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)
M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)
1. Missiology, Theology of Religion
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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