Directorate of Studies 14 - Near Eastern Studies - African Studies - Tibetan Studies and Indology

14.01. African Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Orientatation Period - Basics of African Studies

• 140240 VO+UE Introduction into African Linguistics - Lecture
• 140239 VO+UE Introduction into African Literature
• 140233 VO+UE STEOP-Introduction to African History
• 140244 VO+UE Advanced Course African Linguistics
• 140309 VO+UE Advanced Course African Literature
• 140321 VO+UE Advanced Course African History
• 140241 VO+UE Introduction to Scientific Work

2. Linguistics - Alternative Required Modules

2.1. Basic Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140266 VO+UE Bambara Grammar 2
• 140304 VO+UE Bambara: Exercises 2

APM Hausa

• 140279 VO+UE Hausa: Grammar 2
• 140272 VO+UE Hausa: Exercises 2

APM Swahili

• 140275 VO+UE Swahili: Grammar 2
• 140271 VO+UE Swahili: Exercises 2

2.2. Advanced Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140268 SK Bambara: Grammar 4
• 140273 SK Bambara: Texts 2
• 140327 SK Bambara: Conversation 2

APM Hausa

• 140265 SK Hausa: Grammar 4
• 140295 SK Hausa: Texts 2
• 140276 SK [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 2

APM Swahili

• 140253 SK Swahili Grammar 4 / Kiswahili: Sarufi 4
• 140274 SK Swahili: Texts 2
• 140319 SK Swahili: Conversation 2 / Kiswahili: Kuongea 2

3. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

3.1. African Linguistics

• 140269 VO On History and Development of African Studies
• 140209 VO Introduction to Morphology of African Languages
• 140223 PS Introductory Seminar: Language Contact in Africa
• 140207 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
• 140293 VO Plurilingualism Research in Practice: Theoretical Approchaes, Issues and State-of-the Art Research - Grundfragen, Forschungsbereiche und aktuelle Themen
• 140257 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

3.2. African Literature

• 140269 VO On History and Development of African Studies
• 140280 VO [ en ] Issues in African Literature: Past and Present
• 140313 PS Poetics and Hybridity: Literary and Textual Practices in Central Africa
• 140359 VO [ en ] Nadine Gordimer Retrospective: Review of Life and Works
• 140220 VO [ en ] African Poetry Workshop
• 140257 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature

3.3. African History

• 140269 VO On History and Development of African Studies
• 140237 VO African History from the 16th to 18th Century
• 140234 PS "Madness and Colonization": Psychiatry in British-West Africa in the 20th Century
• 140252 VO Hostory of Central Africa 2
• 140267 VO History of North Africa 2
• 140314 VO+UE Spreading News in South Africa: A Short History of 19th and 20th Century Media - Eine kleine Mediengeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
• 140315 SE Bachelor Seminar: Mobilities and Translocal Spaces in Africa
• 140232 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Colonial History: Forms and Ideas of Resistance

B. Master Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Basic Module - Required Module

• 140262 KU Methods: Data Collection and Data Processing 2
• 140287 KU Academic Presentations: Preparation and Performance

2. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

2.1. African Linguistics

• 140231 SK Fulfulde: Grammar 2
• 140230 SK Fulfulde: Exercices 2
• 140229 SK Fulfulde: Conversation 2
• 140317 VO Pidgin and Creole Languages in Africa
• 140215 VO Monuments of Ancient Languages from the Canary Islands
• 140214 KU [ en ] Grammatical Description
• 140212 KU Perception of Parts of Speech. Word Classes Reanalyzed
• 140213 SE Historic Comparative Linguistics
• 140226 SE [ en ] Advances in African Linguistic and Literary Studies
• 140250 MAKU Master Course

2.2. African History

• 140247 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Kush and the Ancient World
• 140249 VO Health-Seeking in Colonial Africa
• 140245 SE The Circulation of People, Commodities, Ideas and Objects in Africa
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140384 SE VM4 - VM5 - Thinking about Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, and Anti-fascism - through the lens of Basil Davidson (1914-2010), historian of Africa and engaged intellectual
• 140250 MAKU Master Course

CSP African Studies

1. EC Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (15 ECTS)

• 140237 VO African History from the 16th to 18th Century
• 140252 VO Hostory of Central Africa 2
• 140267 VO History of North Africa 2
• 140314 VO+UE Spreading News in South Africa: A Short History of 19th and 20th Century Media - Eine kleine Mediengeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
• 140280 VO [ en ] Issues in African Literature: Past and Present
• 140359 VO [ en ] Nadine Gordimer Retrospective: Review of Life and Works
• 140220 VO [ en ] African Poetry Workshop

14.02. Oriental Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Oriental Studies

1. Orientation Period

OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module

• 140041 VO Tutorial: Introduction to Oriental Studies

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

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

• 140081 VO Tutorial: Introduction to Akkadian I

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

• 140071 VO Tutorial: Arabic Language A

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

• 140082 VO Tutorial: Turkish Grammar I

2. Oriental Studies - Group of Required Modules

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

OR-4: Religions and Institutions of the Near East

• 140012 VO Religions and Institutions in the Near East

OR-5: Ancient Near East

• 140088 VO Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture II: From Mitanni to the Sassanides

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

• 140005 VO History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East

OR-7: History of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey

3. Alternative Groups of Required Modules (APMG)

3.1. APMG Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology

AO-2: Akkadian II

• 140052 VO Introduction to Akkadian II
• 140056 UE Exercises to Introduction to Akkadian II

AO-3: Akkadian III

• 140080 PS Akkadian Reading I

AO-4: Sumerian I

• 140136 VO Introduction to Sumerian I

AO-5: Sumerian II

• 140026 PS Sumerian Reading II: Hymns to deities

AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I

• 140297 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

• 140048 VO Historiography and History of Mesopotamian Literature

AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading

• 140026 PS Sumerian Reading II: Hymns to deities
• 140080 PS Akkadian Reading I

AO-10: Alternative Required Module

• 140092 VO+UE Introduction to a Small Language of the Ancient Near East
• 140142 VO+UE Exercise on the Introduction to Early Hebrew or Aramaic: Biblical Hebrew

• 140363 SE Archaeological Seminar: Mesopotamian Art - "Funeräre Archäologie Altvorderasiens".

AO-11: Alternative Required Module

• 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar
• 140259 SE Sumerian Seminar - Royal Hymns of the Isin-Larsa Period

• 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar
• 140259 SE Sumerian Seminar - Royal Hymns of the Isin-Larsa Period
• 140363 SE Archaeological Seminar: Mesopotamian Art - "Funeräre Archäologie Altvorderasiens".

AO-12: Group of Elective Modules

• 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar

• 140259 SE Sumerian Seminar - Royal Hymns of the Isin-Larsa Period

• 140363 SE Archaeological Seminar: Mesopotamian Art - "Funeräre Archäologie Altvorderasiens".

3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

AR-2: Language Module Arabic II

• 140027 UE Arabic Language C
• 140049 UE Arabic Language C
• 140074 UE Arabic Language C
• 140426 VO+UE Arabic Language B
• 140478 VO+UE Arabic Language B
• 140481 UE Arabic Language C

AR-3: Language Module Arabic III

AR-4: Language Module Arabic IV

• 140008 UE Arabic Language G
• 140066 VO+UE Arabic Language F
• 140236 UE Arabic Language G

AR-5: Language Module Arabic V

AR-6: Language Moduel Arabic VI

• 140016 UE Arabic L - Readings in Arabic Literature - Moderne ägyptische Prosaliteratur
• 140017 UE Arabic L - Readings in Arabic Literature - Moderne palästinensische und libanesische Prosaliteratur
• 140105 UE Arabic Language M - Media 2

AR-7: Arabic Dialect: Basic Level

• 140067 VO Arabic Dialect A: Syrian Arabic
• 140068 UE Arabic Dialect B: Syrian Arabic

AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level

• 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Tunesian Arabic
• 140029 UE Arabic Dialect: Tunisian Arabic D

AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level

• 140010 UE Arabic Dialect - Course F: Moroccan Arabic
• 140168 UE Arabic Dialect E: Conversations/Texts 1: Egyptian Arabic

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

• 140037 PS Introductory Seminar 2b: Islamic Studies
• 140429 PS Introductory Seminar 2a: Arabic Studies

AR-11: Selected Issues of Modern Oriental Research

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

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

• 140078 SE Seminar on Modern Islam

3.3. APMG Turkish Studies

TU-2: Turkish, Basic Level II

• 140045 UE Turkish Conversation Class II
• 140156 VO Turkish Grammar II

TU-3: Turkish, Intermediate Level I

TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II

• 140030 VO Turkish Grammar IV
• 140046 UE Turkish Conversation Class IV
• 140059 UE Translating Turkish Texts

TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I

TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II

• 140013 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts II
• 140014 UE Conversations, Advanced Level II

TU-7: Persian, Basic Level

• 140019 UE Persian Grammar II

TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level

• 140076 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts II

TU-9: Ottoman Studies

• 140007 UE Ottoman Introductory Seminar: Academic Work for Students of Turkish and Ottoman Studies
• 140023 UE Ottoman II

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

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

• 140034 SE Historical-Cultural Seminar (and Bachelor's Paper)

TU-12: Society and Culture of Modern Turkey

• 140035 VO History of Literature of Modern Turkey
• 140163 VO Lecture on Selected Aspects of Modern Turkey - Die Türkei im Umbau - Nationalismus, Neoliberalismus, islamischer Konservativismus und das Erbe des autoritären Staates

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

• 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar

1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140259 SE Sumerian Seminar - Royal Hymns of the Isin-Larsa Period

1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper

• 140363 SE Archaeological Seminar: Mesopotamian Art - "Funeräre Archäologie Altvorderasiens".

1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia

1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Semitisitcs

• 140292 VO [ en ] Ge*ez II
• 140308 UE [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 2

APM Archaeology

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper

WM Advanced Module on Philology II

WM South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140123 VU [ en ] Area and Cultural Studies of South Arabia

WM Sabean Studies

d. Master-Module

2. Arabic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History and Cultural History of the Arab World I

• 140033 SE History and Cultural History of the Arab World - Klassische und moderne Texte zur Kulinarik

1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I

1.3. Dialectology

• 140065 SE Seminar on Arabic Dialectology - Arabische Dialekte des Maghrib und des Mashriq im Spiegel von Liedern und Gedichten

1.4. Classic Arabic Language

• 140040 UE Selected Issues of Classic Arabic - Historiographie

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM Media or History of Arabic Script

APM Semitic Languages or Islam Religion

• 140197 SE Seminar on Classical Islam
• 140292 VO [ en ] Ge*ez II

c. Language, Literatue and Media in the Arab World

1.1. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140043 UE Media Arabic 2

1.2. Current Trends in Culture, Politics and Religion

• 140039 VO+UE [ en ] Popular Literature: Themes, Genres and Theory
• 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)

1.3. Group of Elective Modules

• 140033 SE History and Cultural History of the Arab World - Klassische und moderne Texte zur Kulinarik

• 140277 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop - History of Iran: The modern period, 18th - 20th centuries

d. Language and Culture of South Arabia

1.1. Ancient South Arab Language

• 140308 UE [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 2
• 140367 UE [ en ] Readings in Epigraphic South Arabic Inscriptions

1.2. South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140123 VU [ en ] Area and Cultural Studies of South Arabia

1.3. Sabean Studies

1.4. Alternative Required Module

• 140033 SE History and Cultural History of the Arab World - Klassische und moderne Texte zur Kulinarik

• 140124 SE [ en ] Seminar in Modern South Arabian Studies

e. Master-Module

3. Islamic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History of Ideas

1.2. Islamic Law

1.3. Modern Islam I

1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140043 UE Media Arabic 2

1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World

• 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World

1.6. Older Islam I

• 140197 SE Seminar on Classical Islam

1.7. Classic Arabic Language

• 140040 UE Selected Issues of Classic Arabic - Historiographie

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Islam on the Internet

APM Media

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Modern Islam II (8 ECTS)

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

• 140277 SE+EX Excursion or Workshop - History of Iran: The modern period, 18th - 20th centuries

WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)

d. Module of Interest

e. Master-Module

4. Turkish Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. Ottoman Literature I

1.2. Ottoman Literature II

• 140020 SE Seminar on Ottoman Literature
• 140022 UE Ottoman Poetry II

1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

• 140190 UE Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics II

1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I

• 140004 VO Lecture on Ottoman History and Cultural History

1.5. Ottoman-Historical Module II

• 140004 VO Lecture on Ottoman History and Cultural History
• 140063 SE Ottoman-Cultural Seminar

1.6. Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present

1.7. Modern Turkish, Literature and Language

1.8. Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies

• 140298 SE Optional - Digital Humanities for Orientalists

b. Master-Module

• 140112 SE Master Coaching Seminar

C. Complementary Study Programmes (Minor) Oriental Studies

1. Arabic Culture and Language (30 ECTS)

• 140005 VO History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East
• 140012 VO Religions and Institutions in the Near East
• 140113 VO Basic Course in Arabic 2

2. Islam History and Religion (30 ECTS)

• 140005 VO History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East
• 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
• 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World

3. CSP Turkish History, Literature and Culture History

EC-TU-1 PM Turkish cultural history within the framework of the civilisations of Asia Minor

• 140012 VO Religions and Institutions in the Near East

EC-TU-2 PM Aspects of Turkish history past and present

• 140035 VO History of Literature of Modern Turkey
• 140163 VO Lecture on Selected Aspects of Modern Turkey - Die Türkei im Umbau - Nationalismus, Neoliberalismus, islamischer Konservativismus und das Erbe des autoritären Staates

14.03. South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme - Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet

1. Orientation Period

M1: Introduction to the Degree Programme in "Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet"

2. Group of Required Modules - Fields of Work

M3: Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology

• 140137 PS Introduction to Religious Symbolism. - An attempt at an interpretation on the basis of the polyvalent Lotos

M4: Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

• 140165 PS Proseminar on selected research fields of Tibetan and Buddhist studies

M5: Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies

• 140126 PS B. R. Ambedkar between social reform, politics and religion
• 140170 PS Traditions of Pilgrimage in South Asia

3. Required Module incl. Bachelor's Papers

M18: Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet

• 140138 BA Tibetan cultural history
• 140141 BA Religion and Philosophy in the Narrative Parts of the Mahabharata - Philological Bases
• 140145 BA Religion and Philosophy in the Narrative Parts of the Mahabharata - Comparative Religious and Philosophical Aspects
• 140503 BA Autobiographical Narration in South Asia - Philological research
• 140529 BA Tibetan philology
• 140539 BA Autobiographical Narration in South Asia - Cultural History

4. Alternative Groups of Required Modules

4.1. APMG - First Language

A1: APMG - Sanskrit as First Language

• 140116 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

• 140160 UE Reading of the Ramayana
• 140173 UE The Great Family Books of the Rigveda - Selected Readings in Metrics, Poetics and Linguistics of the Earliest Vedic Sanskrit

B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language

• 140180 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

• 140506 UE Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation, Part 2
• 140508 UE Short Biopraphies from the Gangs can mkhas grub rim byon ming mdzod

C1: APMG - Modern Indian Language as First Language

• 140119 SAK Introduction to Hindi II

• 140133 UE [ en ne ] Nepali Conversation
• 140148 UE [ en ne ] Selected Passages from the Novel Maitaghar by Lain Singh Bangdel

4.2. APMG - Second Language

A2: APMG - Sanskrit as Second Language

• 140116 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

B2: APMG - Classical Tibetan as Second Language

• 140180 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

C2: APMG - Modern Indian Language as Second Language

• 140119 SAK Introduction to Hindi II

D2: APMG - Modern Tibetan as Second Language

• 140350 SAK Introduction to Modern Tibetan II

5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History

M9: Basics of Cultural History A

M10: Basics of Cultural History B

M13: Culture - Language - Society A

• 140118 VO Tibetan Interpretations of Buddha-nature - A Comparative Approach
• 140121 VO [ en ] Selected episodes from the Buddha legend
• 140147 VO Person and Kin in South Asia
• 140158 VO Foreign Policy of Independent India
• 140159 VO [ en ] Print Culture in Colonial India

M14: Culture - Language - Society B

• 140169 PS Tibetan medicine in its historical and cultural context
• 140483 PS [ en ] Legal Hindi
• 140527 PS dosas, dhatus, mahabhutas - systems of classification in classical Ayurveda

6. Group of Elective Modules - Applied Cultural Studies

M15a: Field Trip

M15b: Regional Cultures

M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language

M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language

M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language

M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language

B. Master Degree Programmes in South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

1. Culture and Society of Modern South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Modern South Asian Society

M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia

M3: Modern South Asian Cultural Studies in practice

M4: Modern South Asian History

• 140343 SE Gandhi's Political Philosophy and Practice

M7: Modern South Asian Languages in practice

• 140132 UE [ en ne ] Autobiographical Narratives in Nepali Literature A
• 140300 UE [ en ] Bhisham Sahni
• 140312 UE [ en ne ] Autobiographical Narratives in Nepali Literature B

M8: Linguistic Traditions of Modern South Asia

b. Alternatively Required Modules

APM5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

• 140146 UE Ritual Theory and Rituals in India and Nepal
• 140147 VO Person and Kin in South Asia
• 140158 VO Foreign Policy of Independent India

APM6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area

c. Master-Module

M9: Master's Colloquium

• 140344 KO Colloquium in Modern South Asian Studies for Advanced Students

M10: Master's Thesis

M11: Master's Examination

2. Languages and Cultures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Language, Literature, and Religion of the Vedic Cultural Period

M2: Aspects of the History of Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy in South Asia

b. Alternatively Required Modules 3: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics

APM3a: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia I

APM3b: Ancient Indian Language Varieties and Literary Genres

c. Required Modules

M4: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the non-Brahmanical Traditions of Premedieval South Asia

• 140175 SE The Pillar Edicts of Emperor Asoka, their Surroundings and their Background - Synchronics and Diachronics of Asoka's Official Language

M5: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the Classical and Medieval Cultural Periods of South Asia

• 140540 SE World renunciation, asceticism, and monasticism in premodern South Asia

d. Elective Module Group 6

M6 (PR): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Philosophies and Religions of South Asia" - M6a or M6c or M6d

• 140177 UE Linguistic Communication in Indian Epistemology: Kumarila's Slokavarttika

• 140132 UE [ en ne ] Autobiographical Narratives in Nepali Literature A
• 140312 UE [ en ne ] Autobiographical Narratives in Nepali Literature B

• 140121 VO [ en ] Selected episodes from the Buddha legend

M6 (SL): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Languages and Literatures of South Asia" - M6b or M6c or M6d

• 140182 UE The Part of Shakuntala and other Female Actors in Kalidasa's Play - Theory and Praxis of the Stage Prakrits and their Grammar

• 140300 UE [ en ] Bhisham Sahni

e. Required Module

M7: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of Modern South Asia

f. Master-Module

Alternative Required Module 8

• 140178 KO Colloquium on the Philosophies and Religions of South Asia for Advanced Students

• 140183 KO Colloquium on the Old and Middle Indo-Aryan Languages and their Literatures

Required Module

3. Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Philology and Methods

M2: Textual Hermeneutics

• 140181 UE [ en ] The Hermeneutics of Mahayana Texts

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area of Buddhism

APM3b: Advanced Philology

• 140305 UE [ bo ] Advanced Modern Tibetan I
• 140307 UE [ bo ] Advanced Modern Tibetan II
• 140310 UE [ bo ] Advanced Modern Tibetan III

c. Required Modules

M4: Special Lecture on Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

• 140149 VO [ en ] Buddhist Deities and Ritual in Central Asia and Tibet

M5: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism I

• 140154 SE Texts on philosophy of language

M6: Literature, History, and Culture of Tibet and Buddhism

• 140184 SE [ en ] Analyzing and Translating Buddhist Literature. - Part 1: Ratnagotravibhaga I.13-26; Part 2: Ratnakarasanti's Prajnaparamita-Upadesa

M7: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism II

d. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

• 140179 SE [ en ] PhD Seminar in Tibetan and Buddhist Literature, History and Culture
• 140302 SE PhD Seminar in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
• 140504 KO Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M10: Master's Examination in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

4. Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM 3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area

APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area

c. Required Modules

M4: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism I

• 140154 SE Texts on philosophy of language

M5: Culture and History of Buddhism I

M6: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism

• 140149 VO [ en ] Buddhist Deities and Ritual in Central Asia and Tibet

d. Alternative Required Module 7

APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism II

APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II

e. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies

• 140504 KO Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

5. Philosophies and Religions of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: History and Teachings of a Selected Philosophical-Religious Tradition of South Asia

M2: Philosophy and Religion of South Asia, Past and Present

M3: Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

M4: Core Issues of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140540 SE World renunciation, asceticism, and monasticism in premodern South Asia

M5: Aspects of the History of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140121 VO [ en ] Selected episodes from the Buddha legend

M6: Advanced Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

• 140177 UE Linguistic Communication in Indian Epistemology: Kumarila's Slokavarttika

M7: Philosophy and Religion in the Cultural History of South Asia and Tibet

b. Master-Modules

M8: Master's Colloquium

• 140178 KO Colloquium on the Philosophies and Religions of South Asia for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

6. Languages and Literatures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Aspects of Language and Literature in the History of South Asia

M2: Ancient Indian Language Varieties and Literary Genres

• 140160 UE Reading of the Ramayana

M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Language Varieties / Literary Genres

M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140182 UE The Part of Shakuntala and other Female Actors in Kalidasa's Play - Theory and Praxis of the Stage Prakrits and their Grammar
• 140312 UE [ en ne ] Autobiographical Narratives in Nepali Literature B

M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts

M6: Philology and Hermeneutics of Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Texts

• 140175 SE The Pillar Edicts of Emperor Asoka, their Surroundings and their Background - Synchronics and Diachronics of Asoka's Official Language

M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions

b. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia

• 140183 KO Colloquium on the Old and Middle Indo-Aryan Languages and their Literatures

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

7. Tibetology

a. Required Modules

M1: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet

M3: Modern Tibetan

M4: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet

• 140149 VO [ en ] Buddhist Deities and Ritual in Central Asia and Tibet

M5: Philosophical-Religous Traditions of Tibet I

• 140154 SE Texts on philosophy of language

M6: Culture and History of Tibet I

b. Alternative Requirede Module

APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet II

APM 7b: Culture and History of Tibet II

c. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology

• 140504 KO Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

D. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)

CSP1 South Asian Studies, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M1: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

• 140147 VO Person and Kin in South Asia
• 140158 VO Foreign Policy of Independent India
• 140159 VO [ en ] Print Culture in Colonial India

M2: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet

• 140118 VO Tibetan Interpretations of Buddha-nature - A Comparative Approach

M3: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism

• 140121 VO [ en ] Selected episodes from the Buddha legend
• 140149 VO [ en ] Buddhist Deities and Ritual in Central Asia and Tibet

CSP2 South Asian Studies

M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies

M2: Basics of Cultural History

CSP3 Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M2: Basics of Cultural History

14.04. Development Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Development Studies

01. Orientation Period - StEOP

• 140296 VO STEOP: Development Policies and Development Co-operation: Lecture Class

02. Module Introduction to Scientific Writing

03. Module Sociological Aspects of Development Studies

• 140328 KU KS2 - Introduction to Development Sociology - Basic Concepts of Development Research in Sociology

02. Module Political Aspects of Development Studies

• 140329 KU KP2 - Political Aspects of Development - Human Rights

05. Module Introduction to Development Economics

• 140294 VO [ de en ] KW1 - K IV - Introductory Lecture: Development Economics
• 140408 KU [ de en ] KW2 - Introductory Seminar: Development Economics

4. Module Development Studies in Historical Context

• 140290 VO KG1- International Development in Historical Context
• 140330 KU KG2 - International Development in Historical Context

07. Module Introduction to Development Studies

• 140325 AG EF2 - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140326 AG EF2 Introduction to Development Studies

08. Module Introduction to Development Policy and Development Cooperation

• 140331 AG EZ2 - Development Policies and Development Co-operation - Member means donor: the new EU donor countries and their development policy and assistance

09. Module Fields of Practice and Occupation

• 140332 UE PFA - Introduction to Development Planning - Human Rights Focused Project Planning
• 140346 UE PFA - Design and Evaluation of Cooperation Projects
• 140354 UE [ en ] PFA - Introduction to Development Planning - Participatory Project Planning - Methods and Tools
• 230126 TR Project Management and Evaluation
• 140287 KU Academic Presentations: Preparation and Performance

10. Module Regional Geographic / Thematic In-Depth Studies

• 140311 VO Education and International Development - Globale Konvergenzen & Divergenzen in der Bildungswelt
• 070055 VO Lecture (PM4) - Human Rights - Women`s Rights? Human Rights and Gender from the Early Modern Period until Today
• 230080 VO Urban Transformation Processes and the Right to the City - Ringvorlesung

11. Module Transdisciplinary Development Research

• 140288 VO TEF A - Transdisciplinary Development Research - Problemformulierung, Problembearbeitung, Umsetzung
• 140333 KU TEF B - Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research - Introduction to Health and Development (English/German)
• 140334 KU TEF B - Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research - Group-Focused Enmity
• 140335 KU TEF B - Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research - Post-Colonial Theory and Global Modernity

12. Bachelor Module

• 140336 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar - Blickregimes & Blickstrategien
• 140340 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar
• 140341 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar
• 140342 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar
• 140345 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar - Internationale Entwicklung
• 140388 SE BASE - Bachelor Seminar - Critical Development Cooperation and Research on Racism

B. Master Degree Programme in Development Studies

• 140407 SE [ de en ] Dissertation Course - Internationale Entwicklung
• 140415 SE [ de en ] Dissertation Course - 'post FÖP'

01. Compulsory Module 1: Principles of Development Research

• 140369 VO GM1 - Principles of Development Research
• 140375 KU GM2 - Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140377 KU GM2 Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140347 KU GM2 - Development Policy and Development Cooperation Architecture
• 140348 KU GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective
• 140379 KU [ de en ] GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective - De/Constructing ‚Modern Man‘: Revisiting Concepts of Subjectivity and Society in Modernization Theories
• 140380 KU [ de en ] GM3 - Development Theories and Paradigms from a Transdisciplinary Perspective
• 140364 VO GM4 - Theories of Science and Critique of Scientific Practices

02. Compulsory Module 2: Methods of Developmetn Research

• 140349 UE [ de en ] MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140351 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140381 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140352 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research - Einführung in Methodenwahl, Datengenerierung und Datenanalyse
• 140353 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research
• 140358 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research

03. Emphasis Transdisciplinary Developmetn Research

03. Emphasis 1: Political aspects of development research (VM1)

• 140360 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM4 - Language Policy and Policy on Language
• 140362 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM7 - Feminist International Relations
• 140365 SE VM1 - VM5 - Human Rights and Development
• 140401 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM2 - International Environment and Economic Development
• 140391 SE [ de en ] VM1 - VM7 - Sex and/in development: queer interventions
• 140533 SE VM1 - VM5 - Political and Socio-economic Transformation Processes in the Middle East
• 140410 VO+UE VM1 -VM5 - Colonialism and Development
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 150074 UE [ en ] Exercise Course (History and Society) (M6) - Civil movements in East Asia
• 140383 SE VM1 - VM6 - Decolonising politics, economy, and law - Der neue lateinamerikanische Konstitutionalismus

04. Emphasis 2: Economic aspects of development research (VM2)

• 140370 SE [ en ] VM2 - VM6 - Topics in Development Economics - Water Irrigation
• 140401 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM2 - International Environment and Economic Development
• 140371 VO+UE VM2 - VM6 - Commodities and Development: debates, conflicts, strategies
• 040040 FK KFK ORPE: Solidary Economic
• 040128 SE Entwicklungsbegriff und Entwicklungstheorien (MA) (SE)
• 040108 VO [ en ] North-South Resource flow: Developement aid, trade and debt (MA)
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 230157 SE India as the back-office of the world - Working conditions and trade unionism in call centres and business process outsourcing

05. Emphasis 3: Sociological Aspects of Development Research

• 140372 SE VM3 - VM8 - Social Protection and Social Policy in Developing and Transition Countries
• 140373 SE VM3 - VM8 - Natural Resources, Food Security, and Food Sovereignty
• 140374 SE [ en ] VM3 - VM7 - Sociology of Gender Relations
• 140376 SE VM3 - VM4 - Food, Body, and Consumption
• 140385 SE VM3 - VM4 - Beyond Notions of Work, School and Retributive Justice - Questoning hegemonic structures by looking at alternatives
• 140392 UE VM3 - VM7 - Intercultural Feminist Theory
• 140311 VO Education and International Development - Globale Konvergenzen & Divergenzen in der Bildungswelt
• 140249 VO Health-Seeking in Colonial Africa
• 230165 KU Basics of Social Network Analysis II
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140413 SE T I - VM3 - VM4 Foundations of Social Criticism II
• 230156 SE Class Relations and the Global Digital Economy
• 230182 VO Environmental Sociology and Social Ecology

06. Emphasis 4: Cultural Studies Aspects of Development Research

• 140360 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM4 - Language Policy and Policy on Language
• 140376 SE VM3 - VM4 - Food, Body, and Consumption
• 140378 SE VM4 - VM8 - Global Learning
• 140382 VO+UE [ en ] VM3 - VM4 - Cultural Exchanges in Rival States
• 140384 SE VM4 - VM5 - Thinking about Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, and Anti-fascism - through the lens of Basil Davidson (1914-2010), historian of Africa and engaged intellectual
• 140385 SE VM3 - VM4 - Beyond Notions of Work, School and Retributive Justice - Questoning hegemonic structures by looking at alternatives
• 140390 VO VM4 - VM6 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America Deconstructing Colonialism
• 140311 VO Education and International Development - Globale Konvergenzen & Divergenzen in der Bildungswelt
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140411 SE VM4 -VM5 - Bearing Witness: Genozide in Literature, Film and Media
• 140412 VO+UE [ en ] VM4 -VM5 - Encountering development in colonial and postcolonial imaginations

07. Emphasis 5: Historical Aspects of Development Research

• 140343 SE Gandhi's Political Philosophy and Practice
• 140365 SE VM1 - VM5 - Human Rights and Development
• 140384 SE VM4 - VM5 - Thinking about Anti-colonialism, Anti-racism, and Anti-fascism - through the lens of Basil Davidson (1914-2010), historian of Africa and engaged intellectual
• 140533 SE VM1 - VM5 - Political and Socio-economic Transformation Processes in the Middle East
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140249 VO Health-Seeking in Colonial Africa
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140409 SE [ en ] Emphasis 1 - 8 - Seminar (optional 3 out of 8)
• 140410 VO+UE VM1 -VM5 - Colonialism and Development
• 140411 SE VM4 -VM5 - Bearing Witness: Genozide in Literature, Film and Media
• 140412 VO+UE [ en ] VM4 -VM5 - Encountering development in colonial and postcolonial imaginations

08. Emphasis 6: Geographic and Regional Aspects of Development Research

• 140370 SE [ en ] VM2 - VM6 - Topics in Development Economics - Water Irrigation
• 140371 VO+UE VM2 - VM6 - Commodities and Development: debates, conflicts, strategies
• 140382 VO+UE [ en ] VM3 - VM4 - Cultural Exchanges in Rival States
• 140386 SE VM6 - VM8 - Disciplining Democracy - Good Governance, Human Rights, and Political Conditionalities in Development Cooperation in Practice
• 140387 SE VM6 - VM7 - Social Conflicts over Natural Ressources - Gender norms and security issues
• 140390 VO VM4 - VM6 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America Deconstructing Colonialism
• 140409 SE [ en ] Emphasis 1 - 8 - Seminar (optional 3 out of 8)
• 140314 VO+UE Spreading News in South Africa: A Short History of 19th and 20th Century Media - Eine kleine Mediengeschichte des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts
• 140343 SE Gandhi's Political Philosophy and Practice
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates
• 140383 SE VM1 - VM6 - Decolonising politics, economy, and law - Der neue lateinamerikanische Konstitutionalismus

09: Emphasis 7: Gender-specific Aspects of Development Research

• 140362 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM7 - Feminist International Relations
• 140374 SE [ en ] VM3 - VM7 - Sociology of Gender Relations
• 140387 SE VM6 - VM7 - Social Conflicts over Natural Ressources - Gender norms and security issues
• 140391 SE [ de en ] VM1 - VM7 - Sex and/in development: queer interventions
• 140392 UE VM3 - VM7 - Intercultural Feminist Theory
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates

10. Emphasis 8: Areas of Practice and Applied Development Cooperation

• 140372 SE VM3 - VM8 - Social Protection and Social Policy in Developing and Transition Countries
• 140373 SE VM3 - VM8 - Natural Resources, Food Security, and Food Sovereignty
• 140378 SE VM4 - VM8 - Global Learning
• 140386 SE VM6 - VM8 - Disciplining Democracy - Good Governance, Human Rights, and Political Conditionalities in Development Cooperation in Practice
• 140394 VO+UE VM8 - How to Draft Project Proposals
• 140395 VO+UE VM8 - Post 2015 Agenda: the show must go on
• 040108 VO [ en ] North-South Resource flow: Developement aid, trade and debt (MA)
• 140366 VO Colonialism: Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Debates, and Themes of Discussion
• 140368 VO Mobility, Borders, Transnationalisation: Concepts and Debates

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 230126 TR Project Management and Evaluation
• 230164 TR Communication Culture at Universities and at Work II
• 230165 KU Basics of Social Network Analysis II
• 230167 KU Job Orientation II
• 230169 SE Job Orientation - Experts-Laypersons-Dialogues about studies and world of work - Erleben, Reflektieren, Gestalten
• 140413 SE T I - VM3 - VM4 Foundations of Social Criticism II

11. Transdisciplinary Research Module

• 140396 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Racism and Transnationalization
• 140397 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Social movements and the state in the global South
• 140398 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design
• 140399 FS FM1 - Research Seminar (Part 1) - Research Design - Die 'Neuzeit' der österreichischen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit
• 140400 FS [ de en ] FM2 - Research Seminar (Part 2) - Insular Studies
• 140402 FS FM2 - Research Seminar (Part 2) - Freihandelsverträge und Investitionsschutzabkommen in Südostasien
• 140403 FS FM2 - Research Seminar (Part 2) - Qualitative methods in development research and research lab in East Africa

12: Master Module

• 140404 KU Writing Seminar
• 140405 MAKU [ de en ] Master Course
• 140406 MAKU Master Course

B. Master Degree Programme in Development Studies (starting in WS 2010 at the earliest)

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140349 UE [ de en ] MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140351 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research
• 140352 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research - Einführung in Methodenwahl, Datengenerierung und Datenanalyse
• 140353 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research
• 140358 UE MM2 - Methods of Qualitative Research
• 140381 UE MM1 - Methods of Quantitative Research

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140362 SE [ en ] VM1 - VM7 - Feminist International Relations
• 140373 SE VM3 - VM8 - Natural Resources, Food Security, and Food Sovereignty
• 140374 SE [ en ] VM3 - VM7 - Sociology of Gender Relations
• 140376 SE VM3 - VM4 - Food, Body, and Consumption
• 140386 SE VM6 - VM8 - Disciplining Democracy - Good Governance, Human Rights, and Political Conditionalities in Development Cooperation in Practice
• 140390 VO VM4 - VM6 - Indigenous Movements in Latin America Deconstructing Colonialism

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140365 SE VM1 - VM5 - Human Rights and Development
• 140409 SE [ en ] Emphasis 1 - 8 - Seminar (optional 3 out of 8)
• 140533 SE VM1 - VM5 - Political and Socio-economic Transformation Processes in the Middle East

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140370 SE [ en ] VM2 - VM6 - Topics in Development Economics - Water Irrigation
• 140383 SE VM1 - VM6 - Decolonising politics, economy, and law - Der neue lateinamerikanische Konstitutionalismus

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140387 SE VM6 - VM7 - Social Conflicts over Natural Ressources - Gender norms and security issues
• 140391 SE [ de en ] VM1 - VM7 - Sex and/in development: queer interventions

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

Second Stage of the Degree Programme

• 140405 MAKU [ de en ] Master Course
• 140406 MAKU Master Course

D. Complementary Study Programm CSP: Internationale Development - Basics (149)

01. EC - EF1 - Introduction to International Development

02. EC - KS1 - Introduction to Development Sociology

03. EC - KP1 - Political Aspects of International Development

04. EC - KW1 - Introduction to Development Economy

• 140294 VO [ de en ] KW1 - K IV - Introductory Lecture: Development Economics

05. EC - KG1 - International Development in a Historical Context

• 140290 VO KG1- International Development in Historical Context

E. Complementary Study Programm CSP: Internationale Development - Advanced (140)

01. EC - EZ1 - Development Policy and Development Cooperation

• 140296 VO STEOP: Development Policies and Development Co-operation: Lecture Class

02. EC - TEFA - Transdisciplinary Development Research

• 140288 VO TEF A - Transdisciplinary Development Research - Problemformulierung, Problembearbeitung, Umsetzung

02. EC - EF2 - Consortium: Introduction to International Development

• 140325 AG EF2 - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140326 AG EF2 Introduction to Development Studies