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University of Freiburg (Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg) Freiburg im Breisgau
Caritaswissenschaft und Ethik (Catholic Welfare Studies and Ethics) is a German-taught Master of Arts at the University of Freiburg over 4 semesters with 120 credits, starting in the winter semester. Caritas science is an interdisciplinary theological discipline that brings students and teachers from many fields into dialogue in teaching and research. Under the heading of ethics, you discuss how to balance what is technically feasible with what is humanly meaningful, engaging with fundamental questions about values, norms and morals. The programme suits people who like to question the facts and conflicts of the modern world and enjoy argument and interdisciplinary exchange. You need a Bachelor's in theology, religious studies, social sciences, humanities, law, economics or a comparable field, and German at B2.
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(1) Admission to the Master of Arts in Caritas Studies and Ethics program is open to applicants who:
1\. have obtained a first degree from a German university in a bachelor's program in theology, religious studies, social sciences, humanities, law, or economics
or in an equivalent degree program of at least three years at a German or foreign university that meets the qualifying requirements specified in paragraph 2, and
2\. have knowledge of the German language that corresponds to at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, as well as knowledge of English that corresponds to at least level B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
(2) The applicant must provide evidence that he/she has acquired a total of at least 25 ECTS credits through the completion of coursework and examinations in the field of theology, religious studies, social sciences, humanities, or law or economics within the framework of the first degree program (paragraph 1, no. 1).
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