Study of Religions - M.A. programme
Follow-up Master's degree in full-time form. The language of instruction is Czech.
The programme can be studied as a single subject or in combination with another programme.
Admission to Master's degree programmes in 2023/2024 (beginning: Spring 2024)
Submission deadline until midnight 30 November 2023.
What will you learn?
The two-year Master’s degree study programme in the Study of Religions develops the understanding of religious traditions of the world and deepens student insight into the theory, methodology, and history of the study of religions in a wide interdisciplinary context. As an option, students can also develop their knowledge of a chosen source language. The Master’s degree study programme accentuates writing and presentation skills, qualified use of various types of data, and an understanding of the main theoretical paradigms in the contemporary study of religion and related fields rather than tests of knowledge. Students deepen their insight into phenomena of human culture, develop creative thinking and an interdisciplinary approach, and choose a path towards teaching, research, or work in the media, non-governmental organizations, or other public or private bodies. This Master’s degree study programme offers a high-quality social scientific and humanistic education, which is comparable to similar programmes at the world’s leading universities.
“Towards the foundations of human culture.”
The curriculum is organized on the basis of a credit system, offering individual choices concerning the study timeline and thematic modifications according to the individual field of interest. Compulsory courses mostly cover theory and method in the humanities and social sciences, explained by means of particular examples from different religious traditions, and also include four practical seminars related to preparation of a thesis. Optional courses help broaden the knowledge of a range of religious traditions (eastern, western and archaic religious traditions, and religion in modern society) and deepen competences in the chosen methodology.
The Master’s degree study programme is suitable for graduates of the Bachelor’s degree programmes in the Study of Religions and related fields such as anthropology, sociology, ethnology, cultural studies, history, and psychology who intend to deepen their understanding of religious traditions viewed in the light of current international debate and from a fundamentally interdisciplinary perspective. It prepares students for occupations requiring excellent analytical skills and insight into the religious, cultural, and ethnic contexts of the operation of human societies and changes taking place within them.
Practical training
The study programme does not involve compulsory practical training.
Further information
Career opportunities
Graduates are qualified for positions requiring critical thinking and cross-cultural adaptability. They usually work in teaching, journalism, administration, specialized sectors of the tourist industry, non-governmental organizations, the media, project writing in both the public and private sectors, companies focusing on the development of games and on leisure activities, and start-ups requiring creative thinking. They can offer employers strong analytical skills, creative thinking, presentation skills, flexibility, intercultural orientation, familiarity with the assumptions and methods of several disciplines within the humanities and the social sciences, the skill of writing texts that are both formally and factually correct, the capacity to think in global and interdisciplinary terms, and the ability methodically to pursue complex, demanding, and long-term projects.
Admission requirements
Deadline for submitting applications: August 1 - November 30
Who the programme is intended for: The specialization is offered to graduates of all Bachelor’s degree programmes.
Subject matter of the entrance examination: oral examination. The oral examination will take place on the basis of the presentation and defence of the preliminary Master’s thesis project prepared on the form of the research project proposal, which applicants send in electronic form to the e-mail religion@phil.muni.cz, no later than 8 June (in the case of registration for the autumn semester) or 8 January (in the case of registration for the spring semester) of the given calendar year.
Website Department for the Study of Religions.
General information on the course of the admission procedure to the follow-up Master’s degree programmes at FA MU can be found here. Documents for the current admission procedure are kept in Materials for Applicants.
Criteria for evaluation
Pass/fail line of the entrance examination: 60 points (out of 100).
Minimum score and numbers of accepted applicants in past years
Study options
Single-subject studies
Students have a pre-defined list of required courses, which are supplemented with selective and elective courses. The student pays full attention to the single field of study chosen.
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Full-time studies in czech
What will you learn?
Combined studies
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient Greek Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Ancient History (MA) (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Andragogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Archaeology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Archival Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Auxiliary Historical Sciences (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Baltic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Computational Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Culture Management (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Czech Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Ethnology (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ French literature and linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ General Linguistics (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ History (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Information and Library Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Italian Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Literature and Intercultural Communication (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Medieval Latin Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Mediterranean Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Museology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Musicology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Pedagogy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Philosophy (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Portuguese Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Slavonic Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Social pedagogy and counselling (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Sound Design and Multimedial Technology (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Spanish Language and Literature (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Theatre Studies (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (minor) – Faculty of Arts -
Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Theory of Interactive Media (minor) – Faculty of Arts
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Study of Religions - M.A. programme (major), full-time studies
+ Economics (minor) – Faculty of Economics and Administration
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Study of Religions - M.A. programme as a minor degree programme
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Arts
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Ancient History (MA) (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Social pedagogy and counselling (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Andragogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Pedagogy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Baltic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
General Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Ancient Greek Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Latin Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Medieval Latin Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Mediterranean Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Archaeology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Museology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Ethnology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Slavonic Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
German Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Theatre Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
French literature and linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Italian Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Spanish Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Theory and History of Film and Audiovisual Culture (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Information and Library Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Archival Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Auxiliary Historical Sciences (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Computational Linguistics (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Philosophy (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Aesthetics and Cultural Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Literature and Intercultural Communication (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Musicology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Theory of Interactive Media (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Culture Management (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Sound Design and Multimedial Technology (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Art History (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Czech Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor) -
Chinese Studies (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure) -
Portuguese Language and Literature (major) – Faculty of Arts, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Combinations with programmes from Faculty of Economics and Administration
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Economics (major) – Faculty of Economics and Administration, full-time studies
+ Study of Religions - M.A. programme (minor)
(Currently no open admission procedure)
Courses – curriculum examples
An example of your study plan:
Single-subject studies
Combined studies
Follow-up studies
After completion of Master’s studies, graduates can continue further studies in a doctoral degree programme in the Study of Religions or, depending on their focus during Master’s studies, in related fields such as anthropology, sociology, ethnology, cultural studies, history, and psychology.
Study information
| Provided by | Faculty of Arts | |
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| Type of studies | Follow-up master's | |
| Mode | full-time | Yes |
| combined | No | |
| distance | No | |
| Study options | single-subject studies | Yes |
| single-subject studies with specialization | No | |
| major/minor studies | Yes | |
| Standard length of studies | 2 years | |
| Language of instruction | Czech | |
Do you have any questions?
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Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D.
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