Theology & Religious Studies (research)

The Research Master Theology and Religious Studies prepares students for a doctorate trajectory and a career as a researcher, either in the academic world or elsewhere. Students have the possibility to defne their own study route by choosing electives, choosing a suitable internship and writing their thesis. Moreover, they follow general courses, such as Academic Writing and Presenting, and Research Design. Two electives (Personal Tutorial 1 and 2) can be tailored to their own research interests.

Electives concentrate on the themes of the faculty's research foci. These include, but are not limited to:

• Peace, Trauma and Religion
• Biblical Studies and Digital Humanities
• Bible Translation
• New Testament and Early Christianities
• Contextual Bible Interpretation
• Reformed and Evangelical Theology
• Exegesis of Old and New Testament
• Engaged Buddhism
• Religious Heritage
• Theory of Islamic Spiritual Care
• Spiritualiteit en transitie [Dutch]
• Psychedelica en zingevng [Dutch]

Programme

The research master's programme consists of:

• 8 electives (5 in the first year, 3 n the second year)
• 4 General Required Modules (2 in the first year, 2 in the second year): Critical Hermeneutics and Global CItizenship, Academic Writing and Presenting, Humanties Research Career Preparation and Research Design
• Either Digital Humanities or Philosophical and Historical Aspects of the Humanities
• One of the electives must be filled in by courses or workshops from a national research group, e.g. NOSTER.
• Internship and Thesis