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03. Study Requirements

(1) We recognize the importance of an accredited BA according to the Bologna Process. Applicants for the MA programs at ETS must prove that their B.A. degree or its equivalent at EQF level 6 fully complies with §58 of the Landeshochschulgesez Baden-Württemberg.

(2) For students in the MA programs at ETS, the regulations according to §59 of the LHG Baden-Württemberg of January 1, 2005 apply:

§ 59
Access to non-undergraduate programs and to contact studies

(I) Admission to a Master's degree programme shall require a university degree or an equivalent qualification. The institutions of higher education may lay down further requirements by statute. § Section 58(8) shall apply mutatis mutandis. The institutions of higher education shall recognise foreign qualifications in accordance with the provisions of section 35.

(II) The admission requirements for Master's study courses providing further education and other study courses providing further education in accordance with section 31(3) are a first higher education degree or equivalent qualification and qualified practical work experience of generally at least one year; in all other respects, subsection 1 shall apply mutatis mutandis. The requirement of practical professional experience shall not apply at art colleges to such studies which serve to deepen free-artistic skills.

(III) Anyone who has completed a university degree or has acquired the required aptitude in a profession or in some other way may participate in contact studies. The admission requirements shall be regulated in detail by the institutions of higher education; in the case of contact studies organised under public law, this shall be done by statute.

(See: https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=HSchulG+BW+%C2%A7+59&psml=bsbawueprod.psml&max=true)

Corresponding certificates must be submitted with the application as a copy or scan.

Additional criteria of admission requirements to the two MA programs at ETS:

The MA program offered at ETS in

  • Pentecostal-Charismatic Theology requires a previous B.A. degree or an equivalent degree at EQF level 6 preferably in Theology with at least 180 credit points (180 ECTS) as well as a further internship or professional practical experience of at least one year (30 ECTS) in the field of study.
  • Marriage and Family Counseling requires a previous B.A. degree or an equivalent degree at EQF level 6 preferably in Social Pedagogy, Counseling or Psychology with at least 180 credit points (180 ECTS) as well as a continuing internship or professional practical experience of at least one year (30 ECTS) in the field of study.

(3) If the student holds a B.A. degree or equivalent at EQF level 6 in a field other than

  • Theology:
    Admission to this program is possible after completing a propaedeutic of four modules at B.A. or EQF Level 6 and the year of internship/one year of professional experience in a church congregation or Christian ministry.
    The four modules of the propaedeutic include: Basic OT Hebrew, Basic NT Greek, Systematic Theology, Church History. It is recommended that these four modules be taken during the year of the internship/one-year professional experience.
  • Social Pedagogy, Counseling or Psychology:
    Admission to this program is possible if the applicant holds a B.A. degree or equivalent at EQF level 6 and has completed at least one year's internship/one year's work experience in an appropriate social or church work field.
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