Faculty of Theology, University of Göttingen

[9] The Faculty of Theology educates University students at all levels for bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees.

(Historically, the Doctor of Theology was considered the highest academic rank, and at the University's foundation, it was mostly reserved for honorary purposes.

This residential college—initiated by Isaak August Dorner modelled on the Tübinger Stift—has its origins in an earlier theological seminary and numbers among the University's oldest institutions.

[12] The Faculty is divided into six primary departments, with their own dedicated chairs, researchers, lecturers, and support staff.

They include, among others, the following: Scholars at the Göttingen Faculty of Theology have launched substantial research undertakings, often in partnership with other institutions.