction to the Orthodox Church(es)

D25 Introduction to the Theology of Spirituality and Literature of the Church Fathers

• 010075 VO Introduction to Christian Mysticism
• 010305 VO Early Christian Literature - Patrology I

D26 Advanced Course of Moral Theology: In-Depth Studies in Fundamental Morality

• 010029 VO Advanced Course Moral Theology: In-Depth Studies in Fundamental Morality

D27 Social Studies I: Christian Social Ethics

• 010034 VO Christian Social Ethics I

D28 Practical Ecclesiology

• 010038 VO The Constitution of the Church

D29 Sacramental Celebrations: Introduction

• 010111 VO Sacramental Celebrations

D30 Thematic Module: Ecumenism

• 010015 VU Learning ecumenism

D31 Seminars for In-Depth Studies in Philosophy and Theology

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 010011 BA Origin, topics and stages of Christian anti-Judaism - (Serie: Kontroversthemen der Kirchengeschichte, Teil I)
• 010022 BA [ en ] Ethics of Human Rights
• 010030 SE From Faith to Action
• 010032 BA Doing God´s will today and here: Bonhoeffer´s Ethics from evangelical and catholic perspectives
• 010033 DS Acting in dialogue - Basic ideas of Vatican II on moral theology
• 010037 FS Anthropological basics of bioethics
• 010044 BA Charles Taylor: Ethics, Politics and Religion in Modernity
• 010046 BA Vera religio -the truth claims of Christianity among the church fathers
• 010050 FS Phenomenology of Spirit. Absolute Knowing
• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010058 SE The Psychedelic Movement as invisible Religion
• 010063 BA Praising, Bidding, Lamenting. The Borders of Human Experience in Current Literature
• 010064 DS Basics and methods for scientifically working in Church History
• 010066 FS New Concepts of Ethics of Economics
• 010067 BA Pluralism within the Catholic Church. The disciplinary heritage of the Eastern Catholic Churches
• 010068 DS Church and Modern Age - The theological contribution of Gaudium et spes
• 010070 BA Philosophy, Atheism and Criticism of Religion in the documents of Vatican II
• 010076 DS The History of Papal Infallibility
• 010079 FS Current Discourses in Church Historiography and Discussion of Ongoing Research Projects
• 010088 FS The spiritual heritage of the one church
• 010100 BA Nonviolent Hermeneutics
• 010105 BA Living and Learning in the Context of Migration.
• 010127 SE Sexual violence
• 010154 BA P. Ricoeur : Time and narration
• 010208 BA Spirituality made concret II - New explorations in the Archdiocese of Vienna
• 010320 BA Liturgical signs and symbols

2nd Stage of the Degree Programme

D32 Contemporary Philosophy

D33 Old Testament Studies III

• 010096 VO Exegesis of the Old Testament - Prophetische Visionstexte

D34 New Testament Studies III

• 010019 VO Biblical Theology of the New Testament

D35 Fundamental Theological God-Talk Today

• 010004 VO Christian Theodicy

D36 Theology of Creation and Eschatology

• 010090 VO Philosophy of History

D37 Theological Anthropology and Teaching of Grace

• 010009 VO Theological Anthropology and Teaching of Grace

D38 Ecumenical Theology: Theologies and Churches of the Reformation

• 010028 VO Theologies and Churches of the Reformation

D39 Current Topics of Moral Theology

• 010006 VO Ethics of Gender Relations
• 010023 VO Current Topics in Moral Theology II

D40 Social Studies II: Political Ethics and Economic Ethics

D41 Comparative Studies of Religions

D42 Liturgical Studies, Sacramental Theology, Matrimonial Law

• 010008 VO Special Lecture: Initiation

D43 Thematic Module: Dogma and Reason

• 010010 VU The Soteriological Meaning of Depositum Fidei
• 010030 SE From Faith to Action
• 010059 VO Hermeneutics
• 010163 SE Specific subject didactics III - (Spezielle Fachdidaktik III)

D44 Philosophy of Language

D45 Philosophy of Science

• 010060 VO Theory of Science

D46 Introduction to Judaism

• 010005 VO Introduction to Judaism

D47 Theology of the Church Fathers and Mariology

D48 Sacramental Celebrations: In-Depth- Studies

D49 Specific Pastoral Theologies

D50 Homiletics

D51 Church History: Enlightenment to Present

DAM Diploma Thesis Module

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 010033 DS Acting in dialogue - Basic ideas of Vatican II on moral theology
• 010037 FS Anthropological basics of bioethics
• 010050 FS Phenomenology of Spirit. Absolute Knowing
• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010064 DS Basics and methods for scientifically working in Church History
• 010066 FS New Concepts of Ethics of Economics
• 010068 DS Church and Modern Age - The theological contribution of Gaudium et spes
• 010076 DS The History of Papal Infallibility
• 010079 FS Current Discourses in Church Historiography and Discussion of Ongoing Research Projects
• 010088 FS The spiritual heritage of the one church

Elective Modules

Elective Module 1: "From the Bible to the Early Church"

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 010046 BA Vera religio -the truth claims of Christianity among the church fathers

Elective Module: "Sexual violence in religions and society"

• 010026 PS Lecture Elective Module 2
• 010127 SE Sexual violence
• 020043 UE Gender and Violence - Gender-sensible Betrachtungen zur Sprache der Gewalt und Gewalt der Sprache in (biblischen) Texten

Elective Module 3

Elective Module:

Elective Module 5

Elective Module 6: "Church and Society"

Elective Module 7

Elective Module 8

• 010016 VU Theory of religious education - General subject didactics
• 010018 PR Religious education in compulsory schools - Subject related traineeship in compulsory schools
• 010182 SE Religious didactics in compulsory schools - General subject didactics

Elective Module 9

Elective Module 10

• 020016 VO Religion and Psyche: An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion
• 020019 VO-L Introductions to dogmatic considering classic protestant tradition
• 020030 VO STEOP: History of Protestant Reformation
• 010081 VO Free will - The current interdisciplinary debate
• 020054 UE Compulsory Optional Subject: Personal Growth and Self-Experience I
• 020055 UE Compulsory Optional Subject: Personal Growth and Self-Experience II
• 300283 SE Current topics in philosophy, theology and biology - Interdisciplinary discussions of current topics in Philosophy, Theology and Biology
• 010085 UE Biblical Hebrew Reading
• 020062 VO-L Reformation und konfessionelles Zeitalter

Optional Subject

• 010114 UE Introduction to theological terminology