Bachelor Islamic Theological Studies (196 [5] - Version 2026)

Orientation Course

• 010143 OV ( OV ) Islamic Theological Studies: Orientation at the start of studies - Orientation Course for first-year students for Bachelor's programme in Islamic-Theological Studies,Bachelor's programme in Alevi

Introductory and Orientation Phase (16 ECTS)

PM 01 STEOP Module 1: Foundations of Islamic Theological Studies (8 ECTS)

• 010144 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP 1: Introduction to Islamic-Theological Studies
• 010145 VO ( STEOP ) Steop 1 Diversity in Islam

PM 02 STEOP Module 2: Introduction to Academic Research and Writing (8 ECTS)

• 010146 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP-2: Theories and Methods of Islamic-Theological Studies
• 010147 VO ( STEOP ) Basic Methods of Academic Writing

Language Competence (24 ECTS)

PM 03 Arabic Language Competence 1 (16 ECTS)

• 010141 VU Arabic 2

PM 04 Arabic Language Competence 2 (8 ECTS)

Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies (21 ECTS)

PM 05 Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies 1 (12 ECTS)

• 010153 VO Biography of the Prophet (sīra)

PM 06 Introduction to Islamic Theological Studies 2 (9 ECTS)

• 010149 VO Discursive Theology (kalām)

Advanced Studies in Islamic Theological Studies (24 or 28 ECTS)

PM 07 Advanced Studies in Islamic Theological Studies 1 (12 or 16 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010171 VU Islamic Jurisprudence and Legal Methodology 2 (fiqh und uṣūl al-fiqh)

PM 08 Advanced Studies in Islamic Theological Studies 2 (12 or 16 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

Further Compulsory Module

PM 09 Islamic History, Art and Culture (10 ECTS)

• 010139 VO Islamic History I (tārīḫ al-islām)
• 010170 VU Introduction to Islamic Art and Cultural History

PM 10 Muslim Life in Contemporary Society (8 or 12 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010156 SE Islamic Normativity and Modern Legal Discourse

PM 11 Religious Education and Learning Processes (7 ECTS)

• 010158 VU Islamic Non-Formal Education
• 010160 VO Introduction to Islamic Religious Education

PM 12 Religious Practice 1 (8 ECTS)

• 010157 VU Recitation of the Qur'an (tilāwa) I

PM 13 Religious Practice 2 (3 ECTS)

PM 14 Islamic Thought in Its Diversity (10 bzw. 14 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010142 VU Islamic Philosophy (falsafa)

PM 15 Religious Dialogue in Plural Societies (12 or 16 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010159 SE Intra-Islamic Plurality in History and the Present (maḏāhib)

Alternative Compulsory Module Group Focus Area: Islamic Theology (33 or 37 ECTS)

APM 16 Common Module in the Focus Area Islamic Theology (17 or 21 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010138 VU Arabic 4
• 010152 VU Islamic Theological Studies in Practice
• 010172 SE Qur’an Exegesis

APM 17 Specialisation Module: Islamic Specialist Theology (16 or 20 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

APM 18 Specialisation Module: Islamic Chaplaincy in Europe (16 or 20 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

APM 19 Specialisation Module: Muslim Community and Social Work (16 or 20 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

Alternative Compulsory Module Group Focus Area: Islamic Religious Educatio (33 or 37 ECTS)

APM 20 Focus Area Module: Islamic Religious Education 1 (5 ECTS)

APM 21 Focus Area Module: Islamic Religious Education 2 (6 ECTS)

• 490002 VO Foundations of Teaching and Learning
• 490041 UE Exercise for Foundations of Teaching and Learning

APM 22 Focus Area Module: Islamic Religious Education 3 (22 or 26 ECTS if writing Bachelor's Thesis)

• 010155 SE Specialist Didactics of Islamic Education