Course Topics
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Teaching format
synchronous online teaching Participatory lectures, group discussions; analysis of films/texts, analysis of case studies, flipped classroom (readings/self-study and reflections in the classroom).

Educational objectives
In particular, students should acquire the following skills and knowledge: - the ability to use concrete examples to illuminate the relevance of "religion" with regard to current social phenomena; - the ability to reflect on their own religious biography and denominational self-image; - knowledge of basic Christian beliefs and fundamental values; - knowledge of the beliefs and basic values of the major world religions and the ability to place these in the context of everyday school life; - knowledge of the rites and rituals, festivals and customs of their own culture and the ability to reflect on these with regard to their cultural origins and current significance; - the ability to deal with existential questions (e.g. separation, dying, death) in a child-appropriate way; - the ability to reflect on ethical and human rights problems in day-to-day kindergarten and school life and to deal with them competently; - the ability to recognise the importance of religious and cultural plurality for kindergarten and school and to deal with this constructively in terms of interreligious and intercultural learning; - the ability to recognise the importance of political education in education, school and teaching and to be able to analyse it in a professionally relevant way; - the ability to qualify and innovatively organise the introduction of the area of "social education" (2019) - the ability to familiarise themselves with basic concepts of democracy and state constitutions and to relate them to regional, national, European and global educational structures - the ability to understand, analyse and conceptually design educational institutions as social and political spaces of experience; - the ability to familiarise themselves with and critically assess theories and methods, literature and research findings on social and political education. Expected learning outcomes and competences: Knowledge and understanding Students know the basics of world religions, especially Christianity, and are aware of their significance for human behaviour. They understand the background to religious rites and customs. They are familiar with the basics of religious language. They know the major lines of development of the concepts of political education and active citizenship. Applying knowledge and understanding Students can categorise and meaningfully shape forms of religious expression. They know and understand the importance of social and political education in education, school and teaching; they can analyse these topics in a professionally relevant way and transfer them into concepts for educational practice. They are able to contribute to the conceptual and practical design of educational institutions as a social and political space of experience. Judgement Students are able to relate everyday experiences with religion(s) to the scientific understanding of religions and to scrutinise them critically and constructively. They are able to use critical analysis of theories and research results as well as media analyses to make a reflexive, pedagogically based judgement on social and political education in the context of international, European, national and local regional structures and events. Communication Students are able to discuss religious, ethical, social and civic topics in a responsible and academically reflective manner. Learning strategies Students are aware that the examination of religions, ethics, social and political education must be scientifically sound. They are aware that the relationships between upbringing, education and society are subject to temporal and cultural-spatial changes and must be constantly re-analysed, reflected upon and shaped. They are able to use the available scientific knowledge resources critically and competently and to combine their own learning processes with them.

Assessment
Assignment of a single final assessment for the entire module on the basis of* A) a single-choice test (duration: max. 1 hour) and The assessment is based on the topics covered, the expected learning outcomes and the specific educational objectives according to the syllabus. A) Single-choice test with four possible answers: - On the content of the two lectures ("Ethics and History of Religions" and "Social and Political Education"). There will be 30 questions, 16 of which will come from the contents of the lecture "Ethics and History of Religions" and 14 from the contents of the lecture "Social and Political Education".

Evaluation criteria
Clear and scientifically sound argumentation skills as well as the ability to reflect and transfer are important assessment criteria