Oriental Studies
Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [3] - Version 2017)
Introductory and Orientation Phase (16 ECTS)
OR-1 Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies (2 ECTS)
- EXAM OR-1 STEOP-Introduction Middle Eastern Studies
- 140001 VO ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
OR-2a/AO-1 Elective Module Introduction to Akkadian I (7 ECTS)
- EXAM OR2/AO1 Introduction to Akkadian I
- 140049 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Akkadian I
OR-2b/AR-1 Elective Module Introduction to Arabic I (7 ECTS)
- EXAM OR2/AR1 Introduction to Arabic I
- 140270 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Arabic Language I
OR-2c/TU-1 Elective Module Introduction to Turkish I (7 ECTS)
- EXAM OR2/TU1 Introduction to Turkish I
- 140304 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Turkish Grammar I
Middle Eastern Studies (45 ECTS)
PM OR-3 Cultural and Economic History of the Middle East (5 ECTS)
PM OR-4 Religious History of the Middle East (6 ECTS)
PM OR-5 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)
PM OR-6 History of the Middle East and North Africa after the Rise of Islam (8 ECTS)
PM OR-7 History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (8 ECTS)
PM OR-8 Cultural and Historical Continuities (6 ECTS)
- 140004 VO Socio-economic and cultural longue-durée phenomena in the Middle East and North Africa
- 140113 VO [ en ] Culture and History of South Arabia
PM OR-9 Middle Eastern Philology: Basics and Methods (4 ECTS)
Alternative groups of compulsory modules: Ancient Near Eastern Philology and Archaeology (89 ECTS)
AO-2 Akkadian II (8 ECTS)
AO-3 Akkadian III (10 ECTS)
AO-4 Sumerian I (8 ECTS)
AO-5 Sumerian II (5 ECTS)
AO-6 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology I (5 ECTS)
AO-7 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology II (4 ECTS)
- 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II
AO-8 Ancient Near Eastern Cultural History (8 ECTS)
AO-9 Ancient Near Eastern Literature: Reading of Literary Texts (5 ECTS)
AO-10-1 Alternative compulsory module: Languages of Mesopotamia’s Neighbouring Regions (10 ECTS)
- 140143 VU Introduction to minor languages of the Ancient Near East: Elamic
- 020001 VO-L Biblical Hebrew I
- 140135 UE Aramaic Reading
AO-10-2 Alternative compulsory module: Ancient Near Eastern Material Culture (10 ECTS)
- 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar: The Near East and Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
- 140124 EX Archaeological Excursion: Field Trip - Excavation in Quarayyah
AO-11-1 Alternative compulsory module: Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)
AO-11-2 Alternative compulsory module: Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)
- 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar: The Near East and Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
- 140398 SE Akkadian Seminar (and Seminar Paper): Family firms and longdistance trade
AO-12-1 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
AO-12-2 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
AO-12-3 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Archaeology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
Alternative group of compulsory modules: Arabic and Islamic Studies (89 ECTS)
AR-2 Arabic II (12 ECTS)
AR-3 Arabic III (12 ECTS)
- 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
- 140043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 140055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
AR-4 Arabic IV (12 ECTS)
AR-5 Arabic V (6 ECTS)
- 140118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations
- 140039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
AR-6 Arabic VI (6 ECTS)
AR-7 Arabic Dialect (Basic Level) (6 ECTS)
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic
- 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (6 ECTS)
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (4 ECTS)
- 140057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Tunisian Arabic
- 140041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Egyptian Arabic
AR-10 Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic and Islamic Studies (3 ECTS)
- 140035 PS Introductory Seminar 1
- 140040 PS Introductory Seminar 1
AR-11 Selected Fields of Modern Middle Eastern Studies (6 ECTS)
- 140022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
- 140183 VO Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)
AR-12 Seminar on Philology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 140120 SE Philological Seminar (with BA-Thesis)
AR-13 Seminar on Islamic Studies (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
Alternative group of compulsory modules: Turkish Studies (89 ECTS)
TU-2 Turkish, Basic Level II (8 ECTS)
TU-3 Turkish, Intermediate Level I (6 ECTS)
- 140164 VO Turkish Grammar III
- 140168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
TU-4 Turkish, Intermediate Level II (10 ECTS)
TU-5 Turkish, Advanced Level I (7 ECTS)
- 140150 UE Conversations, Advanced Level I
- 140151 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts I
TU-6 Turkish, Advanced Level II (7 ECTS)
TU-7 Persian, Basic Level (8 ECTS)
- 140037 UE Persian Grammar I
TU-8 Persian, Intermediate Level (6 ECTS)
- 140036 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts I
TU-9 Ottoman Studies (12 ECTS)
- 140166 UE Ottoman I
TU-10 Seminar on Linguistics or Literature (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
TU-11 Seminar on Turkish History and Cultural History (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
TU-12 Society and Culture of Modern Turkey (9 ECTS)
Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [2] - Version 2011) - discontinued
1. Orientation Period
OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module
- EXAM OR-1 STEOP-Introduction Middle Eastern Studies
- 140001 VO ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern 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
- 140049 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
- 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
3. Alternative Groups of Required Modules (APMG)
3.1. APMG Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology
AO-2: Akkadian II
AO-3: Akkadian III
AO-4: Sumerian I
AO-5: Sumerian II
AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I
AO-7: Near Eastern Archaeology II
- 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II
AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History
AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading
AO-10: Alternative Required Module
AO-10/1: Selected Languages of Mesopotamian Neighbouring Regions
- 140143 VU Introduction to minor languages of the Ancient Near East: Elamic
- 140135 UE Aramaic Reading
AO-10/2: The Material Culture of Mesopotamia
- 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar: The Near East and Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
- 140124 EX Archaeological Excursion: Field Trip - Excavation in Quarayyah
AO-11: Alternative Required Module
AO-11/1: Seminars on Philology
AO-11/2: Seminars on the History of Science and Culture
- 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar: The Near East and Egypt in the Late Bronze Age
- 140398 SE Akkadian Seminar (and Seminar Paper): Family firms and longdistance trade
AO-12: Group of Elective Modules
AO-12/1: Akkadian Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
AO-12/2: Sumerological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
AO-12/3: Archaeological Seminar incl. Bachelor's Paper
3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-2: Language Module Arabic II
AR-3: Language Module Arabic III
- 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
- 140043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 140055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
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
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic
- 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level
- 140057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Tunisian Arabic
- 140041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Egyptian Arabic
AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
- 140035 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)
- 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
- 140037 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)
TU-11: Historical-Cultural Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)
TU-12: Society and Culture of Modern Turkey
Master Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Oriental Archaeology (672)
Compulsory Modules (56 ECTS)
Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)
Advanced Module on Philology I (8 ECTS)
Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
Alternative Copulsory Modules (8 ECTS)
APM Semitisitcs (8 ECTS)
- 140009 VO [ en ] Ge'ez II
- 140047 VO [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic I
APM Archaeology (8 ECTS)
- 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II
- 140124 EX Archaeological Excursion: Field Trip - Excavation in Quarayyah
Group of Elective Modules(16 ECTS)
WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
WM Advanced Module on Philology II (8 ECTS)
WM South Arabia, Past and Present (8 ECTS)
WM Sabean Studies (8 ECTS)
Master-Module (8 ECTS)
Master-Seminar (8 ECTS)
Master Turkish Studies (675)
Ottoman Literature I (8 ECTS)
- 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I
Ottoman Literature II (14 ECTS)
- 140048 SE Literary Seminar
Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics (16 ECTS)
Ottoman-Historical Module I (10 ECTS)
- 140160 VO Turkish Regional Studies
- 140165 SE Ottoman-Historical Seminar
Ottoman-Historical Module II (10 ECTS)
Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present (6 ECTS)
- 140318 VO Turkic Peoples and Languages
Modern Turkish, Literature and Languag (12 ECTS)
- 140044 UE Reading difficult Texts
Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies (10 ECTS)
- 140298 UE Ottoman Studies - Subjects and Methods
Mastercoaching-Module (10 ECTS)
- 140402 SE Master Coaching Seminar
Master The Arab World: Language and Society (676)
Group of Compulsory Modules Basics (16 ECTS)
GK-1 Methods of Cultural and Linguistic Research (8 ECTS)
- 140188 VU Cultural Research: Methods and Approaches
- 140190 VU Linguistic Research: Methods and Approaches
GK-2 Politics & Society in the modern Arab World (8 ECTS)
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Religion and Politics (32 ECTS)
RP-1 Islam in the Arab World and beyond (8 ECTS)
- 140192 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
- 140195 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
RP-2 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)
- 140196 SE Texts from Arab-Islamic Tradition
RP-3 Islamic and other Political and Social Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
RP-4 The Arab World Online (8 ECTS)
- 140197 SE The Arab World Online
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Arabic Language (32 ECTS)
AS-1 Arabic Dialectology (8 ECTS)
- 140199 VU Arabic Dialects in Southwest Asia
AS-2 Modern Arabic as a written Language (8 ECTS)
AS-3 Arabic Philology in a diachronic perspective (8 ECTS)
- 140200 SE Arabic Philology - Agreement with plural heads, and diminutives in a diachronic perspective
AS-4 The Arab World Online (8 ECTS)
- 140197 SE The Arab World Online
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Language and Culture of Southern Arabia (32 ECTS)
KS-1 Ancient South Arabic (8 ECTS)
- 140047 VO [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic I
KS-2 Sabean Studies (8 ECTS)
KS-3 History and Present Age of South Arabia (8 ECTS)
KS-4 Modern South Arabia (8 ECTS)
Group of Elective Modules (32 ECTS)
WM-1 Arabian Popular Culture (8 ECTS)
WM-2 Media and Language of Media in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-3 Cultural History of the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-4 The Arab World and other Regional Powers (8 ECTS)
WM-5 The Arab World: Security and Political Perspectives (8 ECTS)
WM-6 The Arab World Transnationally (8 ECTS)
WM-7 The Arab World from an Economic Perspective (8 ECTS)
WM-8 Conversation and Translation (8 ECTS)
WM-9 Listening Comprehension and Analysis of Media (8 ECTS)
- 140250 UE [ ar en ] Listening Comprehension and Analysis of Current Media Texts in the Fields of Politics and Society
WM-10 Epigraphy, Palaeography and Calligraphy (8 ECTS)
- 140070 UE Calligraphy
WM-11 Classical Arabian Language (8 ECTS)
WM-12 Afroasiatic Languages (Amharic, Aramaic, Sabaean...) (8 ECTS)
- 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language I: Somali
- 140266 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language II: Somali
- 140090 VO [ en ] Introduction to a Hamitic Language I: Maltese I
- 140009 VO [ en ] Ge'ez II
WM-13 Regional or thematic Focus: Workshop or Exkursion (16 ECTS)
- 140275 SE+EX Excursion Jordan
WM-14 Minorities in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
- 140084 SE The Arab World and Minorities
WM-15 Arts and Architecture in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-16 Recent Discourses in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-17 Arabic Dialect (16 ECTS)
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic
- 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
WM-18 Islam in the Arab World and beyond (8 ECTS)
- 140192 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
- 140195 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
WM-19 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)
- 140196 SE Texts from Arab-Islamic Tradition
WM-20 Islamic and other Political and Social Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-21 Arabic Dialectology (8 ECTS)
- 140199 VU Arabic Dialects in Southwest Asia
WM-22 Modern Arabic as a written Language (8 ECTS)
WM-23 Arabic Philology in a diachronic perspective (8 ECTS)
- 140200 SE Arabic Philology - Agreement with plural heads, and diminutives in a diachronic perspective
WM-24 Ancient South Arabic (8 ECTS)
- 140047 VO [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic I
WM-25 Sabean Studies (8 ECTS)
WM-26 History and Present Age of South Arabia (8 ECTS)
WM-27 Modern South Arabia (8 ECTS)
Master-Degree Phase (10 ECTS)
MM-1 MA-Coaching (10 ECTS)
- 140029 SE Master Coaching Seminar
Extension Curriculum Religion and Politics in the Middle East and North Africa (642)
Compulsory modules RPAR (15 ECTS)
RPAR-1 Selected Topics of Modern Oriental Studies (6 ECTS)
- 140022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
- 140183 VO Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)
RPAR-2 Studies of Religions
RPAR-3-1 Politics and History: Iran (5 ECTS)
RPAR-3-2 Politics and History: Turkey (6 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Language and Culture of the Arab World (643)
Compulsory modules SKAR (15 ECTS)
SKAR-1
SKAR-2
SKAR-3
- 140050 VO Basic Course in Arabic 1
Extension Curriculum Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture (644)
Compulsory modules AOGK (15 ECTS)
AOGK-1 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)
AOGK-2 Ancient Near Eastern Cultural History and Archaeology (7 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Ancient Near Eastern Philology (645)
Compulsory modules AOP (15 ECTS)
AOP-1 Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern philology (7 ECTS)
- 140049 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Akkadian I
AOP-2 Ancient Near Eastern philology: Advanced Module (8 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Iranian History and Culture (646)
Compulsory modules IRGK (15 ECTS)
IRGK-1 History of Iran (7 ECTS)
IRGK-2 Cultural History of Iran (8 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Turkish History, Literature and Cultural History (640 [2] - Version 2017)
Compulsory modules TU (15 ECTS)
EC-TU-1 Turkish cultural history within the framework of Middle Eastern cultures (5 ECTS)
- 140001 VO ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
- 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa
EC-TU-2 Aspects of Turkish culture, history and literature in past and present (11 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Turkish History, Literature and Culture History (640 [1] - Version 2012) - discontinued
Compulsory modules EC-TU (15 ECTS)
EC-TU-1 PM Turkish cultural history within the framework of the civilisations of Asia Minor
- 140001 VO ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
- 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa
EC-TU-2 PM Aspects of Turkish history past and present
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