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

WM Arabic Language and Literature II (8 ECTS)

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

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

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

• 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

APM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II

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

APM Modern South Arabia

• 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