Master Arab World Studies: Language and Society (676 [2] - Version 2022)

Group of Compulsory Modules Common Core (16 ECTS)

GK-1 Basics of Arabic Linguistics and Philology (8 ECTS)

GK-2 Basics of Societies in the Modern Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 141092 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] The Arab World in Modern Times: Political and Social Issues
  Grigoryan, Mo 11:30-13:00 (14×)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules (32 ECTS)

Religion and Politics (32 ECTS)

RP-1 Islam in the Arab World and Beyond (8 ECTS)

RP-2 Arabic-Islamic Heritage (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)

RP-3 Social, Political and Religious Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 141212 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Social, political, and religious movements in the Arab world - The Spring and Winter of Politics in the Middle East between Sufism and Salafism
  Pantic, We 16:45-18:15 (14×)

RP-4 The Arab World and the Internet (8 ECTS)

Arabic Linguistics with Emphasis on Spoken Varieties (32 ECTS)

AS-1 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)

• 141196 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Practical aspects of Arabic dialectology (field studies, transcription, DH)
  Al Tawil, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)

AS-2 Geographical and Typological Classification of Arabic Dialects (8 ECTS)

• 141213 VU 4 ECTS Arabic Dialects in North Africa
  Ritt-Benmimoun, Th 13:15-14:45 (12×)

AS-3 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics I (8 ECTS)

AS-4 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics II (8 ECTS)

• 141019 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Selected Topics II: From Dialect Contact to Mixed Varieties: Case Studies from Jordan
  Torzullo, We 11:30-13:00 (14×)

Arabic Texts from the Classical and Post-Classical Periods (32 ECTS)

AT-1 Texts: Their Materiality and Content (8 ECTS)

AT-2 Texts from a Synchronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)

AT-3 Texts from a Diachronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

AT-4 Reading of Classical and Post-Classical Texts (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)

Group of Elective Modules (32 ECTS) - freely selectable, unless included in the chosen alternative compulsory module

WM-1 Arabic Popular Culture (8 ECTS)

WM-2 History of Culture and Science in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 141002 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Feminism: History, Concepts, Approaches
  Grigoryan, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)

WM-3 Security Policy in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-4 Internet Structures in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-5 Modern Written Arabic Language: Conversation and Translation (8 ECTS)

• 141046 UE 4 ECTS Translation from and into Arabic
  Al Mansour, Fr 11:30-13:00 (15×)

WM-6 Media Arabic: Listening Comprehension, Analysis (8 ECTS)

WM-7 Paleography and Codicology (8 ECTS)

WM-8 Afroasiatic Language I (8 ECTS)

• 141109 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 2: Old South Arabic
  Hatke, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 141141 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 1: Ge'ez
  Hatke, Tu 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 2: Maltese
  Hatke, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 141232 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 2: Amazigh (Berber) - Tashelhit Variety II
  Fatihi, Tu 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 141266 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Fr 11:00-12:30 (14×)

WM-9 Afroasiatic Language II (8 ECTS)

• 141056 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 3: Amharic
  Prischnegg, Th 16:45-18:15 (11×)
• 141141 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 1: Ge'ez
  Hatke, Tu 16:45-18:15 (13×)
• 141175 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 2: Maltese
  Hatke, Tu 15:00-16:30 (13×)
• 141232 VO 4 ECTS Afroasiatic Language 2: Amazigh (Berber) - Tashelhit Variety II
  Fatihi, Tu 13:15-14:45 (13×)
• 141266 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 2: Somali
  Prischnegg, Fr 11:00-12:30 (14×)
• 141272 VO 4 ECTS ( REMOTE ) Afroasiatic Language 1: Amharic
  Prischnegg, Th 15:00-16:30 (11×)

WM-10 South Arabia in the Past and Today (8 ECTS)

• 141070 VO+UE 4 ECTS History and Archaeology of South Arabia
  Hatke, Th 15:00-16:30 (12×)

WM-11 Regional and Thematic Focus: Workshop or Excursion (16 ECTS)

• 141042 SE+EX 16 ECTS Excursion to Egypt: Cairo and Alexandria - Urban Egyptian Culture over the Centuries
  Ivanyi, Fr 13:15-16:30 (6×)

WM-12 Urbanisation in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-13 Art and Architecture in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 080035 PS 5 ECTS [ en ] Case Study II/III: Maps, Models, Drawings, and Paintings - Cartography and Architectural Representation in the Islamic World
  N.N., Tu 04.03. 10:45-12:15, Tu 10:45-14:00 (7×)
• 080040 PS 5 ECTS [ en ] Case Study II/III: Architectural Typologies in 13th-14th Century Anatolia - Shifting Hierarchies of Patronage
  Azzam, Tu 12:30-14:00 (15×)
• 080099 SE 10 ECTS Gardens of Islamic Princes in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
  Ritter, Tu 10:45-12:15 (15×)
• 080113 PS 5 ECTS [ en ] Case Study II/III: Arab Book Painting: Themes, Forms, and Sources
  Tortsova, Th 10:45-12:15 (12×)

WM-14 Current Discussions in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 141002 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Feminism: History, Concepts, Approaches
  Grigoryan, Tu 11:30-13:00 (14×)

WM-15 Digital Humanities in Arabic Studies (8 ECTS)

WM-16 Arabic Dialect (16 ECTS)

• 141028 VU 5 ECTS Arabic Dialect - Intermediate Level: Tunisian Arabic
  Ritt-Benmimoun, Th 18:30-20:00 (12×), Tu 09:45-11:15 (14×)
• 141067 VU 5 ECTS Arabic Dialect - Basic Level: Syrian-Arabic
  Soued, We 18:30-20:00 (14×), Fr 09:00-10:30 (14×)

WM-17 Islam in the Arab World and Beyond (8 ECTS)

WM-18 Arabic-Islamic Heritage (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)

WM-19 Social, Political and Religious Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

• 141212 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Social, political, and religious movements in the Arab world - The Spring and Winter of Politics in the Middle East between Sufism and Salafism
  Pantic, We 16:45-18:15 (14×)

WM-20 The Arab World and the Internet (8 ECTS)

WM-21 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)

• 141196 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Practical aspects of Arabic dialectology (field studies, transcription, DH)
  Al Tawil, We 13:15-14:45 (14×)

WM-22 Geographical and Typological Classification of Arabic Dialects (8 ECTS)

• 141213 VU 4 ECTS Arabic Dialects in North Africa
  Ritt-Benmimoun, Th 13:15-14:45 (12×)

WM-23 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics I (8 ECTS)

WM-24 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics II (8 ECTS)

• 141019 SE 8 ECTS [ en ] Selected Topics II: From Dialect Contact to Mixed Varieties: Case Studies from Jordan
  Torzullo, We 11:30-13:00 (14×)

WM-25 Texts: Their Materiality and Content (8 ECTS)

WM-26 Texts from a Synchronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)

WM-27 Texts from a Diachronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

WM-28 Reading of Classical and Post-Classical Texts (8 ECTS)

• 141011 SE 8 ECTS Texts in synchronous perspective: Christian authors in 10th-11th century Baghdad.
  Wakelnig, Tu 17:45-19:15 (14×)