Catholic Theological Private University Linz

Right in the centre of the city and in the centre of life – this is how the Catholic Private University of Linz (KU Linz) in Bethlehemstraße presents itself. From a historical point of view the KU Linz is the oldest academic institution in Upper Austria. For more than 300 years theology has been conducted and taught here; since 2005 also theory of art and philosophy. As the first Austrian private university the KTU Linz has been publicly accredited with all its courses in the fields of theology, religious education, philosophy and theory of art. It distinguishes itself by its scientific quality and its very personal atmosphere. With its two faculties, the Faculty for Theology and the Faculty of Philosophy and Art Studies the KU Linz forms a centre for humanities and cultural studies where students can study according to the three-tier Bologna model. Theme-related and elective modules in the bachelor, master, diploma and doctoral programmes provide, besides a better shaping of the image of the institution, space for students for putting special emphasis on their specific fields of interest. Beside the exchange between the individual academic disciplines special emphasis is put on cultural interaction, for example on the mutual influence of religion and art. Due to a strong relation with economics in the curricula of the university in the research focus area economics-ethics-society (WiEGe) an important contribution to a constructive dialogue between theology and economics is also made through relevant education of the students.