A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Oriental Studies

1. Orientation Period

OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module

• 140001 VO STEOP: Introduction to Oriental Studies

OR-2: Introduction to Oriental Languages - Group of Elective Modules

OR-2/AO-1: Introduction to Akkadian I

• 140049 VO STEOP: Introduction to Akkadian I

OR-2/AR-1: Introduction to Arabic I

• 140270 VO STEOP: Arabic Language I

OR-2/TU-1: Introduction to Turkish I

• 140304 VO STEOP: Turkish Grammar I

2. Oriental Studies - Group of Required Modules

OR-3: Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

OR-4: Religions and Institutions of the Near East

OR-5: Ancient Near East

• 140113 VO [ en ] Culture and History of South Arabia

OR-6: History of the Arabs in the Near East and North Africa in Islamic Times

OR-7: History of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey

• 140025 VO Political History of the Ottoman-Turkish Region (up to the present)

3. Alternative Groups of Required Modules (APMG)

3.1. APMG Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology

AO-2: Akkadian II

AO-3: Akkadian III

• 140111 PS Akkadian Reading I

AO-4: Sumerian I

AO-5: Sumerian II

• 140051 PS Sumerian II: Sumerian Reading I - Sumerian Votive Inscriptions

AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I

• 140005 VO Near Eastern Archeology I: Introduction into Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East

AO-7: Near Eastern Archaeology II

AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History

• 140033 VO [ de en ] Cultural History of Mesopotamia: archival and legal records

AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading

• 140104 SE Sumerian Seminar: Ninurta-Ningirsu Texts
• 140111 PS Akkadian Reading I

AO-10: Alternative Required Module

AO-10/1: Selected Languages of Mesopotamian Neighbouring Regions

• 140041 UE [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1
• 140106 VO Introduction to Early Hebrew or Aramaic

AO-10/2: The Material Culture of Mesopotamia

• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. - Lehrgrabung in Tell Abu Kharaz
• 140124 EX Archaeological Excursion
• 140363 SE Archeological Seminar:
• 010009 UE Archaeological Drawing: Lab on Pottery from the Land of Moab (Wadi ath-Thamad Project)

AO-11: Alternative Required Module

AO-11/1: Seminars on Philology

• 140104 SE Sumerian Seminar: Ninurta-Ningirsu Texts
• 140193 SE Akkadian Seminar

AO-11/2: Seminars on the History of Science and Culture

• 140104 SE Sumerian Seminar: Ninurta-Ningirsu Texts
• 140193 SE Akkadian Seminar
• 140363 SE Archeological Seminar:

AO-12: Group of Elective Modules

AO-12/1: Akkadian Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper

• 140193 SE Akkadian Seminar

AO-12/2: Sumerological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper

• 140104 SE Sumerian Seminar: Ninurta-Ningirsu Texts
• 140125 SE [ en ] Sumerian Seminar (and Bachelor's Paper) - Stone metaphors in Mesopotamia

AO-12/3: Archaeological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper

• 140363 SE Archeological Seminar:

3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

AR-2: Language Module Arabic II

AR-3: Language Module Arabic III

• 140004 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140034 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial

AR-4: Language Module Arabic IV

AR-5: Language Module Arabic V

• 140039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
• 140118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations

AR-6: Language Moduel Arabic VI

AR-7: Arabic Dialect: Basic Level

• 140029 UE Arabic Dialect - Course B
• 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic

AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level

• 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C
• 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D

AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level

• 140037 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2
• 140043 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E

AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

• 140031 PS Introductory Seminar 1
• 140040 PS Introductory Seminar 1

AR-11: Selected Issues of Modern Oriental Research

• 140022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
• 140183 VO Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)

AR-12: Seminar on Philology (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

• 140081 SE Seminar on Philology - Reading of Arabic political and religious key texts as well as classical and modern poetry and prose.
• 140120 SE Philological Seminar (with BA-Thesis)

AR-13: Seminar on Islamic Studies (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

3.3. APMG Turkish Studies

TU-2: Turkish, Basic Level II

TU-3: Turkish, Intermediate Level I

• 140164 VO Turkish Grammar III
• 140168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III

TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II

TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I

• 140150 UE Conversations, Advanced Level I
• 140151 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts I

TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II

TU-7: Persian, Basic Level

• 140035 UE Persian Grammar I

TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level

• 140036 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts I

TU-9: Ottoman Studies

• 140166 UE Ottoman I

TU-10: Linguistic or Literary Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

• 140145 SE Linguistics or Literary Seminar (and Bachelor's Paper)

TU-11: Historical-Cultural Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

TU-12: Society and Culture of Modern Turkey