Bachelor Languages and Cultures of South Asia and Tibet (629 [2] - Version 2011)

• 142999 OV ( MIXED OV ) Studying at the ISTB - Orientation Event

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

PM1A Introduction to Indology (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Module Examination Introduction to Indology

PM1B Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

PM1C Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Module examination Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies

Group of Compulsory Modules Fields of Work (15 ECTS)

PM3 Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology (5 ECTS)

• 142137 PS From Dharma to Moksa: Ethics, the Meaning of Life, and Paths to Liberation in Classical India

PM4 Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (5 ECTS)

• 142052 PS Manuscripts, Prints, and Painted Scrolls - Sources for the Study of Tibetan Buddhism

PM5 Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies (5 ECTS)

• 142077 PS Nepal's Stolen Gods Return - Recent Controversies in the Restitution of Cultural Heritage from the Himalayas

Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules First Language (55 ECTS)

A1 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules: Sanskrit as First Language (55 ECTS)

PM2a Classical Sanskrit as First Language I (15 ECTS)

PM6a Classical Sanskrit as First Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142119 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

PM8a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language (10 ECTS)

PM12a Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit I (10 ECTS)

• 142173 UE Readings on the teachings of karman and jñana in the Bhagavadgita

PM17a Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit II (5 ECTS)

B1 Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules Classical Tibetan as First Language (55 ECTS)

PM2b Classical Tibetan as First Language I (15 ECTS)

PM6b Classical Tibetan as First Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142180 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

PM8b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language (10 ECTS)

PM12b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I (10 ECTS)

• 142079 UE Historiographical accounts of eminent Buddhist scholars
• 142234 UE Tillopa’s Ganges Mahamudra and its first commentary by the Third Karmapa Rangjung Dorje (1284-1339)

PM17b Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II (5 ECTS)

C1 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Indian Language as First Language (55 ECTS)

PM2c Modern Indian Language as First Language I (15 ECTS)

PM6c Modern Indian Language as First Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142195 SAK [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali II

PM8c Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language (10 ECTS)

PM12c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I (10 ECTS)

• 142133 UE [ de en hi ] Hindi Conversation
• 142148 UE [ de en hi ] Hindi Reading - Alternative Living: Unique Living Arrangements and Structures

PM17c Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II (5 ECTS)

Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules Second Language (30 ECTS)

A2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Sanskrit as Second Language (30 ECTS)

PM7a Classical Sanskrit as Second Language I (15 ECTS)

PM11a Classical Sanskrit as Second Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142119 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

B2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Classical Tibetan as Second Language (30 ECTS)

PM7b Classical Tibetan as Second Language I (15 ECTS)

PM11b Classical Tibetan as Second Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142180 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

C2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Indian Language as Second Language (30 ECTS)

PM7c Modern Indian Language as Second Language I (15 ECTS)

PM11c Modern Indian Language as Second Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142195 SAK [ de ne ] Introduction to Nepali II

D2 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Modern Tibetan as Second Language (30 ECTS)

PM7d Modern Tibetan as Second Language I (15 ECTS)

PM11d Modern Tibetan as Second Language II (15 ECTS)

• 142350 SAK Introduction to Modern Tibetan II

Group of Elective Modules Cultural History (10 ECTS)

WM9 Basics of Cultural History A (5 ECTS)

WM10 Basics of Cultural History B (5 ECTS)

WM13 Culture - Language - Society A (5 ECTS)

• 142041 VO The Oral Instruction Tantra from the Four Tantras of Tibetan Medicine - Selected Chapters
• 142050 VO [ en ] Medicine and Science in Colonial South Asia

WM14 Culture - Language - Society B (5 ECTS)

• 142125 PS Sexuality and Femininity in Indian Esoteric Buddhism
• 142666 PS We Humans and Nature in Pre-Modern Hindu Traditions

Alternative Compulsory Modules - Applied Cultural Studies (10 ECTS)

APM15a Field Trip (10 ECTS)

• 142167 EX Culture and Practice: Religious Pilgrimage Sites and Buddhist Architecture in the Himalayan Region

APM15b Regional Cultures (10 ECTS)

APM16a Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language (10 ECTS)

APM16b Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)

APM16c Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language (10 ECTS)

APM16d Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language (10 ECTS)

Compulsory Module incl. Bachelor's Papers (15 ECTS)

PM18 Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet (15 ECTS)

• 142001 BA Spaces of the Divine - Tirthas, Temples, and Pilgrimage in Classical India - Cultural Studies Approaches
• 142245 BA Modern Media and the Reimagining of Travel Narratives: Cultural Perspectives
• 142246 BA Travel Narratives in South Asia: Literary Perspectives
• 142247 BA Translating Buddhism from India to Tibet: Cultural Studies Perspectives
• 142248 BA Translating Buddhism from India to Tibet: Philological Perspectives
• 142503 BA Spaces of the Divine - Tirthas, Temples, and Pilgrimage in Classical India - Philological Perspectives