B. Master Degree Programmes in Oriental Studies

1. Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Oriental Archaeology

a. Required Modules

1.1. Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140193 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Cuneiform Archives from Seleucid Uruk

1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper

• 140363 SE Archeological Seminar

1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia

1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I

• 140104 SE Sumerian and Akkadian Seminar - Sources concerning "demons"
• 140193 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Cuneiform Archives from Seleucid Uruk

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Semitisitcs

• 140041 UE [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1
• 140069 VO Ge'ez I

APM Archaeology

• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. - Lehrgrabung in Tell Abu Kharaz

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper

• 140363 SE Archeological Seminar

WM Advanced Module on Philology II

• 140104 SE Sumerian and Akkadian Seminar - Sources concerning "demons"

WM South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140009 VU [ en ] South Arabian History and Archaeology

WM Sabean Studies

• 140023 SE [ en ] Seminar in Epigraphic South Arabian Studies

d. Master-Module

• 140088 SE Master Coaching Seminar Sumerian - Klassifikation und Lexikalische Listen
• 140096 SE [ en ] Master Coaching Seminar Akkadian - Epistolography of the late Cuneiform

2. Arabic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History and Cultural History of the Arab World I

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World - The first World War and the emergence of the Arab National States

1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I

• 140045 SE [ en ] Language and Literature of the Arab World - Arabic Travel Literature from Ibn Jubayr to at-Tahtawi

1.3. Dialectology

• 140300 VO Introduction into Arabic Dialectology

1.4. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM Media or History of Arabic Script

• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140070 UE Calligraphy

APM Semitic Languages or Islam Religion

• 140069 VO Ge'ez I

c. Language, Literatue and Media in the Arab World

1.1. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.2. Current Trends in Culture, Politics and Religion

1.3. Group of Elective Modules

WM Arabic Language and Literature II (8 ECTS)

• 140045 SE [ en ] Language and Literature of the Arab World - Arabic Travel Literature from Ibn Jubayr to at-Tahtawi

WM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II (8 ECTS)

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

• 140154 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop

d. Language and Culture of South Arabia

1.1. Ancient South Arab Language

• 140041 UE [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

1.2. South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140009 VU [ en ] South Arabian History and Archaeology

1.3. Sabean Studies

• 140023 SE [ en ] Seminar in Epigraphic South Arabian Studies

1.4. Alternative Required Module

APM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World - The first World War and the emergence of the Arab National States

APM Modern South Arabia

e. Master-Module

• 140008 SE Master Coaching Seminar

3. Islamic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History of Ideas

• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)

1.2. Islamic Law

• 140127 SE Islamic Law

1.3. Modern Islam I

• 140011 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Religious Discussions
• 140013 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World

• 140015 SE Islam in Europe

1.6. Older Islam I

1.7. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Islam on the Internet

• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online

APM Media

• 140042 UE Media Islam

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Modern Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140013 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

• 140154 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop

WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)

d. Module of Interest

e. Master-Module

• 140007 SE Master Coaching Seminar (Seminar for Postgraduate Students)

4. Turkish Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. Ottoman Literature I

• 140157 VO History of Ottoman Literature
• 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I

1.2. Ottoman Literature II

• 140027 SE Literary Seminar

1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

• 140162 UE Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics I

1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I

• 140160 VO Turkish Regional Studies I: Fiefs and Military Organization
• 140165 SE Ottoman-Historical Seminar

1.5. Ottoman-Historical Module II

1.6. Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present

1.7. Modern Turkish, Literature and Language

• 140167 UE Reading difficult Texts

1.8. Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies

b. Master-Module

• 140402 SE Master Coaching Seminar