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 Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus: Oriental and Eastern Catholic Churches
010223 VO Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
3. Islam
020031 VO Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides
4. Religions of Indian Origin
5. East-Asian Religions
6. Historical Religions
060066 VO (REMOTE) Egyptian Religion
7. Others
010062 VO Afro-American Religions
010085 VO [en] Atheism
M02: Special Courses in History of Religion (9 ECTS)
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
4. Religions of Indian Origin
5. East-Asian Religions
010103 VU [en] Introducing Shinto
6. Historical Religions
010102 VU [en] Ancient Mystery Religions in Dialogue with Early Christianity
7. Others
010078 SE "The devil is loose!" Exorcism Practices in Contemporary Religious Culture
010086 SE (REMOTE) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010096 SE Conspiracy Theories
010100 VU [en] The non-Buddhist Religions of Tibet
010101 VU [en] Introduction to Contemporary Paganism
M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)
010057 VO [en] Becoming God: Deification from Antiquity to the Present
010085 VO [en] Atheism
020033 VO Seminar: Scientific Study of Religions
M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)
010064 SE Religion and Sexuality
010068 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)
M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)
010073 SE Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)
1. Missiology, Theology of Religion
010067 VO Special Pastoral Theologies: Research on Human Values and Formation of Values
2. Political Dimensions of Religions
3. Didactics of Religions
4. Aesthetics of Religions
5. Anthropology of Religion
010062 VO Afro-American Religions
240032 VO [en] Anthropology of Religion, Magic and Witchcraft (3.3.5)
6. Philosophy of Religion
010092 VO (MIXED) Classical Writers of Philosophy of Religion
7. Law of Religions
M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)
010018 PS (MIXED) Exegetical methods
010069 SE The Book of Mormon
010070 SE Reading Class: Esotericism and Occultism
M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)
010068 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010096 SE Conspiracy Theories
M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)
010030 EX Excursion Rome (February)
010053 EX Italia Sacra
010055 SE Religion in Focus: Korean Buddhism (Chogye)
010077 SE Learning ecumenism and ecumenical reconnaissances: Brussels
010116 EX Eastern Churches in Hungary
Elective Modules (20 ECTS)
M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)
020032 UE Communication in Arabic
M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)
M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)
360007 PR [en] Research Seminar
M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)
010006 VO Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
010055 SE Religion in Focus: Korean Buddhism (Chogye)
010062 VO Afro-American Religions
010078 SE "The devil is loose!" Exorcism Practices in Contemporary Religious Culture
010085 VO [en] Atheism
010086 SE (REMOTE) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010096 SE Conspiracy Theories
010100 VU [en] The non-Buddhist Religions of Tibet
010101 VU [en] Introduction to Contemporary Paganism
010102 VU [en] Ancient Mystery Religions in Dialogue with Early Christianity
010103 VU [en] Introducing Shinto
010223 VO Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
020031 VO Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides
M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)
010057 VO [en] Becoming God: Deification from Antiquity to the Present
010064 SE Religion and Sexuality
010068 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
020033 VO Seminar: Scientific Study of Religions
M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research (10 ECTS)
M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)
010020 SE The Council of Trent: at the Origins of Catholicism
010055 SE Religion in Focus: Korean Buddhism (Chogye)
010078 SE "The devil is loose!" Exorcism Practices in Contemporary Religious Culture
010086 SE (REMOTE) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
010096 SE Conspiracy Theories
010100 VU [en] The non-Buddhist Religions of Tibet
010101 VU [en] Introduction to Contemporary Paganism
010102 VU [en] Ancient Mystery Religions in Dialogue with Early Christianity
010103 VU [en] Introducing Shinto
060020 SE Eating and Drinking - Festivals and Fastings
M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)
010068 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
010086 SE (REMOTE) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)
010064 SE Religion and Sexuality
010068 SE Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)
010073 SE Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
010097 SE Guided Reading: The legal relationship between state and church in Austria
010112 SE Religious Pedagogics
010119 SE Ecological crisis - socio-ethical perspectives
030006 SE (REMOTE) Law of the Christian East - Orthodoxy before the challenges of modernity (for diploma and doctoral students)
142077 PS Material Culture: Indian Religions through 10 Objects
180118 SE (REMOTE) Religion and Ethics in the Vienna Circle
M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)
010069 SE The Book of Mormon
010070 SE Reading Class: Esotericism and Occultism

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