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Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religions

The Faculty of Theology and the Study of Religions offers a range of programs and research opportunities in the fields of theology and religious studies.

Education

The faculty provides education in the following areas:

• Study of Religions
• Theology
• Bachelor
• Master
• Doctorate
• Summer School
• Mobility and exchanges
• Student advisers
• Access HEP Vaud
• Continuing education
• Auditors
• Becoming a student

Research

The faculty has a multidisciplinary research ecosystem in religious sciences and theology, with the following research institutes and centers:

• Institute for Biblical Studies (IRSB)
• Institute for History and Anthropology of Religions (IHAR)
• Institute for Social Sciences of Religions (ISSR)
• Institute for Practical Theology (ILTP)
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Religious Studies (CIHSR)
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Research in Ethics (CIRE)
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Jewish Studies (CIEJ)

Access to the HEP Vaud and Teaching in Secondary Schools

Secondary 1

To teach in secondary 1, students must acquire a Master's degree in teaching for secondary level 1 (120 credits, 2 years) from the HEP-VD. The general requirements include:

• Holding at least a Bachelor's degree from a Swiss university
• Acquiring 110 credits for a single teaching discipline, or 60 credits for a first teaching discipline and 40 credits for a second or 20 credits for a third teaching discipline

Secondary 2

At secondary 2 level, in the Canton of Vaud, the History of Religions and History are two distinct branches. The conditions of access to the HEP Vaud for teaching at secondary 2 level are not specified in the provided context.

Additional Training

Historians who have completed a Bachelor's degree in history without any credits in the sciences of religions can carry out a complementary 8 or 10-credit training course in religious studies. This will give them access to an all-encompassing didactic approach to religious studies and culture at the HEP-VD, in addition to the didactic approach to history.