Master in Religion in Europe

What you study

The Master's in Religion in Europe at the University of Vienna is taught in English. It takes the phenomenon of religion as its subject and builds on what you already bring from a BA. The register description frames the programme around religion in professional and personal contexts rather than around a single discipline.

It is aimed at graduates who already deal with religion somewhere in their working life: in social organisations such as Caritas or Diakonie, in commercial companies, in international organisations such as the UN or the OSCE, in cultural institutions and museums, in media and journalism, in authorities and political institutions, in the management of religious communities, or in adult education. It also speaks to people active in voluntary social engagement, for example in non-profit organisations or human rights work, and to those with a personal interest in religious and spiritual issues.

The programme expands religion-related skills in exactly those fields, and in individual life contexts or personal commitments. The register does not list individual modules, so check the programme page for the actual course structure.

Admission, language and next steps

An admission or aptitude procedure applies. The register points to the programme page for the details, so read that before you plan anything. Teaching is in English, and the degree awarded is a Master of Arts, MA.

The programme runs two years over four semesters and carries 120 ECTS. There is no central application portal: you apply directly to the University of Vienna, and its own page gives the application period. The University of Vienna is a public university, so fees follow the public university rules rather than those of a university of applied sciences or a private university.

The English-language Master's degree programme in Religion in Europe at the University of Vienna is aimed at graduates of a BA degree programme who are involved with the phenomenon of religion in professional contexts (for example in social organisations such as Caritas or Diakonie, commercial companies, international organisations such as the UN, OSCE, cultural institutions and museums, media and journalism, authorities and political institutions, in the management of religious communities, in [adult] education), in voluntary social engagement (for example in non-profit organisations, in human rights work), or from a personal interest in religious and spiritual issues.
This Master's degree programme expands religion-related skills in the aforementioned professional fields and in possible individual life contexts or personal commitments.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Vienna. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: An admission or aptitude procedure applies (see the programme page). Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.