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)

• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

PM OR-4 Religious History of the Middle East (6 ECTS)

PM OR-5 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)

• 140112 VO Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture I: Early Periods

PM OR-6 History of the Middle East and North Africa after the Rise of Islam (8 ECTS)

• 140008 VO Political History of the Arab-Islamic Near East - from the beginnings of Islam to the present
• 140336 VO Cultural history of Egypt from Late Antiquity to the present

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 Culture and History of South Arabia

PM OR-9 Middle Eastern Philology: Basics and Methods (4 ECTS)

• 140052 VO OR-9 Scientific methods and linguistic principles in the philology of Oriental Studies

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)

• 140111 PS Akkadian Reading I: Old Babylonian Letters

AO-4 Sumerian I (8 ECTS)

AO-5 Sumerian II (5 ECTS)

• 140051 PS Sumerian Reading I: Sumerian Votive Inscriptions

AO-6 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology I (5 ECTS)

AO-7 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology II (4 ECTS)

• 140389 VO Glyptics and Minor Arts of the Ancient Near East

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: Ugaritic

AO-10-2 Alternative compulsory module: Ancient Near Eastern Material Culture (10 ECTS)

• 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar - Historical, archaeological and scientific chronologies in the ancient Near East: Basic principles and state of research
• 140124 EX Archaeological Excursion: Field Trip - Excavation in Quarayyah

AO-11-1 Alternative compulsory module: Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)

• 140193 SE Philological seminar: Before the Muses: structural elements of sumerian and akkadian poetry

AO-11-2 Alternative compulsory module: Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)

• 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar - Historical, archaeological and scientific chronologies in the ancient Near East: Basic principles and state of research

AO-12-1 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

• 140193 SE Philological seminar: Before the Muses: structural elements of sumerian and akkadian poetry

AO-12-2 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

• 140193 SE Philological seminar: Before the Muses: structural elements of sumerian and akkadian poetry

AO-12-3 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Archaeology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

• 140064 SE Archaeological Seminar - Historical, archaeological and scientific chronologies in the ancient Near East: Basic principles and state of research

Alternative group of compulsory modules: Arabic and Islamic Studies (89 ECTS)

AR-2 Arabic II (12 ECTS)

AR-3 Arabic III (12 ECTS)

• 140043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial

AR-4 Arabic IV (12 ECTS)

AR-5 Arabic V (6 ECTS)

• 140039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
• 140118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations

AR-6 Arabic VI (6 ECTS)

AR-7 Arabic Dialect (Basic Level) (6 ECTS)

• 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Tunisian - Arabic
• 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Tunisian Arabic

AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (6 ECTS)

• 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Egyptian Arabic
• 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Egyptian Arabic

AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (4 ECTS)

• 140041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Syrian Arabic
• 140057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Moroccan Arabic

AR-10 Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic and Islamic Studies (3 ECTS)

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)

• 140026 SE Linguistics or Literary Seminar (and Bachelor's Paper)

TU-11 Seminar on Turkish History and Cultural History (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

TU-12 Society and Culture of Modern Turkey (9 ECTS)

• 140053 VO History of the Republic of Turkey - Politische Strömungen in der Republik Türkei