Universität Wien

Oriental Studies

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Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [3] - Version 2017)

Introductory and Orientation Phase (16 ECTS)

OR-1 Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies (2 ECTS)

OR-2a/AO-1 Elective Module Introduction to Akkadian I (7 ECTS)

OR-2b/AR-1 Elective Module Introduction to Arabic I (7 ECTS)

OR-2c/TU-1 Elective Module Introduction to Turkish I (7 ECTS)

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)

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)

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

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)

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)

AR-4 Arabic IV (12 ECTS)

AR-5 Arabic V (6 ECTS)

AR-6 Arabic VI (6 ECTS)

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

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

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

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

AR-11 Selected Fields of Modern Middle Eastern Studies (6 ECTS)

AR-12 Seminar on Philology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

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)

TU-4 Turkish, Intermediate Level II (10 ECTS)

TU-5 Turkish, Advanced Level I (7 ECTS)

TU-6 Turkish, Advanced Level II (7 ECTS)

TU-7 Persian, Basic Level (8 ECTS)

TU-8 Persian, Intermediate Level (6 ECTS)

TU-9 Ottoman Studies (12 ECTS)

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

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

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
AO-10/1: Selected Languages of Mesopotamian Neighbouring Regions
AO-10/2: The Material Culture of Mesopotamia
AO-11: Alternative Required Module
AO-11/1: Seminars on Philology
AO-11/2: Seminars on the History of Science and Culture
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
AR-4: Language Module Arabic IV
AR-5: Language Module Arabic V
AR-6: Language Moduel Arabic VI
AR-7: Arabic Dialect: Basic Level
AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level
AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level
AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-11: Selected Issues of Modern Oriental Research
AR-12: Seminar on Philology (incl. Bachelor's Paper)
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
TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II
TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I
TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II
TU-7: Persian, Basic Level
TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level
TU-9: 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

Ancient Oriental Philology 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)

APM Archaeology (8 ECTS)

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 [2] - Version 2020)

Groups of compulsory modules I-II (62 ECTS)

GCM I: History, Culture and Politics of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey (52 ECTS)

M1 CM: Archives, Sources and Research Approaches in Ottoman Studies (10 ECTS)
M2 CM: Transformation in the Ottoman Empire: From Empire to Nation (16 ECTS)
M3 CM: Archives, Sources and Research Approaches in Turkish Studies (10 ECTS)
M4 CM: Turkey in a Global World: The Republic of Turkey in Transition (16 ECTS)

GCM II: Language, Literature, Society (10 ECTS)

M5a Alternative CM: Ottoman Literature (10 ECTS)
M5b Alternative CM: Modern Turkish Literature and Society (10 ECTS)

Groups of elective modules I-III (30 ECTS)

GEM I: Regional and Thematic Focus

M5.1a Ottoman Literature (10 ECTS)
M5.1b Modern Turkish Literature and Society (10 ECTS)
M6 Advanced Turkish: Languages for Specific Purposes and Everyday Use (10 ECTS)
M7 Reading Primary Sources: Ottoman / Turkish (10 ECTS)
M8 Individual Specialisation (10 ECTS)
M9 Central Asia (10 ECTS)
M10 Digital Humanities for Orientalist Scholars (10 ECTS)
M11 International Contextualisation (30 ECTS)

GEM II: Interdisciplinarity Transottomanica

M12 History of South-Eastern Europe, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Alevi Theological Studies, Islamic Art History (10 ECTS)

GEM III: Interdisciplinarity History, DH, Comparative Literature

M13 Digital Humanities, Comparative Literature, Contemporary History, History of Science, Global History, History of South-Eastern Europe, Gender History, Media History, Public History (10 ECTS)

CM: Master’s Module

M14 CM Master’s Thesis Coaching (4 ECTS)

Master Turkish Studies (675 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

Ottoman Literature I (8 ECTS)

Ottoman Literature II (14 ECTS)

Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics (16 ECTS)

Ottoman-Historical Module I (10 ECTS)

Ottoman-Historical Module II (10 ECTS)

Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present (6 ECTS)

Modern Turkish, Literature and Languag (12 ECTS)

Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies (10 ECTS)

Mastercoaching-Module (10 ECTS)

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)

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)

RP-2 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)

RP-3 Islamic and other Political and Social Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

RP-4 The Arab World Online (8 ECTS)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Arabic Language (32 ECTS)

AS-1 Arabic Dialectology (8 ECTS)

AS-2 Modern Arabic as a written Language (8 ECTS)

AS-3 Arabic Philology in a diachronic perspective (8 ECTS)

AS-4 The Arab World Online (8 ECTS)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Language and Culture of Southern Arabia (32 ECTS)

KS-1 Ancient South Arabic (8 ECTS)

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)

WM-10 Epigraphy, Palaeography and Calligraphy (8 ECTS)

WM-11 Classical Arabian Language (8 ECTS)

WM-12 Afroasiatic Languages (Amharic, Aramaic, Sabaean...) (8 ECTS)

WM-13 Regional or thematic Focus: Workshop or Exkursion (16 ECTS)

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)

WM-18 Islam in the Arab World and beyond (8 ECTS)

WM-19 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)

WM-20 Islamic and other Political and Social Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-21 Arabic Dialectology (8 ECTS)

WM-22 Modern Arabic as a written Language (8 ECTS)

WM-23 Arabic Philology in a diachronic perspective (8 ECTS)

WM-24 Ancient South Arabic (8 ECTS)

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)

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)

EC-TU-2 Aspects of Turkish culture, history and literature in past and present (11 ECTS)

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)

RPAR-2 Study 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

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)

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)

GRIW-2 Specialisation (8 ECTS)

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