Theology, Protestant (Diploma degree/church academic degree)full time

  • Diplom-Theologe/in

    Department examination
    Degree

  • 10 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Göttingen

    Location

  • January 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)

    January 2025 (EU), April 2025 (Non-EU)

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Protestant Theology

Focus

Old and New Testament, Church History, Systematic Theology, Practical Theology, General History of Religion

Annotation

NOTICE: this degree course is being discontinued and will be replaced by the Master's degree course in Theology. No more students are being admitted to the first study semester. Admissions are possible to higher study semesters. You can also complete the Ecclesiastical academic degree after 10 semesters: The performances that must be achieved in the 6-semester main degree course and in the exam are regulated by the regional churches. It is therefore advisable to contact your own regional church early on to find out about the special features of the respectively applicable examination regulations and the conditions for inclusion in the list of Theology students. The Ecclesiastical academic degree qualifies for admission to the ecclesiastical traineeship (vicariate) in accordance with state ecclesiastical law.

Admission modus

No admission of first-year students

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period
  • 08.04.2024 - 12.07.2024
  • 21.10.2024 - 07.02.2025

Application deadlines

Summer semester (2024)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2024 - 15.01.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.09.2025 - 31.10.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

Winter semester (2024/2025)
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.03.2025 - 30.04.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.06.2025 - 15.07.2025 (Universitywide deadline)

Tuition fee

Tuition fees will no longer be charged in Lower Saxony as of winter semester 2014/12.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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