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