Looking to build on your Bachelor's degree in Theology or Religious Studies? Or perhaps you are engaged in pastoral work and seeking to deepen your theoretical insights? Where better than at KU Leuven, where theology has been taught and practised for nearly 600 years? This Master’s programme deepens and broadens your academic background in theology and religious studies. It prepares you for independent research across the major theological disciplines and prepares you to work as an expert in the Church and in society. The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies has a long-standing tradition of academic excellence dating back to 1432. Its programmes combine rigorous, scientifically grounded and methodological reflection, allowing theology and religious studies to mutually enrich one another. Students benefit from one of the world’s leading theological libraries, which houses over 1.3 million volumes, subscribes to more than 1,100 journals, and offers extensive bibliographical research facilities. The Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies has also been granted permission by the Congregatio de Institutione Catholica to deliver canonical degrees in Sacred Theology. Students can obtain these degrees in combination with the civil, academic degrees offered by the faculty and regulated by Decree of the Flemish Community as long as they fulfil the conditions required by the Apostolic Constitution Veritatis Gaudium .