Directorate of Studies 14 - Near Eastern Studies - African Studies - Tibetan Studies and Indology
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African Studies
Bachelor’s programme in African Studies (697 [3] - Version 2018)
Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)
EAS Basics of African Studies - Linguistics (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Sprachwissenschaft
- 140042 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics
EAL Basics of African Studies - Literatures (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
- 140123 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Literature
EAG Basics of African Studies - History (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
- 140133 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African History
Emphasis Phase (15 ECTS)
WG/VAS/VAL/VAG Emphasis Module (15 ECTS)
Linguistics Alternative 1: Basis and Perfection of one African Language (44 ECTS)
SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 140207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 140278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
SB1B Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 140146 KU [ en ] Hausa: Texts 1
- 140177 KU [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1
- 140208 KU Hausa: Grammar 3 / Hausa: Nahawu 3
SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 140204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 140205 VU Swahili: Grammar 1
SB2B Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 140206 KU Swahili: Texts 1
- 140212 KU Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
- 140279 KU Swahili: Conversation 1 / Kiswahili cha mazungumzo 1
Linguistics Alternative 2: Basis of two African Languages (44 ECTS)
SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 140207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 140278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 140204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 140205 VU Swahili: Grammar 1
SB3A Bambara (22 ECTS)
- 140209 VU Zulu: Grammar 1
Specialisation African Linguistics (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAS/PAS Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 140048 VO Aspects of Syntax in African Languages
- 140105 UE What do we do, when we do African Studies - and how do we do it?: - Introduction to debates and working techniques
- 140117 PS Sociolinguistics: Colonialism, Racism, Language
ÜAS/PAS Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 140048 VO Aspects of Syntax in African Languages
- 140117 PS Sociolinguistics: Colonialism, Racism, Language
SAS Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 140084 VO Symbols & Symbolic Contents in Official Texts - Explanations across Cultures
- 140317 VO The Specific World of each Language: Techniques of Linguistic Analyses
BAS Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
Specialisation African Literatures (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAL/PAL Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140105 UE What do we do, when we do African Studies - and how do we do it?: - Introduction to debates and working techniques
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140147 PS African Science Fiction. Imagination, Utopia, and Resistance
ÜAL/PAL Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140147 PS African Science Fiction. Imagination, Utopia, and Resistance
- 140341 PS Africa* on Screen: Constructions and Narratives in Recent Film
SAL Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
BAL Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
Specialisation African History (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAG/PAG Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 140098 VO African Perspectives on Colonialism: Africa in Colonial Times
- 140099 VO Africa - A Centre of the Ancient World: History of Northeast Africa 1
- 140105 UE What do we do, when we do African Studies - and how do we do it?: - Introduction to debates and working techniques
- 140219 PS EU-Africa Politics: Postcolonial Collaborations and Negotiations
- 140224 PS PS African History and Society in the 20th and 21st Century: - on Youth, Popular Culture, Land Rights, and beyond
- 140237 VO History of West Africa 1: - Peopling and Settlement, Social Interactions, and Developments
ÜAG/PAG Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 140098 VO African Perspectives on Colonialism: Africa in Colonial Times
- 140099 VO Africa - A Centre of the Ancient World: History of Northeast Africa 1
- 140219 PS EU-Africa Politics: Postcolonial Collaborations and Negotiations
- 140224 PS PS African History and Society in the 20th and 21st Century: - on Youth, Popular Culture, Land Rights, and beyond
- 140237 VO History of West Africa 1: - Peopling and Settlement, Social Interactions, and Developments
- 140341 PS Africa* on Screen: Constructions and Narratives in Recent Film
SAG Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 140086 VO Kenya, Karen Blixen, and Colonialism: - Perspectives from Scandinavian and African Studies
- 140132 VO Biographies, Memory and Personal Reflection: - Narratives about individual and group-specific "lives" - samples and secondary literature
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140218 VO At the Crossroads of the Continents: - The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
BAG Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
- 140100 SE Bachelor Seminar African History and Society: - Focus on Mobilitiy, Migration and Diaspora
Bachelor African Studies (697 [2] - Version 2011) - discontinued
Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Sprachwissenschaft
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
Basics of African Studies (15 ECTS)
- 140042 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics
- 140123 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Literature
- 140133 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African History
Advanced Module (15 ECTS)
- 140105 UE What do we do, when we do African Studies - and how do we do it?: - Introduction to debates and working techniques
Advanced African Studies (15 ECTS)
Basic Level African Language - Alternative Compulsory Modules (22 ECTS)
Alternative Compulsory Module Bambara (22 ECTS)
Alternative Compulsory Module Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 140207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 140278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
Alternative Compulsory Module Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 140204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 140205 VU Swahili: Grammar 1
Advanced Level African Language - Alternative Compulsory Modules (22 ECTS)
Alternative Compusory Module Perfection Bambara (22 ECTS)
Alternative Compulsory Module Perfection Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 140146 KU [ en ] Hausa: Texts 1
- 140177 KU [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1
- 140208 KU Hausa: Grammar 3 / Hausa: Nahawu 3
Alternative Compulsory Module Perfection Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 140206 KU Swahili: Texts 1
- 140212 KU Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
- 140279 KU Swahili: Conversation 1 / Kiswahili cha mazungumzo 1
Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules (46 ECTS)
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African Linguistics (46 ECTS)
- 140048 VO Aspects of Syntax in African Languages
- 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 140084 VO Symbols & Symbolic Contents in Official Texts - Explanations across Cultures
- 140117 PS Sociolinguistics: Colonialism, Racism, Language
- 140202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
- 140317 VO The Specific World of each Language: Techniques of Linguistic Analyses
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African Literature (46 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140147 PS African Science Fiction. Imagination, Utopia, and Resistance
- 140202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
- 140341 PS Africa* on Screen: Constructions and Narratives in Recent Film
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African History (46 ECTS)
- 140086 VO Kenya, Karen Blixen, and Colonialism: - Perspectives from Scandinavian and African Studies
- 140098 VO African Perspectives on Colonialism: Africa in Colonial Times
- 140099 VO Africa - A Centre of the Ancient World: History of Northeast Africa 1
- 140100 SE Bachelor Seminar African History and Society: - Focus on Mobilitiy, Migration and Diaspora
- 140132 VO Biographies, Memory and Personal Reflection: - Narratives about individual and group-specific "lives" - samples and secondary literature
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140218 VO At the Crossroads of the Continents: - The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
- 140219 PS EU-Africa Politics: Postcolonial Collaborations and Negotiations
- 140224 PS PS African History and Society in the 20th and 21st Century: - on Youth, Popular Culture, Land Rights, and beyond
- 140237 VO History of West Africa 1: - Peopling and Settlement, Social Interactions, and Developments
- 140341 PS Africa* on Screen: Constructions and Narratives in Recent Film
Master African Studies (897 [2] - Version 2016)
Basic Module (28 ECTS)
GM Basic Module (28 ECTS)
- 140179 KU Methodological Foundations - Introduction to Interviewing, Observing, the Use of Archives, and Data Analysis
- 140227 KU Scientific Texts: Writing and Editing
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Studies (58 ECTS)
SAS A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)
- 140084 VO Symbols & Symbolic Contents in Official Texts - Explanations across Cultures
- 140101 SE Historical Comparative Linguistics
- 140184 KU From Senegal to the Sudan - Introduction to the Fulani Language 1
- 140198 VO The Languages of Africa I: The Languages of Southern Africa
- 140232 VO Amharic II
- 140242 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
- 140247 VO [ en ] Comparative Studies of African Language Structures
- 140317 VO The Specific World of each Language: Techniques of Linguistic Analyses
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
SAS B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 140060 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 140084 VO Symbols & Symbolic Contents in Official Texts - Explanations across Cultures
- 140090 KU Guided Reading - Religion and Religious Change in West African Movies: Focus Sahel
- 140198 VO The Languages of Africa I: The Languages of Southern Africa
- 140232 VO Amharic II
- 140242 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
- 140247 VO [ en ] Comparative Studies of African Language Structures
- 140317 VO The Specific World of each Language: Techniques of Linguistic Analyses
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Literatures (58 ECTS)
SAL A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140092 KU Gender Identities in Black Literature Studies
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
SAL B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140060 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 140077 KU Guides Reading: Conceiving Africa with James Baldwin? - A Reading Course on the Links between Racism, Identity, Love, Art, and Politics
- 140090 KU Guided Reading - Religion and Religious Change in West African Movies: Focus Sahel
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African History and Societies (58 ECTS)
SAG A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)
- 140076 SE Seminar Precolonial History: Africa's Long History
- 140086 VO Kenya, Karen Blixen, and Colonialism: - Perspectives from Scandinavian and African Studies
- 140119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
- 140129 KU Housing and Politics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives and African Studies
- 140132 VO Biographies, Memory and Personal Reflection: - Narratives about individual and group-specific "lives" - samples and secondary literature
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140169 KU [ en ] Leadership in Sub-Saharan African Countries: Concepts in Historical and Contemporary Perspective
- 140213 KU Africa in the Inter-War Period
- 140218 VO At the Crossroads of the Continents: - The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
- 240060 SE VM4 / VM5 - Narratives of education in African intellectual thought - Between normativity and resistance
- 240062 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM3 - Rassism and antirassism in development - A critical Analysis
- 240089 SE ( SGU ) VM5 / VM3 - The dissolution of European colonial empires in Africa
- 240095 SE VM5 / VM6 - Conferences which have marked the political evolution in Africa
SAB B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 140076 SE Seminar Precolonial History: Africa's Long History
- 140119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
- 140077 KU Guides Reading: Conceiving Africa with James Baldwin? - A Reading Course on the Links between Racism, Identity, Love, Art, and Politics
- 140060 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140218 VO At the Crossroads of the Continents: - The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
- 140132 VO Biographies, Memory and Personal Reflection: - Narratives about individual and group-specific "lives" - samples and secondary literature
- 140359 SE Voices of colonial discourse in libraries. - A critical reflection of Africa representations in scientific collections
- 140125 KU Guided Reading: The African Experience - Approaching African History
- 140086 VO Kenya, Karen Blixen, and Colonialism: - Perspectives from Scandinavian and African Studies
- 240089 SE ( SGU ) VM5 / VM3 - The dissolution of European colonial empires in Africa
- 240060 SE VM4 / VM5 - Narratives of education in African intellectual thought - Between normativity and resistance
- 240062 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM3 - Rassism and antirassism in development - A critical Analysis
- 240095 SE VM5 / VM6 - Conferences which have marked the political evolution in Africa
Extension Curriculum African Languages and Literatures (...)
African Languages and Literatures (15 ECTS)
- 140048 VO Aspects of Syntax in African Languages
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140084 VO Symbols & Symbolic Contents in Official Texts - Explanations across Cultures
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
- 140317 VO The Specific World of each Language: Techniques of Linguistic Analyses
Extension Curriculum Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (148)
Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (15 ECTS)
- 140058 VO [ en ] African Literature: Past and Present
- 140086 VO Kenya, Karen Blixen, and Colonialism: - Perspectives from Scandinavian and African Studies
- 140098 VO African Perspectives on Colonialism: Africa in Colonial Times
- 140099 VO Africa - A Centre of the Ancient World: History of Northeast Africa 1
- 140132 VO Biographies, Memory and Personal Reflection: - Narratives about individual and group-specific "lives" - samples and secondary literature
- 140137 VO African Cinemas NOW! Current Dynamics of African Filmmaking
- 140218 VO At the Crossroads of the Continents: - The Early History of Ethiopia and the Kingdom of Aksum
- 140237 VO History of West Africa 1: - Peopling and Settlement, Social Interactions, and Developments
- 140239 VO Postcolonialism as One-Size-Fits-All? African Literatures from "writing Back" to Ecocriticism
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 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)
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)
- 020024 VO-L Biblical Hebrew I
- 140143 VU Introduction to minor languages of the Ancient Near East: Syrian II
AO-10-2 Alternative compulsory module: Ancient Near Eastern Material Culture (10 ECTS)
- 060059 LP Practical Fieldwork: Qurayyah
AO-11-1 Alternative compulsory module: Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
AO-11-2 Alternative compulsory module: Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
AO-12-1 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
AO-12-2 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
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)
- 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: Moroccan - Arabic
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic
AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (6 ECTS)
- 140017 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Iraqi-Arabic
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
- 140291 UE Arabic Dialect D: Iraqi Arabic
AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (4 ECTS)
- 140041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Egyptian Arabic
- 140057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Tunisian 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)
TU-11 Seminar on Turkish History and Cultural History (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
TU-12 Society and Culture of Modern Turkey (9 ECTS)
- 140163 VO [ de en ] Turkish Studies in Austria
Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [2] - Version 2011) - discontinued
1. Orientation Period
OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module
OR-2: Introduction to Oriental Languages - Group of Elective Modules
OR-2/AO-1: Introduction to Akkadian I
OR-2/AR-1: Introduction to Arabic I
OR-2/TU-1: Introduction to Turkish 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 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
AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History
AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading
AO-10: Alternative Required Module
- 060059 LP Practical Fieldwork: Qurayyah
AO-11: Alternative Required Module
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
AO-12: Group of Elective Modules
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-2: Language Module Arabic II
AR-3: Language Module Arabic III
- 140043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 140055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
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
- 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan Arabic
AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level
- 140017 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Iraqi-Arabic
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
- 140291 UE Arabic Dialect D: Iraqi Arabic
AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level
- 140041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Egyptian Arabic
- 140057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Tunisian Arabic
AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
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
- 140163 VO [ de en ] Turkish Studies in Austria
Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology (672)
Compulsory Modules (56 ECTS)
Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
- 140034 SE Akkadian Seminar: Babylonian scholarly texts
Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
Advanced Module on Philology I (8 ECTS)
- 140032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - The Neo-Assyrian Empire: History and Sources
Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
Alternative Copulsory Modules (8 ECTS)
APM Semitisitcs (8 ECTS)
- 140047 VO [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic I
- 140141 VO [ en ] Ge'ez II
APM Archaeology (8 ECTS)
- 060059 LP Practical Fieldwork: Qurayyah
Group of Elective Modules(16 ECTS)
WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
WM Advanced Module on Philology II (8 ECTS)
- 140193 SE Philological seminar
WM South Arabia, Past and Present (8 ECTS)
WM Sabean Studies (8 ECTS)
Master-Module (8 ECTS)
- 140096 SE Master Coaching Seminar
Master-Seminar (8 ECTS)
Master Turkish Studies (675)
Ottoman Literature I (8 ECTS)
- 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I
Ottoman Literature II (14 ECTS)
Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics (16 ECTS)
Ottoman-Historical Module I (10 ECTS)
- 140160 VO Turkish Regional Studies I: Fiefs and Military Organization
- 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
- 132142 VO Contact linguistics of the Volga-Kama Region
Modern Turkish, Literature and Languag (12 ECTS)
- 140044 UE Reading difficult Texts
- 140416 SE Seminar on Turkish Linguistics
Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies (10 ECTS)
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
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)
- 140235 UE Translation from and into Arabic
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)
WM-11 Classical Arabian Language (8 ECTS)
- 140027 UE Arabic National Grammar
WM-12 Afroasiatic Languages (Amharic, Aramaic, Sabaean...) (8 ECTS)
- 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 140141 VO [ en ] Ge'ez II
- 140232 VO Amharic II
WM-13 Regional or thematic Focus: Workshop or Exkursion (16 ECTS)
- 140275 SE+EX Excursion Egypt
WM-14 Minorities in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
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)
- 140017 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Iraqi-Arabic
- 140024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Moroccan - Arabic
- 140028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Syrian Arabic
- 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
- 140291 UE Arabic Dialect D: Iraqi Arabic
- 140292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Moroccan 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
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 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)
- 140025 VO Political History of the Ottoman-Turkish Region (up to the present)
- 140163 VO [ de en ] Turkish Studies in Austria
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 Study of Religions
RPAR-3-1 Politics and History: Iran (5 ECTS)
RPAR-3-2 Politics and History: Turkey (6 ECTS)
- 140163 VO [ de en ] Turkish Studies in Austria
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)
- 140035 VO Introduction into Art and Archaeology of the Ancient Near East
- 140063 VO Social, Economic and Legal History of Mesopotamia
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 Society and Law in the Islamic World (648)
Compulsory modules GRIW (15 ECTS)
GRIW-1 Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence (7 ECTS)
- 030655 VO [ en ] Introduction to Islamic Law
GRIW-2 Specialisation (8 ECTS)
South Asian, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
Bachelor Languages and Cultures of South Asia and Tibet (629 [2] - Version 2011)
Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
- EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
- EXAM STEOP: Module Examination Introduction to Indology
PM1A Introduction to Indology (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Module Examination Introduction to Indology
- 140091 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Indology
PM1B Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
- 140136 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
PM1C Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
- 140344 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
Group of Compulsory Modules Fields of Work (15 ECTS)
PM3 Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology (5 ECTS)
PM4 Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (5 ECTS)
PM5 Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies (5 ECTS)
Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules First Language (55 ECTS)
A1 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules: Sanskrit as First Language (55 ECTS)
PM2a Classical Sanskrit as First Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140095 UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I - Additional Practice
- 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
PM6a Classical Sanskrit as First Language II (15 ECTS)
PM8a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language (10 ECTS)
- 140094 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
PM12a Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit I (10 ECTS)
PM17a Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit II (5 ECTS)
- 140130 UE Introduction to scientific Sanskrit Literature: - The stage of life of a forest hermit according to the Manusmrti
B1 Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules Classical Tibetan as First Language (55 ECTS)
PM2b Classical Tibetan as First Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140089 UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I - Additional Practice
- 140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
PM6b Classical Tibetan as First Language II (15 ECTS)
PM8b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language (10 ECTS)
- 140158 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
- 140284 UE Introduction to Logic: Nyayapravesa und Nyayabindu in Tibetan
PM12b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I (10 ECTS)
PM17b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II (5 ECTS)
C1 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Indian Language as First Language (55 ECTS)
PM2c Modern Indian Language as First Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140059 VO+UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I
- 140257 UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I - additional practice
PM6c Modern Indian Language as First Language II (15 ECTS)
PM8c Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language (10 ECTS)
- 140079 UE [ de hi ] Advanced Hindi Grammar
- 140171 UE [ de hi ] Easy Hindi Readings
PM12c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I (10 ECTS)
PM17c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II (5 ECTS)
- 140062 UE [ ne ] Nepali Literature
Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules Second Language (30 ECTS)
A2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Sanskrit as Second Language (30 ECTS)
PM7a Classical Sanskrit as Second Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140095 UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I - Additional Practice
- 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
PM11a Classical Sanskrit as Second Language II (15 ECTS)
B2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Classical Tibetan as Second Language (30 ECTS)
PM7b Classical Tibetan as Second Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140089 UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I - Additional Practice
- 140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
PM11b Classical Tibetan as Second Language II (15 ECTS)
C2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Indian Language as Second Language (30 ECTS)
PM7c Modern Indian Language as Second Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140059 VO+UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I
- 140257 UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I - additional practice
PM11c Modern Indian Language as Second Language II (15 ECTS)
D2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Tibetan as Second Language (30 ECTS)
PM7d Modern Tibetan as Second Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140078 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
- 140140 UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I - Additional Practice
PM11d Modern Tibetan as Second Language II (15 ECTS)
Group of Elective Modules Cultural History (10 ECTS)
WM9 Basics of Cultural History A (5 ECTS)
- 140155 VO Representations and theories of caste society
- 140194 VO Fundamentals of Tibetan Medicine in the Basic Tantra of the rgyud bzhi
- 140201 VO The Tradition of Pancaratra
- 140263 VO [ en ] Indian Buddhist Philosophy
WM10 Basics of Cultural History B (5 ECTS)
- 140153 PS Spiritual Masters in Early Shivaism: Gurus, yogins, and mystics
- 140246 PS Tibetan Madhyamaka: Central Ideas, Texts, and Figures
- 140345 PS [ en ] Saffronizing India: Hindutva, Religious Nationalism, and the Indian Muslims
WM13 Culture - Language - Society A (5 ECTS)
WM14 Culture - Language - Society B (5 ECTS)
Alternative Compulsory Modules - Applied Cultural Studies (10 ECTS)
APM15a Field Trip (10 ECTS)
APM15b Regional Cultures (10 ECTS)
- 140115 UE Ecological Movements in 4 Selected Regions of South Asia
- 140038 UE Mar-pa the Translator and His Successors: - The Four Major and Eight Minor Lineages of the bKa'-brgyud Tradition in Central Tibet
- 010097 EX Buddhism in Vienna
APM16a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 140094 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
APM16b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 140158 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
- 140284 UE Introduction to Logic: Nyayapravesa und Nyayabindu in Tibetan
APM16c Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 140079 UE [ de hi ] Advanced Hindi Grammar
- 140171 UE [ de hi ] Easy Hindi Readings
APM16d Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 140156 UE [ bo ] Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students
- 140182 UE [ bo ] Modern Tibetan Texts
Compulsory Module incl. Bachelor's Papers (15 ECTS)
PM18 Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet (15 ECTS)
Master Culture and Society in Modern South Asia (interdisciplinary) (685)
PM1 Modern South Asian Society (10 ECTS)
PM2 Basics of Modern South Asian Cultural and Intellectual History (10 ECTS)
- 140155 VO Representations and theories of caste society
- 140234 UE [ en ] History through the eyes of Amitav Ghosh
APM 3A Cultural Science of Modern South Asia in Practice (10 ECTS)
- 140083 UE Indigenous historiographies in Nepal
- 140093 UE [ en ] Material Culture: Indian Religions through 10 Objects
- 240509 SE [ en ] Ritual flows and recomposition with a special focus on South and South-east Asia (P2, P3, P4)
APM 3B Indian Language (10 ECTS)
- 140079 UE [ de hi ] Advanced Hindi Grammar
- 140171 UE [ de hi ] Easy Hindi Readings
PM 4 History of Modern South Asia (10 ECTS)
APM 5A Basics of Contemporary South Asian Culture (10 ECTS)
APM 5B South Asia in Global Context (10 ECTS)
PM 6 Languages of Modern South Asia in Practice (10 ECTS)
PM 7 Linguistic Traditions of Modern South Asia (10 ECTS)
PM 8 Master´s Conservatorium (10 ECTS)
Master Languages and Cultures of South Asia (697)
Compulsory Modules (20 ECTS)
M1 SLRV Language, Literature, and Religion of the Vedic Cultural Period (10 ECTS)
M2 ASLRP Aspects of the History of Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy in South Asia (10 ECTS)
- 140107 UE [ en ] Panini on compound words. Selected passages from the Siddhantakaumudi and the Kasika
- 140241 VO [ en ] Introduction to the history of Jaina philosophy
Alternative Compulsory Modules Philology and Textual Hermeneutics (10 ECTS)
APM3a PT1 Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia I (10 ECTS)
- 140030 UE [ en ] Kumarila: Slokavarttika, Sunyavada
- 140040 UE [ en ] The technical terminology of yoga - A critical reading of Chapter 1 of the Dharmaputrika, an early yoga manual
- 140371 UE [ en ] Philosophy of nature in early-classical Ayurveda. - Selected passages from the Sutrasthana and Sarirasthana of the Carakasamhita
APM3b PT2 Ancient Indian Language Varieties and Literary Genres (10 ECTS)
Compulsory Modules (20 ECTS)
M4 SLRPV Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the non-Brahmanical Traditions of Premedieval South Asia (10 ECTS)
M5 SLRPKM Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the Classical and Medieval Cultural Periods of South Asia (10 ECTS)
Elective Module Groups (10 ECTS)
M6 PR Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus Philosophies and Religions of South Asia (10 ECTS)
M6a PTK1 Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia II (10 ECTS)
M6c PTK3 Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts (10 ECTS)
M6d PTK4 Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development (10 ECTS)
M6 SL Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus Languages and Literatures of South Asia (10 ECTS)
M6b PTK2 Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Middle Indic and Hybrid/Classical Texts (10 ECTS)
M6c PTK3 Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts (10 ECTS)
M6d PTK4 Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development (10 ECTS)
Compulsory Module (10 ECTS)
M7 SLRPN Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of Modern South Asia (10 ECTS)
Alternative Compusory Modules Master's Colloquium (10 ECTS)
M8a MKPR Master's Colloquium on Philosophy and Religion of South Asia (10 ECTS)
M8b MKSL Master’s Colloquium on Language and Literature of South Asia (10 ECTS)
Master Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (698)
Compulsory Modules (20 ECTS)
M1 PM Philology and Methods (10 ECTS)
- 140104 UE [ en ] Dharmakirti: Pramanaviniscaya I
- 140245 UE Texts on Buddhist Philosophy of Language
M2 TH Textual Hermeneutics (10 ECTS)
- 140128 UE [ de en ] The Profound Dependent-Arising. - Selected Readings in the Mulamadhyamakakarika and the Madhyamakavatarabhasya
Alternative Compulsory Modules (15 ECTS)
M3a EWS Alternative Compulsory Module: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area of Buddhism (15 ECTS)
- 140059 VO+UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I
- 140078 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
- 140140 UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I - Additional Practice
- 140257 UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I - additional practice
M3b SV Alternative Compulsory Module Advanced Philology (15 ECTS)
- 140030 UE [ en ] Kumarila: Slokavarttika, Sunyavada
- 140040 UE [ en ] The technical terminology of yoga - A critical reading of Chapter 1 of the Dharmaputrika, an early yoga manual
- 140081 UE Foundations of Buddhist Philosophy: the First chapter of Vasubandhu's Abhidharmakosabhasya
- 140082 UE The Madhyamaka-chapter in dBus pa Blo gsal's Blo gsal grub mtha´ (14. cent.)
- 140107 UE [ en ] Panini on compound words. Selected passages from the Siddhantakaumudi and the Kasika
- 140225 UE Introduction to Classical Chinese: The Buddhist Conquest of China
- 140371 UE [ en ] Philosophy of nature in early-classical Ayurveda. - Selected passages from the Sutrasthana and Sarirasthana of the Carakasamhita
Compulsory Modules (35 ECTS)
M4 FV Special Lecture on Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (5 ECTS)
M5 PRT1 Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism I (10 ECTS)
M6 LGK Literature, History, and Culture of Tibet and Buddhism (10 ECTS)
M7 PRT2 Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism II (10 ECTS)
Master-Module (10 ECTS)
M8 MK Master's Colloquium in Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (10 ECTS)
- 140085 SE PhD Seminar in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
- 140259 KO Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students
Extension Curriculum South Asian Studies, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (145)
M1 Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures (5 ECTS)
M2 Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet (5 ECTS)
M3 Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism (5 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum South Asian Studies (146)
South Asian Studies (15 ECTS)
M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies (10 ECTS)
- 140091 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Indology
- 140344 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
M2 Basics of Cultural History (5 ECTS)
- 140155 VO Representations and theories of caste society
- 140201 VO The Tradition of Pancaratra
Extension Curriculum Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (147)
Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (15 ECTS)
M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (5 ECTS)
- 140136 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
M2 Basics of Cultural History (10 ECTS)
- 140194 VO Fundamentals of Tibetan Medicine in the Basic Tantra of the rgyud bzhi
- 140263 VO [ en ] Indian Buddhist Philosophy
Extension Curriculum Modern Indian Language (641)
Modern Indian Language (30 ECTS)
M1 Modern Indian Language I (15 ECTS)
- 140059 VO+UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I
- 140257 UE [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali I - additional practice
M2 Modern Indian Language II (15 ECTS)
Islamic Theology
Bachelor Islamic Theology (196)
Introductory and Orientation Phase (16 ECTS)
M01.1 STEOP-1: Plurality of Islam (8 ECTS)
- EXAM Written Module Exam STEOP-Modul1: Plurality of Islam
- 140012 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP 1: Introduction to Islamic-Theological Studies
- 140087 VO ( STEOP ) Diversity in Islam
M01.2 STEOP-2: Introduction to Academic Research and Writing (8 ECTS)
- EXAM Written Module Exam STEOP-Modul 2: Basic Methods of Academic Writing
- 140088 VO ( STEOP ) Basic Methods of Academic Writing
- 140097 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP-2: Theories and Methods of Islamic-Theological Studies
Language Competence (32 ECTS)
M02.1 Language Competence I (16 ECTS)
- 140003 VO Arabic I
- 140164 VO Turkish Grammar III
- 140304 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Turkish Grammar I
M02.2A Alternative compulsory module: Language Competence IIa (16 ECTS)
- 140011 VU Arabic III
M02.2B Alternative compulsory module: Language Competence IIb (16 ECTS)
- 140168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
Alternative group of compulsory modules 3A: Introduction to and Specialisation in Islamic Theological Studies (42 ECTS)
M03.1A Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies I (12 ECTS)
- 140110 VO Biography of the Prophet
M03.2A Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies II (11 ECTS)
- 140013 VO Discursive Theology (kalam)
- 140020 VO Sufism I (tasawwuf)
- 140021 SE Islamic Ethics (ahlaq)
M03.3A Specialisation in Islamic Theological Studies (19 ECTS)
- 140002 VU Discursive Theology II (kalam)
- 140005 VU Qur'nic Exegesis II (tafsir)
Alternative group of compulsory modules 3B: Introduction to and Specialisation in Alevi Theological Studies (42 ECTS)
M03.1B Introduction to Alevi Theological Studies I (12 ECTS)
- 140116 VO Approaches for an Alevi-Practical Theology
- 140131 VO Introduction to Alevi-Theological Studies
M03.2B Introduction to Alevi Theological Studies II (11 ECTS)
- 140121 SE Understandings of God and Mankind in Alevism
- 140135 VO The Twelve Imams in Alevism
M03.3B Specialisation in Alevi Theological Studies (19 ECTS)
- 140127 SE Mystical Diversity in the Islamic World
Further Compulsory Modules (90 ECTS)
- 140019 UE Colloquium
M04.1A Alternative compulsory module: Islamic History and Muslim Life-Worlds (10 ECTS)
- 140102 VO Islamic History I
M04.1B Alternative compulsory module: History of Alevi Islam (10 ECTS)
- 140122 VO Approaches for an Alevi-Historical Theology
- 140138 SE Turkey and Minorities in the 20th Century
M04.2 Muslim Life-Worlds in Europe - Society, Politics, History and the Present (8/12 ECTS)
- 140016 SE Majorities and Minorities: Law, Theologies, Societies
- 140138 SE Turkey and Minorities in the 20th Century
M05 Religious Education (13 ECTS)
M05 Religious Education (13 ECTS)
- 140009 VU Special Didactics of Islamic Education
M06 Religious Practice and Aesthetics (15 ECTS)
M06 Religious Practice and Aesthetics (15 ECTS)
- 140023 VO An Introduction to Islamic Chaplaincy
- 140031 VU Islamic Theological Studies in Practice
M07 Diversity and Plurality of Islamic Thought (13/17 ECTS)
- 140014 VU Islamic Philosophy (falsafa)
- 140015 SE Gender Studies and Islam
M08 Religions and Societies in Dialogue (11 ECTS)
M09 Alternative compulsory module: Islamic Chaplaincy for Muslims in Europe (16/20 ECTS)
M10 Alternative compulsory module: Muslim Community Work (16/20 ECTS)
M11 Alternative compulsory module: Specialisation in Islamic Religious Education (16/20 ECTS)
M12 Alternative compulsory module: Specialisation in Islamic Theology (16/20 ECTS)
M13 Alternative compulsory module: Alevi Theological Studies (16/20 ECTS)
- 140127 SE Mystical Diversity in the Islamic World
Master Islamic Religious Education (874)
Islamic professional sciences (30 ECTS)
M01 Quran, thinking and practice of the Prophet (10 ECTS)
- 140072 SE M1: Quran
M02 Faith and Everyday Life in Islam (10 ECTS)
- 140066 SE M2: Islam in Everyday Life
M03 Islamic ethics, anthropology and Muslim life (10 ECTS)
- 140065 SE M3: Islamic Ethics
Educational-didactic-scientific training (35 ECTS)
M04 Islamic Religious Education (advanced course) and School Development (10 ECTS)
- 140073 SE M4: School Development
M05 Islamic teaching methodology and practical training (10 ECTS)
- 140069 SE+UE M5: Islamic Didactics for Secondary Schools
M06 Interreligious and Intercultural Learning (7 ECTS)
M10 Muslim community work (8 ECTS)
- 140068 SE M10: Consultation and Pastoral Work
Principles of Islamic Education (25 ECTS)
M07 European Cultural History and Islamic education in the European context (10 ECTS)
- 140071 UE M7: European Cultural History
M08 Theory of science and epistemology in religious education (5 ECTS)
M09 Empirical Research Methods in Religious Education (10 ECTS)
Master thesis (25 ECTS)
Master seminar (5 ECTS)
- 140075 SE Seminar Master Thesis
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