Universität Wien

Master Religious Studies (800)

Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion (9 ECTS)

1. Judaism

2. Christianity

010006 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
010065 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus: Oriental and Eastern Chatholic Churches
010223 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity

3. Islam

4. Religions of Indian Origin

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

060053 VO ( REMOTE ) Egyptian Religion

7. Others

010088 VO ( REMOTE ) African Religions
010114 VO ( REMOTE ) Alternative Religious Currents: A Global Perspective

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion (9 ECTS)

1. Judaism

2. Christianity

3. Islam

4. Religions of Indian Origin

010087 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introducing Tantrism

5. East-Asian Religions

010122 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion in China

6. Historical Religions

7. Others

010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
010120 VU ( REMOTE ) Energy Work in the Context of Modern History of Religions

M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)

010070 VO ( REMOTE ) Symbol, Sign, Ritual: Introduction to Aesthetics of Religion

M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)

010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions

M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)

010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)

010073 SE ( REMOTE ) Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion

M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

3. Didactics of Religions

4. Aesthetics of Religions

010070 VO ( REMOTE ) Symbol, Sign, Ritual: Introduction to Aesthetics of Religion

5. Anthropology of Religion

010069 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Social Anthropology of Religion

6. Philosophy of Religion

010092 VO ( REMOTE ) Classical Writers of Philosophy of Religion

7. Law of Religions

010040 VO ( REMOTE ) Law on religion - Basic course
020033 VO-L [ en ] Introduction to the Law of Religions and Religious Communities in Europe
030792 VO ( REMOTE ) Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)

010018 PS ( REMOTE ) Exegetical methods
010100 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) What is Religion?
010121 SE ( REMOTE ) Main Arguments in the Critique of Religion

M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)

010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions

M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)

010116 EX ( REMOTE ) Eastern Churches in the Habsburg Empire: Focus on Art History and Cultural History

Elective Modules (20 ECTS)

M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)

M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)

M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)

360007 PR [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Research Seminar

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)

010006 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
010065 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus: Oriental and Eastern Chatholic Churches
010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010087 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introducing Tantrism
010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
010114 VO ( REMOTE ) Alternative Religious Currents: A Global Perspective
010120 VU ( REMOTE ) Energy Work in the Context of Modern History of Religions
010122 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion in China
010223 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
090118 PS [ de en ] Miracles and Wonders in Early Christian Art
090122 PS Death and Funerary Culture in Archaic-Classical Athens and Attica

M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)

010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research (10 ECTS)

010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion

M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)

010013 SE ( REMOTE ) The History of Priestly Celibacy
010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
060002 SE ( REMOTE ) Genders and Sexualities in Judaism
090049 PS Roman tomb reliefs
090118 PS [ de en ] Miracles and Wonders in Early Christian Art
090122 PS Death and Funerary Culture in Archaic-Classical Athens and Attica

M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)

010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945

M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)

010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions

M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)

010020 SE ( REMOTE ) Liturgy and Covid-19. Challenges, Measures and Chances
010073 SE ( REMOTE ) Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
010097 SE ( REMOTE ) Did Christianity shape law in Europe? - A Walk through the History and Sources of Canon law
010119 SE ( REMOTE ) Ethics as the focus of the Christian-Islamic dialogue
010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
030112 SE ( REMOTE ) Law of the Christian East - Orthodoxy and Europe (for diploma and doctoral students)
030194 KU ( REMOTE ) Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporory legal developments
030425 SE ( REMOTE ) Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Human Rights - Women´s Rights - Islam and Women's Rights (for undergraduate and graduate students)
030629 KU ( REMOTE ) The legal position of Islam in Austria
030726 KU ( REMOTE ) Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
240529 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Demons and Angels - Iconography in religious and non-religious Art (P4)

M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)

010100 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) What is Religion?
010121 SE ( REMOTE ) Main Arguments in the Critique of Religion

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