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
- 143240 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics - Lecture
EAL Basics of African Studies - Literatures (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
- 143239 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to African Literatures
EAG Basics of African Studies - History (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
- 143233 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction to African History - Lecture
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)
- 143207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 143278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
SB1B Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 143146 KU Hausa: Texts 1
- 143177 KU [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1
- 143208 KU Hausa: Grammar 3 / Hausa: Nahawu 3
SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 143204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 143205 VU Swahili: Grammar 1
SB2B Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 143206 KU Swahili: Texts 1
- 143212 KU Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
- 143279 KU Swahili: Conversation 1 / Kiswahili cha mazungumzo 1
SB3A Zulu (22 ECTS)
- 143178 VU [ en ] Zulu: Exercises 1
- 143209 VU Zulu: Grammar 1
SB3B Zulu (22 ECTS)
Linguistics Alternative 2: Basis of two African Languages (44 ECTS)
SB1A Hausa (22 ECTS)
- 143207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 143278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
SB2A Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 143204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 143205 VU Swahili: Grammar 1
SB3A Bambara (22 ECTS)
- 143178 VU [ en ] Zulu: Exercises 1
- 143209 VU Zulu: Grammar 1
Specialisation African Linguistics (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAS/PAS Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 143116 VO Introduction into Phonetic and Phonological Features of African Languages
- 143117 PS Introductory Seminar in African Linguistics: Discourse Analysis
- 143145 UE Readings in African Studies
ÜAS/PAS Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 143116 VO Introduction into Phonetic and Phonological Features of African Languages
- 143117 PS Introductory Seminar in African Linguistics: Discourse Analysis
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
SAS Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 141067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 143125 VO Ritual Patterns in Verbal and Nonverbal Expressions - the Self-conception of Communication
- 143242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
- 143247 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
- 143293 VO [ en ] Advanced Zulu 1
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
BAS Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
Specialisation African Literatures (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAL/PAL Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143145 UE Readings in African Studies
- 143147 PS Introductory Seminar: African Literatures
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
ÜAL/PAL Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143147 PS Introductory Seminar: African Literatures
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
SAL Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143210 VO Music, Expressive Culture(s), and Transcontinental Relations
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
BAL Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
Specialisation African History (46 ECTS)
AWL/ÜAG/PAG Overview 1 (14 ECTS)
- 143135 VO African Societies to the 16th Century: Africa's Long History
- 143145 UE Readings in African Studies
- 143226 PS Introductory Seminar: African History and Societies
ÜAG/PAG Overview 2 (10 ECTS)
- 143135 VO African Societies to the 16th Century: Africa's Long History
- 143138 VO History of North Africa 1: A Center of the Ancient World
- 143226 PS Introductory Seminar: African History and Societies
- 143237 VO History of East Africa 1: The Cradle of Mankind? Early Historical Developments in East Africa - Frühe historische Entwicklungen im ostafrikanischen Raum
SAG Focus Module (6 ECTS)
- 143127 VO The Long 19th Century: Topics in West African History
- 143132 VO History of Pan-Africanism: Essentials and Variants
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143138 VO History of North Africa 1: A Center of the Ancient World
- 143210 VO Music, Expressive Culture(s), and Transcontinental Relations
- 143218 VO Apartheid Years - what they were about and how they are remembered
- 143237 VO History of East Africa 1: The Cradle of Mankind? Early Historical Developments in East Africa - Frühe historische Entwicklungen im ostafrikanischen Raum
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
BAG Bachelor’s Module (16 ECTS)
Bachelor African Studies (697 [2] - Version 2011) - discontinued
Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)
Basics of African Studies (15 ECTS)
Advanced Module (15 ECTS)
- 143145 UE Readings in African Studies
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)
- 143207 VU Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
- 143278 VU Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1
Alternative Compulsory Module Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 143204 VU Swahili: Tutorial 1
- 143205 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)
- 143146 KU Hausa: Texts 1
- 143177 KU [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1
- 143208 KU Hausa: Grammar 3 / Hausa: Nahawu 3
Alternative Compulsory Module Perfection Swahili (22 ECTS)
- 143206 KU Swahili: Texts 1
- 143212 KU Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
- 143279 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)
- 141067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 143116 VO Introduction into Phonetic and Phonological Features of African Languages
- 143117 PS Introductory Seminar in African Linguistics: Discourse Analysis
- 143125 VO Ritual Patterns in Verbal and Nonverbal Expressions - the Self-conception of Communication
- 143202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
- 143242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
- 143247 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
- 143293 VO [ en ] Advanced Zulu 1
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African Literature (46 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143147 PS Introductory Seminar: African Literatures
- 143202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
- 143210 VO Music, Expressive Culture(s), and Transcontinental Relations
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African History (46 ECTS)
- 143004 SE Bachelor Seminar: African History and Societies
- 143127 VO The Long 19th Century: Topics in West African History
- 143132 VO History of Pan-Africanism: Essentials and Variants
- 143135 VO African Societies to the 16th Century: Africa's Long History
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143138 VO History of North Africa 1: A Center of the Ancient World
- 143218 VO Apartheid Years - what they were about and how they are remembered
- 143226 PS Introductory Seminar: African History and Societies
- 143237 VO History of East Africa 1: The Cradle of Mankind? Early Historical Developments in East Africa - Frühe historische Entwicklungen im ostafrikanischen Raum
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
Master African Studies (897 [2] - Version 2016)
Basic Module (28 ECTS)
GM Basic Module (28 ECTS)
- 143179 KU Methodological Foundations - Introduction to Interviewing, Observing, the Use of Archives, and Data Analysis
- 143227 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)
- 141067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 141232 VO Amharic II
- 143001 VO Early Historic Languages and Populations in North Africa
- 143125 VO Ritual Patterns in Verbal and Nonverbal Expressions - the Self-conception of Communication
- 143144 SE [ en ] Health Humanities: Discourses on Public Health in Africa and its Diasporas
- 143184 KU From Senegal to the Sudan - Introduction to the Fulani Language and its Dialects
- 143198 VO The Languages of Africa II: Semitohamitic Languages
- 143242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
- 143247 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
- 143293 VO [ en ] Advanced Zulu 1
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
SAS B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 141067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 141232 VO Amharic II
- 143001 VO Early Historic Languages and Populations in North Africa
- 143122 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 143125 VO Ritual Patterns in Verbal and Nonverbal Expressions - the Self-conception of Communication
- 143131 KU Love and Gender in West African Movies: Focus Sahel
- 143144 SE [ en ] Health Humanities: Discourses on Public Health in Africa and its Diasporas
- 143198 VO The Languages of Africa II: Semitohamitic Languages
- 143242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
- 143247 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
- 143293 VO [ en ] Advanced Zulu 1
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Literatures (58 ECTS)
- 135824 KO [ en ] Social History of Literature: Institutions of African LiteratureS: Past, Present, FutureS
SAL A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143134 KU Imagining the New Diasporas and African Literature in the 21st Century
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143144 SE [ en ] Health Humanities: Discourses on Public Health in Africa and its Diasporas
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
- 143356 KU [ en ] Afriphone Literatures: From Oral to Written Texts in African Languages
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
SAL B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143122 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 143131 KU Love and Gender in West African Movies: Focus Sahel
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143144 SE [ en ] Health Humanities: Discourses on Public Health in Africa and its Diasporas
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African History and Societies (58 ECTS)
- 070214 VO Lecture - Austria-Hungary and the Scramble for Africa - The Habsburg Monarchy in European Colonial Context
SAG A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)
- 070214 VO Lecture - Austria-Hungary and the Scramble for Africa - The Habsburg Monarchy in European Colonial Context
- 143104 SE Education for Oppression and Liberation in Apartheid South Africa: - From ‘Bantu Education’ to ‘People’s Education’
- 143108 SE Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
- 143119 VO In the Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Gods and Temples of the Meroites
- 143127 VO The Long 19th Century: Topics in West African History
- 143132 VO History of Pan-Africanism: Essentials and Variants
- 143169 KU [ en ] Gender in African Political History
- 143213 KU Health-Seeking Strategies and the Provision of Health in African Societies - Local and Global Entanglements
- 143218 VO Apartheid Years - what they were about and how they are remembered
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
- 240109 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM5 - Racism as object of analysis in Development Studies
- 240113 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM5 - Negritude versus Eurocentrism - A literary movement as a paradigm of emancipation policy
SAB B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)
- 070214 VO Lecture - Austria-Hungary and the Scramble for Africa - The Habsburg Monarchy in European Colonial Context
- 143104 SE Education for Oppression and Liberation in Apartheid South Africa: - From ‘Bantu Education’ to ‘People’s Education’
- 143108 SE Under the Wings of the Double Eagle: Austria's Contribution to the "Exploration" of Africa
- 143119 VO In the Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Gods and Temples of the Meroites
- 143122 SE Master Coaching Seminar
- 143127 VO The Long 19th Century: Topics in West African History
- 143132 VO History of Pan-Africanism: Essentials and Variants
- 143148 KU Guided Reading: Africa in the World
- 143218 VO Apartheid Years - what they were about and how they are remembered
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
- 143359 SE Searching Colonial Manifestations of Knowledge. - A Critical Assessment of Racism and Africa Representations in Austrian Libraries
- 240109 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM5 - Racism as object of analysis in Development Studies
- 240113 VO+UE ( SGU ) VM4 / VM5 - Negritude versus Eurocentrism - A literary movement as a paradigm of emancipation policy
Extension Curriculum African Languages and Literatures (...)
African Languages and Literatures (15 ECTS)
- 143116 VO Introduction into Phonetic and Phonological Features of African Languages
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143125 VO Ritual Patterns in Verbal and Nonverbal Expressions - the Self-conception of Communication
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143210 VO Music, Expressive Culture(s), and Transcontinental Relations
- 143242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
- 143247 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
- 143317 VO Researching languages - its fascination and irritations
Extension Curriculum Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (148)
Colonial and Postcolonial Africa (15 ECTS)
- 143121 VO [ en ] African Women’s Writing in the 20th Century
- 143127 VO The Long 19th Century: Topics in West African History
- 143132 VO History of Pan-Africanism: Essentials and Variants
- 143135 VO African Societies to the 16th Century: Africa's Long History
- 143137 VO Decolonization: Early African Cinema
- 143138 VO History of North Africa 1: A Center of the Ancient World
- 143210 VO Music, Expressive Culture(s), and Transcontinental Relations
- 143218 VO Apartheid Years - what they were about and how they are remembered
- 143237 VO History of East Africa 1: The Cradle of Mankind? Early Historical Developments in East Africa - Frühe historische Entwicklungen im ostafrikanischen Raum
- 143248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
- 143256 VO Feminist Africa
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
- 141001 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
- 141049 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
- 141270 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
- 141304 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)
- 141002 VO Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture I: Early Periods - Altorientalische Geschichte und Kultur I: die frühen Epochen
PM OR-6 History of the Middle East and North Africa after the Rise of Islam (8 ECTS)
- 141008 VO Political History of the Arab-Islamic Near East - from the beginnings of Islam 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)
- 141004 VO Socio-economic and cultural longue-durée phenomena in the Middle East and North Africa
- 141113 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)
- 141051 PS Sumerian II: Sumerian Reading - Sumerian Votive Inscriptions
AO-6 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology I (5 ECTS)
AO-7 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology II (4 ECTS)
- 141389 VO Near Eastern Archeology II - Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture
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)
- 141143 VU Introduction to minor languages of the Ancient Near East: Ugaritic - Einführung in eine kleine Sprache des Alten Orients: Ugaritisch
- 020002 VO-L Biblical Hebrew I
AO-10-2 Alternative compulsory module: Ancient Near Eastern Material Culture (10 ECTS)
AO-11-1 Alternative compulsory module: Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
AO-11-2 Alternative compulsory module: Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
AO-12-1 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
AO-12-2 Group of elective modules: Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 141193 SE [ en ] 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)
- 141043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 141055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 141294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
AR-4 Arabic IV (12 ECTS)
AR-5 Arabic V (6 ECTS)
- 141039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
- 141118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations
AR-6 Arabic VI (6 ECTS)
AR-7 Arabic Dialect (Basic Level) (6 ECTS)
- 141024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Tunisian - Arabic
- 141292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Tunisian Arabic
AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (6 ECTS)
- 141028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Egyptian Arabic
- 141290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Egyptian Arabic
AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (4 ECTS)
- 141041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Syrian Arabic
- 141057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Moroccan Arabic
- 141444 UE Arabic Dialect - Course F: Conversations/Texts 2: Iraqi 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)
- 141022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
- 141183 VO Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)
AR-12 Seminar on Philology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
- 141120 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)
- 141164 VO Turkish Grammar III
- 141168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
TU-4 Turkish, Intermediate Level II (10 ECTS)
TU-5 Turkish, Advanced Level I (7 ECTS)
- 141150 UE Conversations, Advanced Level I
- 141152 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts I
TU-6 Turkish, Advanced Level II (7 ECTS)
TU-7 Persian, Basic Level (8 ECTS)
- 141037 UE Persian Grammar I
TU-8 Persian, Intermediate Level (6 ECTS)
- 141036 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts I
TU-9 Ottoman Studies (12 ECTS)
- 141166 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)
- 141053 VO History of the Republic of Turkey
- 141163 VO 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
- 141002 VO Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture I: Early Periods - Altorientalische Geschichte und Kultur I: die frühen Epochen
- 141113 VO Culture and History of South Arabia
OR-6: History of the Arabs in the Near East and North Africa in Islamic Times
- 141008 VO Political History of the Arab-Islamic Near East - from the beginnings of Islam to the present
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
- 141051 PS Sumerian II: Sumerian Reading - Sumerian Votive Inscriptions
AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I
AO-7: Near Eastern Archaeology II
- 141389 VO Near Eastern Archeology II - Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture
AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History
AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading
AO-10: Alternative Required Module
- 141143 VU Introduction to minor languages of the Ancient Near East: Ugaritic - Einführung in eine kleine Sprache des Alten Orients: Ugaritisch
- 020002 VO-L Biblical Hebrew I
AO-11: Alternative Required Module
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
AO-12: Group of Elective Modules
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-2: Language Module Arabic II
AR-3: Language Module Arabic III
- 141043 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 141055 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
- 141294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial
AR-4: Language Module Arabic IV
AR-5: Language Module Arabic V
- 141039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
- 141118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations
AR-6: Language Moduel Arabic VI
AR-7: Arabic Dialect: Basic Level
- 141024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Tunisian - Arabic
- 141292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Tunisian Arabic
AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level
- 141028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Egyptian Arabic
- 141290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Egyptian Arabic
AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level
- 141041 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2: Syrian Arabic
- 141057 UE Arabic Dialect - Course E: Moroccan Arabic
- 141444 UE Arabic Dialect - Course F: Conversations/Texts 2: Iraqi Arabic
AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies
AR-11: Selected Issues of Modern Oriental Research
- 141022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
- 141183 VO Modern Arabic Politics and Society (Modern Arab History 1)
AR-12: Seminar on Philology (incl. Bachelor's Paper)
- 141120 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
- 141164 VO Turkish Grammar III
- 141168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II
TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I
- 141150 UE Conversations, Advanced Level I
- 141152 UE Reading Subject-Specific Texts I
TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II
TU-7: Persian, Basic Level
- 141037 UE Persian Grammar I
TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level
- 141036 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts I
TU-9: Ottoman Studies
- 141166 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
- 141053 VO History of the Republic of Turkey
- 141163 VO Turkish Studies in Austria
Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology (672)
Compulsory Modules (56 ECTS)
Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
Advanced Module on Philology I (8 ECTS)
- 141032 SE [ en ] Akkadian Seminar - Neo-Babylonian Sources
Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
Alternative Copulsory Modules (8 ECTS)
APM Semitisitcs (8 ECTS)
- 141047 VO [ en ] Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic I
- 141154 VO Ge'ez I
APM Archaeology (8 ECTS)
- 141389 VO Near Eastern Archeology II - Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture
Group of Elective Modules(16 ECTS)
WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)
WM Advanced Module on Philology II (8 ECTS)
- 141193 SE [ en ] Philological seminar
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)
- 141003 UE Archives, Ottoman Sources, and Media (reading texts included)
- 141160 VU M1 - VU Contemporary Research and Methods in Ottoman Studies
M2 CM: Transformation in the Ottoman Empire: From Empire to Nation (16 ECTS)
- 141165 SE State and Society
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)
- 141007 VO M5a - VO Ottoman Literary History
- 141416 SE Ottoman Literatures (reading texts included)
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)
- 141044 UE Reading Modern Turkish Texts
- 141162 UE Reading Ottoman Texts
M8 Individual Specialisation (10 ECTS)
M9 Central Asia (10 ECTS)
M10 Digital Humanities for Orientalist Scholars (10 ECTS)
- 141009 UE Digital Humanities and Ottoman Studies
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)
- 141007 VO M5a - VO Ottoman Literary History
Ottoman Literature II (14 ECTS)
Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics (16 ECTS)
- 141162 UE Reading Ottoman Texts
Ottoman-Historical Module I (10 ECTS)
- 141160 VU M1 - VU Contemporary Research and Methods in Ottoman Studies
- 141165 SE State and Society
Ottoman-Historical Module II (10 ECTS)
Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present (6 ECTS)
Modern Turkish, Literature and Languag (12 ECTS)
- 141044 UE Reading Modern Turkish Texts
- 141416 SE Ottoman Literatures (reading texts included)
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)
- 141188 VU Cultural Research: Methods and Approaches
- 141190 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)
- 141192 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
- 141195 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
RP-2 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)
- 141196 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)
- 141197 SE The Arab World Online
Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules - Arabic Language (32 ECTS)
AS-1 Arabic Dialectology (8 ECTS)
- 141199 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)
- 141200 SE Arabic Philology - Avicenna's Kitâb ash-Shifâ' - Das Kitab ash-Shifa‘ des Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
AS-4 The Arab World Online (8 ECTS)
- 141197 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)
- 141047 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)
- 141151 SE [ ar en ] Analysis of Arab Media
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)
- 141235 UE Translation from and into Arabic
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)
- 141067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language: Somali I
- 141154 VO Ge'ez I
- 141232 VO Amharic II
WM-13 Regional or thematic Focus: Workshop or Exkursion (16 ECTS)
WM-14 Minorities in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
- 141133 SE The Arab World and Minorities - Islamic-jewish relations in the MENA-region from the 19th century to the present
WM-15 Arts and Architecture in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
WM-16 Recent Discourses in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
- 141046 SE The Arab World: Contemporary Discussions - Sufism: Historical Developments and Present-day Dynamics
WM-17 Arabic Dialect (16 ECTS)
- 141024 UE Arabic Dialect B: Tunisian - Arabic
- 141028 VO Arabic Dialect - Course C: Egyptian Arabic
- 141290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Egyptian Arabic
- 141292 VO Arabic Dialect A: Tunisian Arabic
WM-18 Islam in the Arab World and beyond (8 ECTS)
- 141192 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses I
- 141195 VU Islam: Phenomena, Developments and Analyses II
WM-19 Arabic-Islamic Tradition (8 ECTS)
- 141196 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)
- 141199 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)
- 141200 SE Arabic Philology - Avicenna's Kitâb ash-Shifâ' - Das Kitab ash-Shifa‘ des Ibn Sina (Avicenna)
WM-24 Ancient South Arabic (8 ECTS)
- 141047 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)
- 141029 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)
- 141001 VO ( OV STEOP ) OR-1 VO Introduction to Middle Eastern Studies
- 141312 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)
- 141163 VO 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)
- 141022 VO Gender Studies / Muslim World
- 141183 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)
- 141053 VO History of the Republic of Turkey
- 141163 VO Turkish Studies in Austria
Extension Curriculum Language and Culture of the Arab World (643)
Compulsory modules SKAR (15 ECTS)
SKAR-1
SKAR-2
- 141008 VO Political History of the Arab-Islamic Near East - from the beginnings of Islam to the present
SKAR-3
- 141050 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)
- 141002 VO Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture I: Early Periods - Altorientalische Geschichte und Kultur I: die frühen Epochen
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)
- 141049 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)
- 030194 KU Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporory legal developments
- 030530 KU Comparative Law
- 030653 KU [ en ] Comparative Constitutional Law of the Middle East - Formerly called: Vergleichendes Verfassungsrecht muslimischer Staaten
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)
PM1A Introduction to Indology (5 ECTS)
- EXAM ON-SITE STEOP: Module Examination Introduction to Indology
- 142012 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Indology
PM1B Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (5 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies
- 142020 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
- 142014 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)
- 142068 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
- 142095 UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I - Additional Practice
PM6a Classical Sanskrit as First Language II (15 ECTS)
PM8a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language (10 ECTS)
- 142013 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)
- 142071 UE Introduction to scientific Sanskrit Literature: - Bhagavadgita and commentaries
B1 Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules Classical Tibetan as First Language (55 ECTS)
PM2b Classical Tibetan as First Language I (15 ECTS)
- 142023 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
- 142069 UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I - Additional Practice
PM6b Classical Tibetan as First Language II (15 ECTS)
PM8b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language (10 ECTS)
- 142018 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
- 142058 UE Selected texts from sGam po pa’s Dam chos yid bzhin nor bu thar pa rin po che’i rgyan
PM12b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I (10 ECTS)
PM17b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II (5 ECTS)
- 142066 UE Hevajratantra
C1 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Indian Language as First Language (55 ECTS)
PM2c Modern Indian Language as First Language I (15 ECTS)
- 142059 VO+UE Introduction to Hindi I
- 142257 UE Introduction to Hindi 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)
- 142079 UE [ de ne ] Advanced Nepali Grammar
- 142171 UE [ de ne ] Easy Nepali Readings
PM12c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I (10 ECTS)
PM17c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II (5 ECTS)
- 142103 UE [ de hi ] Hindi of the Youths in the Media
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)
- 142068 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I
- 142095 UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I - Additional Practice
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)
- 142023 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
- 142069 UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I - Additional Practice
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)
- 142059 VO+UE Introduction to Hindi I
- 142257 UE Introduction to Hindi 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)
- 142021 UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I - Additional Practice
- 142078 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
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)
- 142038 VO Dogen: shobo genzo (Reflections in the True Dharma of Buddha). - Characteristic of the language and the culture of Zen-Buddhism
- 142056 VO Mindfulness in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
- 142086 VO Social history of modern South Asia, 18th to 20th century
- 142201 VO [ en ] Introduction to Saivism: from Veda to Tantra
WM10 Basics of Cultural History B (5 ECTS)
- 142016 PS [ en ] Decolonization and the South Asian English Novel
- 142099 PS Tibetan Manuscripts: Material, Social, and Textual Perspectives
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)
- 142003 UE Culture and Religion in the Western Himalayas
- 142102 UE Local cultures in Nepal and the impact of global change: case studies from three regions
APM16a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 142013 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students
APM16b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 142018 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
- 142058 UE Selected texts from sGam po pa’s Dam chos yid bzhin nor bu thar pa rin po che’i rgyan
APM16c Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 142079 UE [ de ne ] Advanced Nepali Grammar
- 142171 UE [ de ne ] Easy Nepali Readings
APM16d Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)
- 142065 UE [ bo ] Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students
- 142073 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)
APM 3A Cultural Science of Modern South Asia in Practice (10 ECTS)
- 142083 UE [ en ] "Burn them! Eat them! Wear them!" - Materiality and Performativity of Sacred Texts in South Asia
- 142098 UE A Sant tradition in Nepal: texts on the history of the Josmani
APM 3B Indian Language (10 ECTS)
- 142079 UE [ de ne ] Advanced Nepali Grammar
- 142171 UE [ de ne ] Easy Nepali 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)
- 142033 SE Poetic traditions of the Bhakti movement
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)
- 142139 SE [ en ] Introduction to the language and literature of the Vedas
M2 ASLRP Aspects of the History of Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy in South Asia (10 ECTS)
- 142040 VO [ en ] The tradition of Pancaratra in the light of its original sources
- 142201 VO [ en ] Introduction to Saivism: from Veda to Tantra
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)
- 142019 UE [ en ] Jayantabhatta’s Nyayamanjari: Selected readings on the epistemology of medieval Nyaya
- 142105 UE [ en ] The Sankhya and Yoga paths to liberation as reflected in Jaina Sanskrit literature
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)
- 142033 SE Poetic traditions of the Bhakti movement
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)
- 142104 UE [ en ] Philosophical Analysis and Meditative Practice in Late Indian Buddhism
- 142245 UE [ en ] Dharmakirti on the Path to Liberation: Selected Passages from the Pramanavarttika
M2 TH Textual Hermeneutics (10 ECTS)
- 142285 UE [ en ] Philosophy of Language - Jinendrabuddhi's Pramanasamuccaya chapter V
Alternative Compulsory Modules (15 ECTS)
M3a EWS Alternative Compulsory Module: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area of Buddhism (15 ECTS)
- 142021 UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I - Additional Practice
- 142059 VO+UE Introduction to Hindi I
- 142078 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
- 142257 UE Introduction to Hindi I - additional practice
M3b SV Alternative Compulsory Module Advanced Philology (15 ECTS)
- 142019 UE [ en ] Jayantabhatta’s Nyayamanjari: Selected readings on the epistemology of medieval Nyaya
- 142066 UE Hevajratantra
- 142071 UE Introduction to scientific Sanskrit Literature: - Bhagavadgita and commentaries
- 142080 UE Introduction to Classical Chinese - The life of Buddha
- 142105 UE [ en ] The Sankhya and Yoga paths to liberation as reflected in Jaina Sanskrit literature
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)
- 142048 KO Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies for Advanced Students
- 142085 SE PhD Seminar in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
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)
- 142012 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Indology
- 142014 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies
M2 Basics of Cultural History (5 ECTS)
- 142086 VO Social history of modern South Asia, 18th to 20th century
- 142201 VO [ en ] Introduction to Saivism: from Veda to Tantra
Extension Curriculum Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (147)
Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (15 ECTS)
M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (5 ECTS)
- 142020 VO ( STEOP ) Introduction to Tibetan and Buddhist Studies
M2 Basics of Cultural History (10 ECTS)
- 142038 VO Dogen: shobo genzo (Reflections in the True Dharma of Buddha). - Characteristic of the language and the culture of Zen-Buddhism
- 142056 VO Mindfulness in Indo-Tibetan Buddhism
Extension Curriculum Modern Indian Language (641)
Modern Indian Language (30 ECTS)
M1 Modern Indian Language I (15 ECTS)
- 142059 VO+UE Introduction to Hindi I
- 142257 UE Introduction to Hindi I - additional practice
M2 Modern Indian Language II (15 ECTS)
Islamic Theology
- 490006 VO Historical and Systematic Principles of Educational Theory and Educational Research
- 490033 PR Orientation Practicum
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
- 144001 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP 1: Introduction to Islamic-Theological Studies
- 144002 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP 1: Introduction to Alevi-Theological Studies
- 144003 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
- 144004 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP-2: Theories and Methods of Islamic-Theological Studies
- 144005 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP-2: Theories and Methods of Alevi-Theological Studies
- 144006 VO ( STEOP ) Basic Methods of Academic Writing
Language Competence (32 ECTS)
M02.1 Language Competence I (16 ECTS)
- 141164 VO Turkish Grammar III
- 141304 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Turkish Grammar I
- 144008 VU Introduction to the Arabic Written Language
M02.2A Alternative compulsory module: Language Competence IIa (16 ECTS)
- 144025 VU Arabic III
M02.2B Alternative compulsory module: Language Competence IIb (16 ECTS)
- 141168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
- 144007 VU Arabic Lecture
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)
- 144009 VO Biography of the Prophet
M03.2A Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies II (11 ECTS)
- 144010 VO Sufism I (tasawwuf)
- 144019 VO Discursive Theology (kalam)
- 144020 SE Islamic Ethics (ahlaq)
M03.3A Specialisation in Islamic Theological Studies (19 ECTS)
- 144021 VU Qur'nic Exegesis II (tafsir)
- 144022 VO Islamic Jurisprudence and Its Doctrine of Sources, Methods and Reasoning II(fiqh- u. usul al-fiqh)
- 144031 VU Discursive Theology II (kalam)
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)
M03.2B Introduction to Alevi Theological Studies II (11 ECTS)
M03.3B Specialisation in Alevi Theological Studies (19 ECTS)
- 144037 VU Alevi Approaches to Intra- and Interreligious Dialogue
- 144040 VO Media and Religion: The role of Media on the Alevi Movement and Alevism
Further Compulsory Modules (90 ECTS)
M04.1A Alternative compulsory module: Islamic History and Muslim Life-Worlds (10 ECTS)
- 144011 VO Islamic History I
M04.1B Alternative compulsory module: History of Alevi Islam (10 ECTS)
M04.2 Muslim Life-Worlds in Europe - Society, Politics, History and the Present (8/12 ECTS)
M05 Religious Education (13 ECTS)
- 144041 VO The Pedagogical Aspects In Alevi Rituals
M05 Religious Education (13 ECTS)
- 144033 VU Special Didactics of Islamic Education
M06 Religious Practice and Aesthetics (15 ECTS)
M06 Religious Practice and Aesthetics (15 ECTS)
- 144012 VO An Introduction to Islamic Chaplaincy
- 144023 VU Islamic Theological Studies in Practice
- 144026 VU Recitation of the Qur'an (tilawa)
M07 Diversity and Plurality of Islamic Thought (13/17 ECTS)
- 144034 SE Gender Studies and Islam
- 144035 VU Islamic Philosophy (falsafa)
- 144039 SE Mysticism and Diversity in 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)
- 144036 SE Colloquium for Bachelor Students
M13 Alternative compulsory module: Alevi Theological Studies (16/20 ECTS)
- 144039 SE Mysticism and Diversity in Islam
Master Islamic Religious Education (874)
Islamic professional sciences (30 ECTS)
M01 Quran, thinking and practice of the Prophet (10 ECTS)
- 144013 SE M1: Quran
M02 Faith and Everyday Life in Islam (10 ECTS)
- 144016 SE M2: Islam in Everyday Life
M03 Islamic ethics, anthropology and Muslim life (10 ECTS)
- 144027 SE M3: Islamic Ethics
Educational-didactic-scientific training (35 ECTS)
M04 Islamic Religious Education (advanced course) and School Development (10 ECTS)
- 144028 SE M4: School Development
M05 Islamic teaching methodology and practical training (10 ECTS)
- 144015 SE+UE M5: Islamic Didactics for Secondary Schools
M06 Interreligious and Intercultural Learning (7 ECTS)
M10 Muslim community work (8 ECTS)
- 144014 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)
- 144018 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)
- 144030 SE Seminar Master Thesis
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