Sinology

Bachelor Chinese Studies ( 611 [5] - Version 2022)

Introductory and Orientation Period (StEOP) (17 ECTS)

M01 Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (9 ECTS)

• 150106 KSTEOP [ de zh ] ( OV STEOP ) Repetitorium to Modern Chinese 1a

M02 Introduction to Chinese Cultural History 2 (4 ECTS)

M03 Introduction to Chinese Political History 2 (4 ECTS)

M04 Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150102 KU [ de zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Lab 1a (M04)
• 150104 KU [ zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Practice 1a (M04)
• 150106 KSTEOP [ de zh ] ( OV STEOP ) Repetitorium to Modern Chinese 1a

M1 Elementary Chinese (14 ECTS)

M1-1 Elementary Chinese 1 (8 ECTS)

• 150085 KU [ de zh en zh ] Modern Chinese 1b (M1-1)

M1-2 Elementary Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150089 KU [ de zh zh ] Speaking Practice 1b (M1-2)

M2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese (30 ECTS)

M2-1 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 1 (10 ECTS)

• 150074 KU Modern Chinese 2b (M2-1)
• 150086 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 2a (M2-2)

M2-2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 2 (20 ECTS)

• 150090 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150091 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150143 KU [ de zh ] Reading 2b (M2-2)
• 150146 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150149 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150153 KU [ de zh ] Reading Practice 2a (M2-2)

M3 Intermediate Chinese (31 ECTS)

M3-1 Intermediate Chinese 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150134 KU [ zh ] Writing and Reading B (M3-1)
• 150155 KU [ zh ] Listening and Speaking B (M3-1)

M3-2 Intermediate Chinese 2 (15 ECTS)

• 150083 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese
• 150096 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language (M3-2) - Taiwan
• 150183 KU Classical Chinese (M3-2)

M4 Basic Knowledge (11 ECTS)

• 150063 VO Politics and Law in China
• 150072 VO [ en ] Chinese-speaking Societies
• 150103 VO [ en ] Chinese Cultural Spaces
• 150109 VO ( MIXED ) Economic Development of China (M4)

M5 Basics of Academic Research and Writing (10 ECTS)

• 150081 UE [ de en ] Foundations of Academic Research and Writing in Chinese Studies
• 150095 UE [ de de en ] Working with Academic Literature (Social Sciences)
• 150216 UE [ en de ] Working with Academic Literature (Cultural Studies)

M6 Applied Methods of Chinese Studies (8 ECTS)

• 150088 UE The experience of Sinology in narrative interviews
• 150132 UE [ en ] Cultural Studies Research Methods in Chinese Studies

M7 Research Topics in Chinese Studies (12 ECTS)

• 150058 SE Women writers in Taiwan
• 150077 SE [ en ] Governance and politics of China's party-state

M8 Bachelor (11 ECTS)

• 150163 SE Bachelor's Colloquium (M8)

M8 Bachelor (11 ECTS)

• 141226 SE Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) - Philological Seminar on Akkadian Studies (Literature)
• 150062 UE [ de en zh ] Lecture Series
• 150096 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language (M3-2) - Taiwan
• 150100 UE Japanese Calligraphy
• 150110 UE [ zh ] Chinese Reading and Writing
• 150114 UE local aspects of Taiwan - Lecture Series
• 150133 UE Altervative Extensions: New Chinese Literature - Alternative Extensions: Modern Chinese Literature

Bachelor Sinology (611 [3] - Version 2016) - discontinued

Introductory and Orientation Period (20 ECTS)

M 01 Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (9 ECTS)

• 150106 KSTEOP [ de zh ] ( OV STEOP ) Repetitorium to Modern Chinese 1a

M 02 Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150102 KU [ de zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Lab 1a (M04)
• 150104 KU [ zh ] ( STEOP ) Speaking Practice 1a (M04)
• 150106 KSTEOP [ de zh ] ( OV STEOP ) Repetitorium to Modern Chinese 1a

M 03 Introduction to Chinese History, Literature and Politics (5 ECTS)

Compulsory Modules (130 ECTS)

M 1 Language Acquisition Basic (15 ECTS)

• 150085 KU [ de zh en zh ] Modern Chinese 1b (M1-1)
• 150089 KU [ de zh zh ] Speaking Practice 1b (M1-2)

M 2 Advanced Language Acquisition (30 ECTS)

• 150074 KU Modern Chinese 2b (M2-1)
• 150086 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 2a (M2-2)
• 150090 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150091 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150143 KU [ de zh ] Reading 2b (M2-2)
• 150146 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150149 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2a (M2-2)
• 150153 KU [ de zh ] Reading Practice 2a (M2-2)

M 3 Language Acquisition Intermediate (30 ECTS)

• 150083 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese
• 150096 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language (M3-2) - Taiwan
• 150134 KU [ zh ] Writing and Reading B (M3-1)
• 150155 KU [ zh ] Listening and Speaking B (M3-1)
• 150183 KU Classical Chinese (M3-2)

M4 Basic Knowledge (11 ECTS)

• 150063 VO Politics and Law in China
• 150109 VO ( MIXED ) Economic Development of China (M4)

M 5 Research Methods and Academic Writing (9 ECTS)

• 150081 UE [ de en ] Foundations of Academic Research and Writing in Chinese Studies
• 150095 UE [ de de en ] Working with Academic Literature (Social Sciences)
• 150216 UE [ en de ] Working with Academic Literature (Cultural Studies)

M 6 Extended Knowledge (12 ECTS)

• 150088 UE The experience of Sinology in narrative interviews
• 150114 UE local aspects of Taiwan - Lecture Series
• 150132 UE [ en ] Cultural Studies Research Methods in Chinese Studies

M 7 Applied Research Methods and Academic Writing (12 ECTS)

• 150058 SE Women writers in Taiwan

M 8 Bachelor Module (11 ECTS)

• 150163 SE Bachelor's Colloquium (M8)

Elective Module Sinology International (15 ECTS)

EM Elective Subject Sinology Abroad (15 ECTS)

Further Elective Courses (e.g. for Alternative Extensions)

• 141226 SE Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) - Philological Seminar on Akkadian Studies (Literature)
• 143211 VO [ en ] The African Diaspora in China: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
• 150053 VO Japanese Society
• 150062 UE [ de en zh ] Lecture Series
• 150096 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language (M3-2) - Taiwan
• 150100 UE Japanese Calligraphy
• 150103 VO [ en ] Chinese Cultural Spaces
• 150110 UE [ zh ] Chinese Reading and Writing
• 150114 UE local aspects of Taiwan - Lecture Series
• 150133 UE Altervative Extensions: New Chinese Literature - Alternative Extensions: Modern Chinese Literature
• 150135 VU [ en ] History of East Asia
• 150140 VU [ en ] Regionalism, Institutions and Transnational Crimes in East Asia

Master Sinophone Societies and Cultures (811 [2] - Version 2024)

M1 Language Awareness (4 ECTS)

M2 Situational Use of Language (13 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ de zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation

M3 Academic Language Proficiency (10 ECTS)

• 150113 UE [ de zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

M4 Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Transformations in the Sinophone World (16 ECTS)

M5 Theories and Methods in Sinophone Studies (10 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] (Counter)Oppression in Everyday Cultural Productions - (Post)colonial Hong Kong and Taiwan
• 150070 SE [ en ] Theories and methods of Chinese elite politics

M6 Researching Sinophone Societies and Cultures (21 ECTS)

• 150059 SE [ en ] Law as Communication in Sinophone Societies and Political Systems
• 150060 SE [ en ] How Sinophone Societies Remember - Historical Memory and its Contemporary Legacies

M7 Master’s Colloquium (10 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ de en zh ] MA Colloquium

M8 Individual Specialization (10 ECTS)

Master Sinology (811) - discontinued

Scientific Track

• 150057 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

M1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (20 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ de zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150113 UE [ de zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

M2 Basic Module Topics in China Studies (18 ECTS)

M3 Advanced Module - Topics in China Studies (35 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] (Counter)Oppression in Everyday Cultural Productions - (Post)colonial Hong Kong and Taiwan
• 150059 SE [ en ] Law as Communication in Sinophone Societies and Political Systems
• 150060 SE [ en ] How Sinophone Societies Remember - Historical Memory and its Contemporary Legacies
• 150070 SE [ en ] Theories and methods of Chinese elite politics

M4 Methods of China Studies (22 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ de en zh ] MA Colloquium
• 150069 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

Teaching Track

• 150057 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

MU1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (26 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ de zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150113 UE [ de zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

MU2 Module Linguistics (12 ECTS)

MU3 Module Topics in China Studies (10 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] (Counter)Oppression in Everyday Cultural Productions - (Post)colonial Hong Kong and Taiwan
• 150059 SE [ en ] Law as Communication in Sinophone Societies and Political Systems
• 150070 SE [ en ] Theories and methods of Chinese elite politics

MU4 Module Teaching Methodology (29 ECTS)

MU5 Module Introduction to Schoolpedagogy and Theory of School (5 ECTS)

• 490001 VO ( REMOTE OV STEOP ) Professionalism and School

MU6 Module Pedagogy (6 ECTS)

• 490043 VO Principles of Individual and Developmental Psychology of Education and Learning
• 490093 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Communication
• 490130 PS ( PH-NÖ ) Communication
• 490131 PS ( PH-NÖ ) Communication - Grundlegende Aspekte der Kommunikation/Interaktion und Gruppendynamik
• 490137 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Teaching and Learning
• 490185 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Communication - Systemtheoretisch-konstruktivistische Perspektiven
• 490205 PS green pedagogy and education
• 490209 PS Teaching and Learning - Lehren und Lernen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Chancen und Probleme fächerübergreifenden Unterrichts

MU7 Module Master (7 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ de en zh ] MA Colloquium
• 150069 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

Extension Curriculum Understanding China (156 [2] - Version 2022)

M1 Basic Knowledge (12 ECTS)

• 150063 VO Politics and Law in China
• 150072 VO [ en ] Chinese-speaking Societies
• 150109 VO ( MIXED ) Economic Development of China (M4)

M2 Advanced Knowledge (4 ECTS)

• 150088 UE The experience of Sinology in narrative interviews