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03. Study Requirements

(1) For students of ETS the regulations according to §59 of the LHG Baden-Württemberg apply:

§ 59 LHG – Access to non-undergraduate study programmes 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.apply.

(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.https://www.landesrecht-bw.de/jportal/?quelle=jlink&query=HSchulG+BW+%C2%A7+58&psml=bsbawueprod.psml

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

(2) To access the course of the

  • M.A. P-C theology and a previous B.A. in Theology is preferred, with at least 180 credits (180 ECTS), including language examination in Greek and a total grade point average of at least 2.75 (3.0 German scale) or better, plus at least a year of practical professional work experience in the subject area. 
  • M.A. MFS a previous Bachelor degree is required, with at least 180 credits (180 ECTS), and a total grade point average of 2.75 (3.0 German scale) or better, plus at least a year of practical professional work experience in the subject area.

(3) For a total grade less than 2.75 (3.0 German), a Propaedeutical Study is required, whereby the student can participate in two Bachelor modules in the area of study and continue the program if the average grade is 2.75 (3.0) or better. 

(4) If the student has a bachelor's degree in a field other than 

  • For the MA. P-C theology: theology, access is possible, according to a Propaedeuticum (see 3) once the Greek language has been successfully studied, as well as three more undergraduate theology modules and the year of the internship/professional work in the church or Christian ministry. 
  • For the MA. MFS: social work, psychology, or counseling access is possible, provided that the year of the internship/professional work in social work or Christian ministry has been fulfilled.
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