Evangelical Theology
The entrance examination for individual Master’s study programs
Evangelical Theology (Master’s degree) - the applicant has to provide evidence about successful completion of Bachelor’s Program of Evangelical theology and mission or a related theological study program. The entrance examination committee assesses the results of bachelor studies using a point scale. The quality of knowledge related to evangelical theology and mission is assessed. The candidates with the highest number of points and knowledge level will be admitted to this study.
More detailed information about individual study programs and admissions can be found on the Faculty of Education Matej Bel University website and on the individual departments.
Career opportunities for the graduates
Evangelical Theology (Master’s degree) - the graduates of the Evangelical Theology Master study programme are qualified to work mainly in church congregations and parachurch organisations, specifically in positions requiring independence, creativity, and invention. They can also work in educational, missionary, and social organisations, free-time activities organised by the state, public service, churches, and NGOs requiring the Master degree, e.g. missionary church posting, mission abroad, Christian kids’ clubs, youth work, daily senior centers, Roma mission, ecumenical activity, Christian publishing houses and biblical societies, Christian diaconical and charity institutions, Evangelism centres, Christian radio, and TV broadcasting, media activity, chaplain activity in prisons, hospitals, police, and army. The graduates can work in the following areas:
- Church: deacon, chaplain, assistant priest, catechist, parish priest, spiritual administrator, parish administrator, consenior, senior, clerical member of the church management, the highest representative of the church and religious society in the Slovak Republic, church organisation manager expert in the area of church-state relationships, an expert in religious studies, a leading representative of an association, manager of a non-profit organisation, preacher under a registered evangelical church, spiritual administrator of a church congregation, manager of a facility operated by the church, teacher in all kinds of church education, religious education teacher at primary school.
- Mission: A missionary of the existing church communities, worker in domestic and international missionary organisations, translator-interpreter-linguist
- Other areas: social facility worker, charity institution worker, prison/military/hospital chaplain, drug center officer.