Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [4] - Version 2022)

Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)

Compulsory Module OR-1 Introduction to Oriental Studies (2 ECTS)

• EXAM OR-1 STEOP-Introduction Middle Eastern Studies
• 140228 OV 0 ECTS ( OV ) Information-event for students studying Oriental Studies
  Abdolvahab, We 04.10. 11:30-12:15
• 141001 VO 2 ECTS ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
  Prochazka-Eisl, We 11:30-12:15 (13×)

Group of Elective Modules Einführung in die orientalischen Sprachen (14 ECTS out of 2 Elective Modules)

OR-2a/AO-1 Introduction to Babylonian I (7 ECTS)

• EXAM OR2/AO1 Introduction to Babylonian I
• 141049 VO 7 ECTS ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Babylonian I
  Jursa, Tu 11:30-13:00 (13×), Th 13:15-14:45 (11×)

OR-2b/AR-1 Introduction to Arabic I (7 ECTS)

• EXAM OR2/AR1 Introduction to Arabic I
• 141270 VO 7 ECTS ( STEOP ) STEOP: Arabic Language I
  Ritt-Benmimoun, Mo 09:45-11:15 (14×), Th 09:45-11:15 (11×)

OR-2c/TU-1 Introduction to Turkish I (7 ECTS)

• EXAM OR2/TU1 Introduction to Turkish I
• 141304 VO 7 ECTS ( STEOP ) STEOP: Turkish Grammar I
  Akyol, Tu 13:15-14:45 (14×), Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)

Group of Compulsory Modules Oriental Studies (43 ECTS)

OR-3 Cultural and Economic Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (5 ECTS)

• 141312 VO 5 ECTS Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa
  Prochazka-Eisl, We 15:05-17:30 (13×)

OR-4 Religious History of the Middle East (6 ECTS)

OR-5 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)

OR-6 History of the Middle East and North Africa after the Rise of Islam (8 ECTS)

OR-7 History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (8 ECTS)

• 141025 VO 4 ECTS Political History of the Ottoman-Turkish Region (up to the present)
  Posch, We 09:45-11:15 (13×)

OR-8 Cultural and Historical Continuities (8 ECTS)

• 141004 VO 4 ECTS Socio-economic and cultural longue-durée phenomena in the Middle East and North Africa
  Wakelnig, Mo 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 141113 VO 4 ECTS Regional Cultures and Languages: South Arabia, the Red Sea, andthe Indian Ocean
  Hatke, Tu 15:00-16:30 (14×)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules (91 ECTS)

Ancient Near Eastern Philology and Archaeology (91 ECTS)

AO-2 Babylonian II (9 ECTS)

AO-3 Babylonian III and Academic Research and Writing (7 ECTS)

• 141111 PS 7 ECTS Babylonian III and methodology - Old Babylonian Letters
  Schmidtchen, Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×), Th 09:45-10:30 (11×)

AO-4 Sumerian I (9 ECTS)

AO-5 Sumerian II and Academic Research and Writing (7 ECTS)

• 141051 PS 7 ECTS Sumerian II and methodology - Sumerian Dedicatory Inscriptions
  Pfitzner, Mo 09:45-12:00 (14×)

AO-6 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology I (5 ECTS)

AO-7 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology II (5 ECTS)

AO-8 Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)

AO-9 Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) (5 ECTS)

• 140226 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) - Introduction to divination in early cultures: the case of Ancient Mesopotamia and Ancient China
  De Zorzi, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)

AO-10 Alternative Compulsory Module (10 ECTS out of one of the following Modules)

AO-10-1 Languages of Mesopotamia’s Neighbouring Regions (10 ECTS)

• 020013 VO-L 3 ECTS ( ON-SITE ) Biblical Hebrew I
  Grohmann, Mo 09:45-11:15 (13×)

AO-10-2 Material Culture of Mesopotamia (10 ECTS)

AO-11 Alternative Compulsory Module (10 ECTS out of one of the following Modules)

AO-11-1 Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)

• 141032 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Philologisches Seminar Akkadistisches Seminar
  Cauchi, Tu 15:00-16:30 (14×)
• 141193 SE 5 ECTS Philological seminar - Sumerian Seminar
  Jursa, Mo 17:00-18:30 (14×)

AO-11-2 Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)

• 141032 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Philologisches Seminar Akkadistisches Seminar
  Cauchi, Tu 15:00-16:30 (14×)
• 141193 SE 5 ECTS Philological seminar - Sumerian Seminar
  Jursa, Mo 17:00-18:30 (14×)

AO-12 Elective Modules (16 ECTS out of 2 Elective Modules)

AO-12-1 Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

• 141032 SE 5 ECTS [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Philologisches Seminar Akkadistisches Seminar
  Cauchi, Tu 15:00-16:30 (14×)

AO-12-2 Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

• 141193 SE 5 ECTS Philological seminar - Sumerian Seminar
  Jursa, Mo 17:00-18:30 (14×)

AO-12-3 Seminar on Archaeology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

Arabic and Islamic Studies (91 ECTS)

AR-2 Language Module: Arabic II (12 ECTS)

• EXAM AR2 Language Module Arabic II - Module Examination

AR-3 Language Module: Arabic III (12 ECTS)

• EXAM AR3 Language Module Arabic III - Module Examination
• 141043 UE 4 ECTS Arabic Language E / Practical Training - Only possible in combination with Arabic D 141294
  Eltayeb, Mo 15:00-16:30 (14×)
• 141055 UE 4 ECTS Arabic Language E / Practical Training - Only possible in combination with Arabic D 141294
  Msto, Tu 16:45-18:15 (14×)
• 141294 VO+UE 8 ECTS Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
  Kitzler, Mo 11:30-13:00 (14×), Th 11:30-13:00 (11×)

AR-4 Language Module: Arabic IV (12 ECTS)

• EXAM AR4 Language Module Arabic IV - Module Examination

AR-5 Language Module: Arabic V (6 ECTS)

• EXAM AR-5 Module Examination Arabic V
• 141039 UE 3 ECTS Arabic Language I - Media
  Gabsi, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 141118 UE 3 ECTS Arabic H: Conversations and Translations
  Kitzler, Th 09:45-11:15 (11×)

AR-6 Language Module: Arabic VI (6 ECTS)

AR-7 Arabic Dialect (Basic Level) (5 ECTS)

• 141024 VU 5 ECTS Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
  Sekiati, Mo 18:30-20:00 (14×), We 09:45-11:15 (13×)

AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (5 ECTS)

• EXAM A8 Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level - Module Examination
• 141041 VU 5 ECTS Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Syrian Arabic
  Soued, Mo 09:00-10:30 (14×), We 18:30-20:00 (13×)
• 141291 VU 5 ECTS Arabic Dialect D: Iraqi Arabic
  Hussien, Tu 13:15-14:45 (15×), Tu 18:30-20:00 (14×)

AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (6 ECTS)

• 141021 UE 3 ECTS Arabic Dialect Advanced I: Tunisian Arabic
  Gabsi, Th 18:30-20:00 (11×)
• 141023 UE 3 ECTS Arabic Dialect Advanced II: Egyptian Arabic
  Eltayeb, Mo 16:45-18:15 (14×)

AR-10 Introduction to Academic Methods (3 ECTS)

AR-11 Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic and Islamic Studies (4 ECTS)

AR-12 Selected Fields of Modern Middle Eastern Studies (4 ECTS)

• 141183 VO 3 ECTS Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)
  Harrer, Tu 11:30-12:15 (13×)

AR-13 Seminar on Philology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

AR-14 Seminar on Islamic Studies (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

Turkish Studies (91 ECTS)

TU-2 Turkish, Basic Level II (8 ECTS)

TU-3 Turkish, Intermediate Level I (6 ECTS)

• 141164 VU 2 ECTS Turkish Grammar III
  Akyol, Mo 13:00-14:00 (14×)
• 141168 UE 4 ECTS Turkish Conversation Class III
  Akyol, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)

TU-4 Turkish, Intermediate Level II (10 ECTS)

TU-5 Turkish, Advanced Level I (7 ECTS)

• 141150 UE 3 ECTS Conversations, Advanced Level I
  Akyol, We 11:30-13:00 (13×)
• 141152 UE 4 ECTS Reading Subject-Specific Texts I
  Doganalp-Votzi, Tu 13:15-14:45 (14×)

TU-6 Turkish, Advanced Level II (8 ECTS)

TU-7 Persian, Basic Level (8 ECTS)

• 141037 UE 4 ECTS Persian Grammar I
  Mörth, Mo 15:00-16:30 (14×)

TU-8 Introduction to Academic Methods and Selected Fields of Turkish Studies (6 ECTS)

• 141044 PS 3 ECTS Introduction to methodology and selected fields of work in Turkology
  Inal, Mo 09:45-11:15 (14×)

TU-9 Ottoman I (8 ECTS)

• 141007 UE 5 ECTS Ottoman Texts
  Prochazka-Eisl, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)
• 141166 UE 5 ECTS Ottoman I
  Prochazka-Eisl, Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×)

TU-10 Ottoman II (8 ECTS)

• 141007 UE 5 ECTS Ottoman Texts
  Prochazka-Eisl, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)

TU-11 Seminar on Linguistics or Literature (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

TU-12 Seminar on Turkish History and Cultural History (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

TU-13 Society and Culture of Modern Turkey (6 ECTS)

• 141163 VO 3 ECTS Ring Lecture on press history: Lecture on selected aspects of modern Turkey
  Prochazka-Eisl, We 17:00-18:30 (13×)