14.02. Oriental Studies
A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Oriental Studies
1. Orientation Period
OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module
- EXAM Introduction to Oriental Studies
- 140001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Oriental Studies
OR-2: Introduction to Oriental Languages - Group of Elective Modules
OR-2/AO-1: Introduction to Akkadian I
- EXAM OR2/AO1 Introduction to Akkadian I
- 140108 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Akkadian I
OR-2/AR-1: Introduction to Arabic I
- EXAM OR2/AR1 Introduction to Arabic I
- 140270 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Arabic Language I
OR-2/TU-1: Introduction to Turkish I
- EXAM OR2/TU1 Introduction to Turkish I
- 140304 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: 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
OR-5: Ancient Near East
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
- 140336 VO History and culture of Jordan
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
- 140097 VO Introduction to Akkadian II
- 140117 UE Exercises to Introduction to Akkadian II
AO-3: Akkadian III
AO-4: Sumerian I
- 140136 VO Introduction to Sumerian I
AO-5: Sumerian II
AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I
AO-7: Near Eastern Archaeology II
AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History
AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading
- 140002 PS Mesopotamian Literature: Reading - Akkadian Literary Texts - Reading of extracts from the Erra Epos
- 140003 PS Sumerian Literary Texts - Sumerian Hymns to Gods
AO-10: Alternative Required Module
AO-10/1: Selected Languages of Mesopotamian Neighbouring Regions
AO-10/2: The Material Culture of Mesopotamia
- 140363 SE "North of the "Incense Road": an archaeological approach"
- 140557 UE Archaeological Exercises
- 020009 SE Introduction to the Archeology of the Southern Levant
AO-11: Alternative Required Module
AO-11/1: Seminars on Philology
- 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar - Political Institutions and forms of domination from the Early Bronze to the Iron Age
- 140049 SE Sumerian Seminar: The image of the Amurrites in Mesopotamian literature
AO-11/2: Seminars on the History of Science and Culture
- 140363 SE "North of the "Incense Road": an archaeological approach"
- 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar - Political Institutions and forms of domination from the Early Bronze to the Iron Age
- 140049 SE Sumerian Seminar: The image of the Amurrites in Mesopotamian literature
- 020009 SE Introduction to the Archeology of the Southern Levant
AO-12: Group of Elective Modules
AO-12/1: Akkadian Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
- 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar - Political Institutions and forms of domination from the Early Bronze to the Iron Age
AO-12/2: Sumerological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
AO-12/3: Archaeological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
- 140363 SE "North of the "Incense Road": an archaeological approach"
- 020009 SE Introduction to the Archeology of the Southern Levant
3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-2: Language Module Arabic II
- 140074 UE Arabic Language C
- 140116 UE Arabic Language C
- 140426 VO+UE Arabic Language B
- 140478 VO+UE Arabic Language B
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
- 140019 UE Arabic L - Readings in Arabic Literature - Moderne ägyptische Prosaliteratur
- 140106 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: Tunisian 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
- 140121 VO [ de en ] ( SGU ) VM1 / VM7 - Coloniality under De_Construction - Decolonial Perspectives and Activisms
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
- 140156 VO Turkish Grammar II
- 140263 UE Turkish Conversation Class II
TU-3: Turkish, Intermediate Level I
TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II
- 140036 VO Turkish Grammar IV
- 140171 UE Translating Turkish Texts
- 140221 UE Turkish Conversation Class IV
TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I
TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II
- 140051 UE Conversations, Advanced Level II
- 140055 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts II
TU-7: Persian, Basic Level
- 140053 UE Persian Grammar II
TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level
- 140084 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts II
TU-9: Ottoman Studies
- 140030 UE Ottoman II
- 140073 UE Ottoman Introductory Seminar: Academic Work for Students of Turkish and Ottoman Studies
TU-10: Linguistic or Literary Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)
TU-11: Historical-Cultural Seminar (incl. 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 Spannungsfeld von Nationalismus, Autoritarismus und Demokratie
B. Master Degree Programmes in Oriental Studies
Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Oriental Archaeology
a. Required Modules
1.1. Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper
- 140032 SE Akkadian Seminar - Political Institutions and forms of domination from the Early Bronze to the Iron Age
1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper
1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper
- 140363 SE "North of the "Incense Road": an archaeological approach"
- 020009 SE Introduction to the Archeology of the Southern Levant
1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia
1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I
b. Alternative Required Module
APM Semitisitcs
- 140093 VO [ en ] Ge'ez I
- 140308 VO [ en ] Introduction to Ancient South Arabian II
APM Archaeology
c. Group of Elective Modules
WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper
- 140363 SE "North of the "Incense Road": an archaeological approach"
- 020009 SE Introduction to the Archeology of the Southern Levant
WM Advanced Module on Philology II
WM South Arabia, Past and Present
WM Sabean Studies
- 140140 SE [ en ] Ancient South Arabian Seminar
d. Master-Module
- 140017 SE Master Course: Akkadian Seminar
The Arab World: Language and Society
Pflichtmodulgruppe
GK-1 Methodik kultur- und sprachwissenschaftlicher Forschung
GK-2 Politik & Gesellschaft der modernen Arabischen Welt
Alternative Pflichtmodulgruppe - Schwerpunkt: Religion und Politik
RP-1 Islam in der Arabischen Welt und darüber hinaus
RP-2 Arabisch-islamisches Erbe
RP-3 Islamische und andere soziale und politische Bewegungen in der Arabischen Welt
RP-4 Die Arabische Welt und das Internet
Alternative Pflichtmodulgruppe - Schwerpunkt: Arabische Sprache
AS-1 Arabische Dialektologie
- 140213 VU Arabic Dialects in North Africa
AS-2 Ausgewählte Themen der modernen arabischen Schriftsprache
- 140174 SE Arabic as a Written Language
AS-3 Ausgewählte philologische Themen des Arabischen in diachroner Perspektive
AS-4 Die Arabische Welt und das Internet
Alternative Pflichtmodulgruppe - Schwerpunkt: Sprache und Kultur Südarabiens
KS-1 Altsüdarabische Sprache
- 140308 VO [ en ] Introduction to Ancient South Arabian II
KS-2 Sabäistik
- 140140 SE [ en ] Ancient South Arabian Seminar
KS-3 Südarabien in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
KS-4 Modernes Südarabien
Wahlmodulgruppe
WM-1 Arabische Populärkultur
WM-2 Medien und Mediensprache in der Arabischen Welt
WM-3 Kulturgeschichte der Arabischen Welt
WM-4 Arabische Welt und nichtarabische Regionalmächte
WM-5 Sicherheitspolitik in der Arabischen Welt
WM-6 Die Arabische Welt im transnationalen Kontext
- 140176 SE The Arab World Transnationally
WM-7 Wirtschaft der Arabischen Welt
WM-8 Moderne arabische Schriftsprache: Konversation und Übersetzung
WM-9 Medienarabisch: Hörverständnis, Analyse
WM-10 Epigraphik, Paläographie und Kalligraphie
- 140417 UE [ en ] Epigraphy
WM-11 Klassisch-Arabische Sprache
- 140011 UE Arabic Lexicography
- 140267 UE [ en ] Reading and Analyzing Texts from the Medieval Islamic World
WM-12 Afroasiatische Sprache (Amharisch, Aramäisch, Sabäisch usw.)
- 140093 VO [ en ] Ge'ez I
WM-13 Regionaler oder thematischer Schwerpunkt: Workshop oder Exkursion
WM-14 Minderheiten in der Arabischen Welt
- 140279 SE The Arab World and Minorities
WM-15 Kunst und Architektur in der Arabischen Welt
WM-16 Aktuelle Diskussionen in der Arabischen Welt
WM-17 Arabischer Dialekt
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Tunisian Arabic
- 140029 UE Arabic Dialect: Tunisian Arabic D
- 140067 VO Arabic Dialect A: Syrian Arabic
- 140068 UE Arabic Dialect B: Syrian Arabic
WM-18 Islam in der Arabischen Welt und darüber hinaus
WM-19 Arabisch-islamisches Erbe
WM-20 Islamische und andere soziale und politische Bewegungen in der Arabischen Welt
WM-21 Arabische Dialektologie
- 140213 VU Arabic Dialects in North Africa
WM-22 Ausgewählte Themen der modernen arabischen Schriftsprache
- 140174 SE Arabic as a Written Language
WM-23 Ausgewählte philologische Themen des Arabischen in diachroner Perspektive
WM-24 Altsüdarabische Sprache
- 140308 VO [ en ] Introduction to Ancient South Arabian II
WM-25 Sabäistik
- 140140 SE [ en ] Ancient South Arabian Seminar
WM-26 Südarabien in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
WM-27 Modernes Südarabien
Master-Abschlussphase
Arabic Studies
a. Required Modules
1.1. History and Cultural History of the Arab World I
1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I
1.3. Dialectology
- 140213 VU Arabic Dialects in North Africa
1.4. Classic Arabic Language
b. Alternative Required Modules
APM Media or History of Arabic Script
- 140417 UE [ en ] Epigraphy
APM Semitic Languages or Islam Religion
- 140093 VO [ en ] Ge'ez I
c. Language, Literatue and Media in the Arab World
1.1. Language and Institutions of Arab Media
1.2. Current Trends in Culture, Politics and Religion
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)
WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)
d. Language and Culture of South Arabia
1.1. Ancient South Arab Language
- 140308 VO [ en ] Introduction to Ancient South Arabian II
1.2. South Arabia, Past and Present
1.3. Sabean Studies
- 140140 SE [ en ] Ancient South Arabian Seminar
1.4. Alternative Required Module
APM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II
APM Modern South Arabia
e. Master-Module
Islamic Studies
a. Required Modules
1.1. History of Ideas
1.2. Islamic Law
- 140279 SE The Arab World and Minorities
1.3. Modern Islam I
1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media
1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World
1.6. Older Islam I
1.7. Classic Arabic Language
- 140011 UE Arabic Lexicography
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)
WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)
d. Module of Interest
e. Master-Module
Turkish Studies
a. Required Modules
1.1. Ottoman Literature I
1.2. Ottoman Literature II
- 140018 SE Seminar on Ottoman Literature
- 140281 UE Ottoman Poetry II
1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics
- 140058 UE Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics II
1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I
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
b. Master-Module
- 140115 SE Master Coaching Seminar
C. Extension Curricula Oriental Studies
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
- 140038 VO Basic Course in Arabic 2
- 140336 VO History and culture of Jordan
Islam History and Religion (30 ECTS) (142)
- 140005 VO History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East
- 140336 VO History and culture of Jordan
Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa (15 ECTS) (642)
RPAR-1 Ausgewählte Themen der modernen Orientforschung (6 ECTS)
RPAR-2 Studies of Religions
- 140172 VO Introduction to the History of Islam
RPAR-2 Studies of Religions
Turkish History, Literature and Culture History (15 ECTS) (640)
EC-TU-1 PM Turkish cultural history within the framework of the civilisations of Asia Minor
- 140001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Oriental Studies
- 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 Spannungsfeld von Nationalismus, Autoritarismus und Demokratie
Language and Culture of the Arab World (15 ECTS) (643)
SKAR-1 Kultur- und Wirtschaftsgeographie des Vorderen Orients und Nordafrikas
SKAR-2 Geistes- und Kulturgeschichte
- 140005 VO History of Ideas and Culture of the Arab-Islamic Near East
- 140336 VO History and culture of Jordan
SKAR-3 Arabische Sprache
- 140038 VO Basic Course in Arabic 2
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