Studies Programme 14 - Near Eastern Studies - African Studies - Tibetan Studies and Indology

14.01. African Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Orientatation Period - Basics of African Studies

• 140176 UE Introduction into Scientific Work
• 140077 VO Introduction into African Linguistics - Lecture
• 140079 UE Introduction into African Linguistics - Tutorial
• 140080 VO Introduction into African Literature - Lecture
• 140082 UE Introduction into African Literature - Tutorial
• 140083 VO Introduction into African History - Lecture
• 140084 UE Introduction into African History - Tutorial

2. Language Studies - Alternative Required Modules

2.1. Basic Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140027 SK Bambara: Grammar 1
• 140209 SK Bambara: Grammar 1
• 140093 SK Bambara: Tutorial 1

APM Hausa

• 140207 SK Hausa: Grammar 1
• 140278 SK Hausa: Tutorial 1

APM Swahili

• 140205 SK Swahili: Grammar 1
• 140204 SK Swahili: Tutorial 1

2.2. Advanced Level - African Language

APM Bambara

• 140216 SK Bambara: Grammar 3
• 140210 SK Bambara: Texts 1
• 140075 SK Bambara: Conversation 1

APM Hausa

• 140208 SK Hausa: Grammar 3
• 140092 SK Hausa: Texts 1
• 140177 SK Hausa: Conversation 1

APM Swahili

• 140212 SK Swahili: Grammar 3
• 140206 SK [ en ] Swahili: Texts 1
• 140279 SK Swahili: Conversation 1
• 140214 VO African Literature in African Languages 1: Swahili

3. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

3.1. African Linguistics

• 140098 VO Introduction into Lexicography
• 140030 VO When Languages change: Processes of Grammaticalization
• 140046 PS Introductory Seminar: Field Research for BA - Datenaufnahme, Transkription und erste Analyse nach phonetischen Gesichtspunkten.
• 140087 SE Bachelor Seminar: History, Applied African Linguistics and International Development
• 140102 SE Bachelor Seminar: Language and Literature

3.2. African Literature

• 140133 VO African Literature I: Literatures in French Language (West Africa and Madagascar) - (Westafrika und Madagaskar)
• 140214 VO African Literature in African Languages 1: Swahili
• 140488 VO Spanish in Africa. The hispanophone literature of Africa with focus Equatorial Guinea
• 100022 VO Lecture course: Modern German Literature
• 140117 PS Introductory Seminar: Literature and Post Colonialism
• 140025 AG [ en ] T IV - Transcultural Theatre Work with participants from different countries of origin - Women's Group
• 140024 AG [ en ] T IV - Transcultural Theatre Work with participants from different countries of origin - Focus Africa
• 140102 SE Bachelor Seminar: Language and Literature

3.3. African History

• 140186 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism - (Überblicksvorlesung afrikanische Geschichte 3)
• 140050 KU Introductory Seminar: African History
• 140048 KU Introductory Seminar African History: Critical Evaluation of Sources
• 140218 VO History of West Africa till 1800
• 140071 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140087 SE Bachelor Seminar: History, Applied African Linguistics and International Development

B. Master Degree Programme in African Studies

1. Basic Module - Required Module

• 140179 KU Methods: Data Collection and Data Processing 1
• 140195 UE PR1 - P III - Workshop: Academic Writing and Knowledge Transfer

2. Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

2.1. African Linguistics

• 140076 SK Fulfulde: Grammar 1
• 140085 SK Fulfulde: Tutorial 1
• 140180 SK Fulfulde: Conversation 1
• 140358 SK Wolof: Grammar 1
• 140114 SK Wolof: Tutorial 1
• 140181 SK Wolof: Conversation 1
• 140055 VO Introduction into the Mande Languages
• 140056 VO Language and History in Africa I. "Click Languages"
• 140100 VO Linguistic and Cultural Relations in Prehistoric Eurafrica
• 140184 KU Linguistic Considerations about Hausa I
• 140057 KU Language in its Linguistic, Historic and Areal Context: Kanuri I
• 140203 KU Historical Comparative Lingustics: Questions and Methods
• 140099 SE Historical Comparative Linguistics
• 140086 SE Language Landscape in Africa: Lost and Emergence of New Languages
• 140074 SE Master and Doctor Course

2.2. African History

• 140058 VO Ethiopian History 1: The Aksumite Kingdom
• 140047 KU Africa: Democratisation without Democracy? Actors, Processes and Discourses in Comparison
• 140029 KU [ en ] Slavery in Africa in the 19th and 20th century
• 140013 AG T I - International Migration - causes, types, processes and the political regulation of migration
• 140201 UE PR1 - P II - Just social change - community based project planning and implementation
• 140328 VO Art and Craft in the Meroitic Empire
• 140090 SE Literature and History: War and Conflict
• 140274 AG T II - Panafricanism
• 140330 VO+UE T I - Racism
• 140352 SE T II - PRSP-processes, partizipation and development of country ownership: selected country examples
• 140355 SE T IV - Communication and Development: Self Image of Development Agencies
• 140074 SE Master and Doctor Course

C. Diploma Degree Programme in African Studies

Introductory Phase

• 140077 VO Introduction into African Linguistics - Lecture
• 140079 UE Introduction into African Linguistics - Tutorial
• 140080 VO Introduction into African Literature - Lecture
• 140082 UE Introduction into African Literature - Tutorial
• 140083 VO Introduction into African History - Lecture
• 140084 UE Introduction into African History - Tutorial

First Stage of Degree Programme

Languages

1. Bambara

• 140027 SK Bambara: Grammar 1
• 140209 SK Bambara: Grammar 1
• 140093 SK Bambara: Tutorial 1
• 140216 SK Bambara: Grammar 3
• 140210 SK Bambara: Texts 1
• 140075 SK Bambara: Conversation 1

2. Hausa

• 140207 SK Hausa: Grammar 1
• 140278 SK Hausa: Tutorial 1
• 140208 SK Hausa: Grammar 3
• 140092 SK Hausa: Texts 1
• 140177 SK Hausa: Conversation 1

3. Swahili

• 140205 SK Swahili: Grammar 1
• 140204 SK Swahili: Tutorial 1
• 140212 SK Swahili: Grammar 3
• 140206 SK [ en ] Swahili: Texts 1
• 140279 SK Swahili: Conversation 1
• 140214 VO African Literature in African Languages 1: Swahili

4. Second African Languages

• 140076 SK Fulfulde: Grammar 1
• 140085 SK Fulfulde: Tutorial 1
• 140180 SK Fulfulde: Conversation 1
• 140358 SK Wolof: Grammar 1
• 140114 SK Wolof: Tutorial 1
• 140181 SK Wolof: Conversation 1

Second Stage of Degree Programme

• 140098 VO Introduction into Lexicography
• 140030 VO When Languages change: Processes of Grammaticalization
• 140055 VO Introduction into the Mande Languages
• 140056 VO Language and History in Africa I. "Click Languages"
• 140100 VO Linguistic and Cultural Relations in Prehistoric Eurafrica
• 140184 KU Linguistic Considerations about Hausa I
• 140057 KU Language in its Linguistic, Historic and Areal Context: Kanuri I
• 140046 PS Introductory Seminar: Field Research for BA - Datenaufnahme, Transkription und erste Analyse nach phonetischen Gesichtspunkten.
• 140203 KU Historical Comparative Lingustics: Questions and Methods
• 140099 SE Historical Comparative Linguistics
• 140102 SE Bachelor Seminar: Language and Literature
• 140087 SE Bachelor Seminar: History, Applied African Linguistics and International Development
• 140086 SE Language Landscape in Africa: Lost and Emergence of New Languages
• 140133 VO African Literature I: Literatures in French Language (West Africa and Madagascar) - (Westafrika und Madagaskar)
• 140488 VO Spanish in Africa. The hispanophone literature of Africa with focus Equatorial Guinea
• 140214 VO African Literature in African Languages 1: Swahili
• 140024 AG [ en ] T IV - Transcultural Theatre Work with participants from different countries of origin - Focus Africa
• 140025 AG [ en ] T IV - Transcultural Theatre Work with participants from different countries of origin - Women's Group
• 140117 PS Introductory Seminar: Literature and Post Colonialism
• 140186 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism - (Überblicksvorlesung afrikanische Geschichte 3)
• 140218 VO History of West Africa till 1800
• 140071 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140058 VO Ethiopian History 1: The Aksumite Kingdom
• 140328 VO Art and Craft in the Meroitic Empire
• 140050 KU Introductory Seminar: African History
• 140048 KU Introductory Seminar African History: Critical Evaluation of Sources
• 140179 KU Methods: Data Collection and Data Processing 1
• 140029 KU [ en ] Slavery in Africa in the 19th and 20th century
• 140047 KU Africa: Democratisation without Democracy? Actors, Processes and Discourses in Comparison
• 140013 AG T I - International Migration - causes, types, processes and the political regulation of migration
• 140201 UE PR1 - P II - Just social change - community based project planning and implementation
• 140330 VO+UE T I - Racism
• 140274 AG T II - Panafricanism
• 140090 SE Literature and History: War and Conflict
• 140352 SE T II - PRSP-processes, partizipation and development of country ownership: selected country examples
• 140355 SE T IV - Communication and Development: Self Image of Development Agencies

Third Stage of Degree Programme

• 140074 SE Master and Doctor Course
• 140086 SE Language Landscape in Africa: Lost and Emergence of New Languages
• 140060 SE Doctor Course

14.02. Oriental Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in Oriental Studies

1. Orientation Period

OR-1: Introduction to Oriental Studies - Required Module

• 140001 VO Introduction to Oriental Studies

OR-2: Introduction to Oriental Languages - Group of Elective Modules

OR-2/AO-1: Introduction to Akkadian I

• 140049 VO Introduction to Akkadian I

OR-2/AR-1: Introduction to Arabic I

• 140043 VO Arabic Language A
• 140270 VO Arabic Language A

OR-2/TU-1: Introduction to Turkish I

• 140124 VO Turkish Grammar I
• 140304 VO Turkish Grammar I

2. Oriental Studies - Group of Required Modules

OR-3: Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

OR-4: Religions and Institutions of the Near East

OR-5: Ancient Near East

OR-6: History of the Arabs in the Near East and North Africa in Islamic Times

OR-7: History of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey

• 140169 VO History of Events of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey - (bis in die Gegenwart)

3. Alternative Groups of Required Modules (APMG)

3.1. APMG Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology

AO-2: Akkadian II

AO-3: Akkadian III

• 140283 PS Akkadian III Part I

AO-4: Sumerian I

AO-5: Sumerian II

• 140051 PS Sumerian II: Sumerian Reading I - Excerpts from Sumerian hymns

AO-6: Near Eastern Archaeology I

AO-7: Near Eastern Archaeology II

• 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II: Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture

AO-8: Mesopotamian Cultural History

• 140392 VO Mesopotamian Cultural History: Historiography and History of mesopotamian Literature

AO-9: Mesopotamian Literature: Reading

• 140002 PS Mesopotamian Literature: Reading - Akkadian Literary Texts

AO-10: Alternative Required Module

• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - Burials in the Ancient Near East
• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Tell Abu al-Kharaz, Jordan Valley: - Tel Abu al Kharaz, Jordan Valley
• 140105 SE Metapors in textual and pictorial sources

AO-11: Alternative Required Module

• 140193 SE Philological seminars. Akkadian Seminar - Mathematical and Astronomical texts

• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - Burials in the Ancient Near East
• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Administrative documents from Girsu and Garshana

AO-12: Group of Elective Modules

• 140193 SE Philological seminars. Akkadian Seminar - Mathematical and Astronomical texts
• 140391 SE Philological seminars: Akkadian Seminar - Nuzi texts

• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Administrative documents from Girsu and Garshana

3.2. APMG Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

AR-2: Language Module Arabic II

AR-3: Language Module Arabic III

• 140004 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140034 UE Arabic Language E / Practical Training
• 140289 UE Arabic Language D / Tutorial
• 140294 VO+UE Arabic Language D incl. Tutorial

AR-4: Language Module Arabic IV

AR-5: Language Module Arabic V

• 140039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
• 140118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations (Oral Mod. Stand. Ar. Drills for Adv. Students 1-2)

AR-6: Language Moduel Arabic VI

• 140323 UE Arabic L - Readings in Arabic Literature

AR-7: Arabic Dialect: Basic Level

AR-8: Arabic Dialect: Intermediate Level

• 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
• 140291 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
• 140292 VO Arabic Dialect C: Syrian Arabic

AR-9: Arabic Dialect: Advanced Level

• 140037 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2 Cairene Arabic

AR-10: Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

• 140031 PS Introductory Seminar 1
• 140040 PS Introductory Seminar 1

AR-11: Selected Issues of Modern Oriental Research

• 140183 VO Political History of the Arab World (History of the Arabs in Classical Times 1)

AR-12: Seminar on Philology (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

• 140081 SE Seminar on Philology (Seminar on Modern Arabic Language)

AR-13: Seminar on Islamic Studies (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

3.3. APMG Turkish Studies

TU-2: Turkish, Basic Level II

TU-3: Turkish, Intermediate Level I

• 140164 VO Turkish Grammar III
• 140168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III

TU-4: Turkish, Intermediate Level II

TU-5: Turkish, Advanced Level I

TU-6: Tukish, Advanced Level II

TU-7: Persian, Basic Level

• 140035 UE Persian Grammar I

TU-8: Persian, Intermediate Level

• 140036 UE Reading and Discussing Persian Texts I

TU-9: Ottoman Studies

• 140166 UE Ottoman I

TU-10: Linguistic or Literary Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

TU-11: Historical-Cultural Seminar (incl. Bachelor's Paper)

TU-12: Society and Culture of Modern Turkey

B. Master Degree Programmes in Oriental Studies

1. Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Oriental Archaeology

a. Required Modules

1.1. Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140193 SE Philological seminars. Akkadian Seminar - Mathematical and Astronomical texts
• 140391 SE Philological seminars: Akkadian Seminar - Nuzi texts

1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Administrative documents from Girsu and Garshana

1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper

• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - Burials in the Ancient Near East

1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia

1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Semitisitcs

APM Archaeology

• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Tell Abu al-Kharaz, Jordan Valley: - Tel Abu al Kharaz, Jordan Valley
• 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II: Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper

WM Advanced Module on Philology II

WM South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

WM Sabean Studies

• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic

d. Master-Module

2. Arabic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History and Cultural History of the Arab World I

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World: Geographers (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature)

1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language) - "Der Feine Stil - Arabische Kunstprosa in abbasidischer Zeit (8.-11. Jh.)"

1.3. Dialectology

• 140300 VO Introduction into Arabic Dialectology

1.4. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM Media or History of Arabic Script

• 140042 UE Media Islam

APM Semitic Languages or Islam Religion

c. Language, Literatue and Media in the Arab World

1.1. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.2. Current Trends in Culture, Politics and Religion

1.3. Group of Elective Modules

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language) - "Der Feine Stil - Arabische Kunstprosa in abbasidischer Zeit (8.-11. Jh.)"

d. Language and Culture of South Arabia

1.1. Ancient South Arab Language

• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

1.2. South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140256 VU Geography and Culture in South Arabia

1.3. Sabean Studies

• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic

1.4. Alternative Required Module

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World: Geographers (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature)

e. Master-Module

3. Islamic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History of Ideas

• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam

1.2. Islamic Law

• 140127 SE Islamic Law

1.3. Modern Islam I

• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World

1.6. Older Islam I

• 140251 SE Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)

1.7. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Islam on the Internet

APM Media

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Modern Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140251 SE Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)

d. Master-Module

4. Turkish Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. Ottoman Literature I

• 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I

1.2. Ottoman Literature II

1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I

• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)

1.5. Ottoman-Historical Module II

• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)
• 140161 SE Seminar on Ottoman Cultural History

1.6. Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present

• 140123 UE The Language of the Old Turkic Inscriptions
• 140175 VO Turkic Languages and Peoples

1.7. Modern Turkish, Literature and Language

• 140167 UE Reading difficult Texts
• 140172 SE Seminar on Modern Turkish Literature - (Moderntürkisches literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar)

1.8. Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies

b. Master-Module

C. Complementary Study Programmes (Minor) Oriental Studies

1. Arabic Culture and Language (30 ECTS)

• 140038 VO Basic Course in Arabic 1
• 140183 VO Political History of the Arab World (History of the Arabs in Classical Times 1)
• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

2. Islam History and Religion (30 ECTS)

• 140169 VO History of Events of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey - (bis in die Gegenwart)
• 140183 VO Political History of the Arab World (History of the Arabs in Classical Times 1)

3. Turkish Studies I (15 ECTS)

EC-TU-I-1

• 140169 VO History of Events of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey - (bis in die Gegenwart)

EC-TU-I-2

• 140175 VO Turkic Languages and Peoples

EC-TU-I-3A

• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa

EC-TU-I-3B

4. Turkish Studies II (15 ECTS)

EC-TU-II-1

EC-TU-II-2

• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)

D. Diploma Degree Programme in Oriental Studies

1. Ancient Semitic Philology and Oriental Archaeology

• 140003 UE Reading of Ancient Hebrew texts
• 140051 PS Sumerian II: Sumerian Reading I - Excerpts from Sumerian hymns
• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - Burials in the Ancient Near East
• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Tell Abu al-Kharaz, Jordan Valley: - Tel Abu al Kharaz, Jordan Valley
• 140105 SE Metapors in textual and pictorial sources
• 140193 SE Philological seminars. Akkadian Seminar - Mathematical and Astronomical texts
• 140391 SE Philological seminars: Akkadian Seminar - Nuzi texts
• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Administrative documents from Girsu and Garshana

2. Arabic Studies and Islamic Studies

• 140001 VO Introduction to Oriental Studies
• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language) - "Der Feine Stil - Arabische Kunstprosa in abbasidischer Zeit (8.-11. Jh.)"
• 140037 UE Arabic Dialect F: Conversations / Texts 2 Cairene Arabic
• 140039 UE Arabic Language I - Media
• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1
• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140081 SE Seminar on Philology (Seminar on Modern Arabic Language)
• 140118 UE Arabic H: Conversations and Translations (Oral Mod. Stand. Ar. Drills for Adv. Students 1-2)
• 140127 SE Islamic Law
• 140183 VO Political History of the Arab World (History of the Arabs in Classical Times 1)
• 140191 VO Modern Arab History 2
• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic
• 140243 SE Seminar for Postgraduate Students
• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1
• 140251 SE Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)
• 140256 VU Geography and Culture in South Arabia
• 140290 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
• 140291 UE Arabic Dialect D: Syrian Arabic
• 140292 VO Arabic Dialect C: Syrian Arabic
• 140300 VO Introduction into Arabic Dialectology
• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam
• 140312 VO Cultural and Economic Geography of the Near East and North Africa
• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World: Geographers (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature)
• 140323 UE Arabic L - Readings in Arabic Literature

3. Turkish Studies

• 140035 UE Persian Grammar I
• 140123 UE The Language of the Old Turkic Inscriptions
• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)
• 140161 SE Seminar on Ottoman Cultural History
• 140164 VO Turkish Grammar III
• 140166 UE Ottoman I
• 140167 UE Reading difficult Texts
• 140168 UE Turkish Conversation Class III
• 140169 VO History of Events of the Ottoman Empire and Turkey - (bis in die Gegenwart)
• 140172 SE Seminar on Modern Turkish Literature - (Moderntürkisches literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar)
• 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I
• 140386 SE Turkic Seminar: Ancient Turkic Literary Languages of Central Asia

14.03. South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme - Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet

• 080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
• 080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert

1. Orientation Period

M1: Introduction to the Degree Programme in "Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet"

• 140070 VO Introduction to Indology
• 140136 VO Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies
• 140344 VO Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies

2. Group of Required Modules - Fields of Work

M3: Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology

M4: Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M5: Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies

3. Required Module incl. Bachelor's Papers

M18: Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet

4. Alternative Groups of Required Modules

4.1. APMG - First Language

A1: APMG - Sanskrit as First Language

• 140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
• 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I

• 140078 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students

• 140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
• 140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
• 140372 UE Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play

B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language

• 140068 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
• 140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I

• 140069 UE Readings in Classical Tibetan I: Biographical material on Dignaga
• 140158 UE Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students: - Selected passages of rGyal tshab's commentary on the Pamanaviniscaya

• 140146 UE Selected readings in Sutra-Texts from the Kanjur

C1: APMG - Modern Indian Language as First Language

• 140365 VO+UE [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
• 140366 UE [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I

• 140362 UE [ en ] Hindi for Advanced Students
• 140370 UE [ en ] Readings in Hindi for Beginners

• 140103 UE [ en ] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
• 140108 UE Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts

4.2. APMG - Second Language

A2: APMG - Sanskrit as Second Language

• 140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
• 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I

B2: APMG - Classical Tibetan as Second Language

• 140068 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Tibetan I
• 140329 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Tibetan I

C2: APMG - Modern Indian Language as Second Language

• 140365 VO+UE [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
• 140366 UE [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I

D2: APMG - Modern Tibetan as Second Language

• 140139 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
• 140140 UE Practice for Introduction to Modern Tibetan I

5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History

M9: Basics of Cultural History A

• 100022 VO Lecture course: Modern German Literature
• 140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
• 140147 VO The Development of Buddhist Tantra
• 140155 VO [ en ] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
• 140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
• 140321 VO rGyud bzhi - the four Tantras of Tibetan Medicine
• 140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
• 140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film

M10: Basics of Cultural History B

• 140110 PS The Development of Hindi narrative Prose
• 140129 PS Indian Goddesses as mirrored by western and indian feminism
• 140310 PS Princes and "little kings": Political power structures in colonial India
• 140324 PS Basic questions of Madhyamaka from the point of view of the history of philosophy.
• 140345 PS Eristic in Buddhism - form and role of religious and philosophical debate in Indian and Tibetan traditions

M13: Culture - Language - Society A

M14: Culture - Language - Society B

6. Group of Elective Modules - Applied Cultural Studies

M15a: Field Trip

M15b: Regional Cultures

• 140115 UE Modern Cultural History of Nepal
• 140350 UE [ en ] Introduction to the Cultural History and Language of Muslims in Modern South Asia

M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language

• 140078 VO+UE Classical Sanskrit for Advanced Students

M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language

• 140069 UE Readings in Classical Tibetan I: Biographical material on Dignaga
• 140158 UE Classical Tibetan for Advanced Students: - Selected passages of rGyal tshab's commentary on the Pamanaviniscaya

M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language

• 140362 UE [ en ] Hindi for Advanced Students
• 140370 UE [ en ] Readings in Hindi for Beginners

M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language

• 140067 UE Modern Tibetan for Advanced Students
• 140221 UE Readings in Modern Tibetan

B. Master Degree Programmes in Indology, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

• 080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
• 080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert

1. Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Comparative Philology of Buddhist Tradition

• 140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism outside of South Asia

• 140148 UE Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
• 140153 UE Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM 3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area

• 140139 VO+UE Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
• 140140 UE Practice for Introduction to Modern Tibetan I
• 140365 VO+UE [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
• 140366 UE [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I

APM 3b: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of the Cultural Area

• 140053 UE Introduction to Literary Mongolian
• 140063 UE Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
• 140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
• 140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II

c. Required Modules

M4: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism I

M5: Culture and History of Buddhism I

M6: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism

d. Alternative Required Module 7

APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Buddhism II

• 140315 SE Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
• 140327 SE dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works

APM 7b: Culture and History of Buddhism II

• 140149 SE The 84 Mahasiddhas

e. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Buddhist Studies

• 140152 KO Colloquium on Buddhist Studies for advances students: - Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatara

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

2. Modern South Asian Culture and Society

a. Required Modules

M1: Modern South Asian Society

• 140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900

M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia

• 140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India
• 140350 UE [ en ] Introduction to the Cultural History and Language of Muslims in Modern South Asia
• 140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film

M3: Modern South Asian Culture Studies - Practical Training

• 140112 UE The Partition of British India and its Impact on the Current Situation
• 140115 UE Modern Cultural History of Nepal

M4: Modern South Asian History

M7: Modern South Asian Languages - Practical Training

M8: Modern South Asian Language Traditions

• 140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM 5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

APM 6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area

c. Master-Module

M9: Master's Colloquium

• 140311 KO Colloquium on Modern South Asian Studies for advanced students

M10: Master's Thesis

M11: Master's Examination

3. Philosophies and Religions of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: History and Teachings of a Selected Philosophical-Religious Tradition of South Asia

• 140315 SE Dharmakirtis Hetubindu 1
• 140373 SE Bhasarvajna's Nyayabhusana II

M2: Philosophy and Religion of South Asia, Past and Present

• 140063 UE Materials on ancient Indian epistemology: - on the duality of subject and object in Buddhism and Saivism
• 140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat

M3: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

• 140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
• 140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II

M4: Core Issues of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

M5: Aspects of the History of Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

M6: Advanced Philology and Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia

M7: Philosophy and Religion in the Cultural History of South Asia and Tibet

• 140091 SE Hastisailamahatmya - The legend of the origin of the Varadarajasvami temple in Kanchi

b. Master-Modules

M8: Master's Colloquium

• 140126 KO Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

4. Languages and Literatures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Aspects of Language and Literature in the History of South Asia

• 140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
• 140155 VO [ en ] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine

M2: Ancient Indian Forms of Language/Literary Genres

M3: Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140130 UE Candrakirti's Commentary on Aryadeva's Catuhsataka
• 140134 UE The Pali Language and its Grammatical Structures in the light of the Jatakatthavannana
• 140371 UE Readings in the Vaisesikasutra with Candrananda's Commentary II
• 140372 UE Reading and literary backdrop of a Sanskrit play

M4: Modern Forms of Language/Literary Genres

• 140103 UE [ en ] Nepalim V: The Nepali Novel and Lainsimh Bandel's Langadako sathi
• 140108 UE Hindi V: Rahul Sankrityayana's Travel Accounts

M5: Philology and Hermeneutics of Ancient Indian Texts

M6: Philology and Hermeneutics of Middle Indian resp. Hybrid/Classical Texts

M7: Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts and Traditions

• 140322 SE Journalism in India around 1900

b. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on the Languages and Literatures of South Asia

• 140126 KO Colloquium on religion and philosophy as mirrored in Sanskrit literature for advanced MA students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

5. Tibetology

a. Required Modules

M1: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area

• 140095 UE Practice for Introduction to Classical Sanskrit
• 140365 VO+UE [ en ] Introduction to Nepali I
• 140366 UE [ en ] Practice for Introduction to Nepali I
• 140376 VO+UE Introduction to Classical Sanskrit I

M2: Text Hermeneutics in the Field of Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet

• 140148 UE Readings in the Hevajratantra and its Commentaries
• 140153 UE Readings in 'Jam mgon kong sprul blo gros mtha' yas' gZhan stong dbu ma chen po'i Ita khrid

M3: Modern Tibetan

• 140141 UE Modern Tibetan for More Advanced Students

M4: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet

M5: Philosophical-Religous Traditions of Tibet I

M6: Culture and History of Tibet I

b. Alternative Requirede Module

APM 7a: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet II

• 140327 SE dGe 'dun chos 'phel: Life and Works

APM 7b: Culture and History of Tibet II

• 140149 SE The 84 Mahasiddhas

c. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium on Tibetology

• 140159 KO Colloquium on Tibetan Studies for advanced students

M9: Master's Thesis

M10: Master's Examination

1. Indology

• 080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
• 080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert

1. Indology

• 080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art
• 080198 AG Work Group: Postcolonial theories, art and visual media in 19th + 20th cent. India and Tibet - im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert

2. Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

• 080051 SE Seminar: Buddhist Narrative Art

D. Complementary Study Programmes (Minors)

EC1 South Asian Studies, Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M1: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

M2: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Tibet

M3: Basics of Philosophy, Religion and Culture of Buddhism

EC2 South Asian Studies

• 140317 VO History, literature, religion: Interpretations of the 19th century in India

M1 Introduction to South Asian Studies

• 140070 VO Introduction to Indology
• 140344 VO Introduction to Modern South Asian Studies

M2: Basics of Cultural History

• 140131 VO Words for "Woman" in Old Indian Literature. - Semantics, etymologies and contexts, and their cultural implications
• 140155 VO [ en ] Introduction to Classical Indian Medicine
• 140374 VO Islamic (Sufi) movements on the Indian subcontinent until the end of the Delhi-Sultanat
• 140378 VO Passages to Bollywood: on the History of the Hindi Film

EC3 Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

M1 Introduction to Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

• 140136 VO Introduction to Buddhist and Tibetan Studies

M2: Basics of Cultural History

• 140147 VO The Development of Buddhist Tantra
• 140321 VO rGyud bzhi - the four Tantras of Tibetan Medicine

14.04. International Development Studies

A. Bachelor Degree Programme in International Development Studies

1. Introductory Stage - STEP

• 140062 VO Orientation
• 140064 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140065 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140066 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140097 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140111 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140156 UE Orientation and Academic Writing
• 140313 VO EF1 - E I - Introduction to International Development
• 140005 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140213 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140233 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140235 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140236 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140237 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies
• 140187 VO Development Co-operation
• 140316 VO KS1 - K III - Einführung in die Entwicklungssoziologie
• 140252 VO KP1 - K V - Introduction into Politics from the Perspective of International Development
• 140326 AG EF2 - EI - Introduction to Development Studies

2. Module Sociological and Political Aspects of Development Studies

• 140007 KU Philosophy and Critique of Social Science
• 140253 KU Philosophy and Critique of Social Science
• 140260 KU Social and Political Aspects of Development - International Political Ecology
• 140261 KU Social and Political Aspects of Development - Theories and Politics of Human Rights
• 140015 KU Social and Political Aspects of Development - The Development Policy of the European Union between security and development
• 140259 KU Social and Political Aspects of Development - Conflicts in Southeast Asia

3. Module Introduction to Development Economics

• 140016 KU Introductory Seminar: Development Economics
• 140263 KU Introductory Seminar: Development Economics
• 140265 KU [ en ] KW2 - K VI - Introductory Seminar: Development Economics - International Environment and Economic Development

4. Module Development Studies in Historical Context

• 140269 KU International Development in historical Context
• 140271 KU International Development in historical Context
• 140325 KU International Development in historical Context
• 140050 KU Introductory Seminar: African History
• 140048 KU Introductory Seminar African History: Critical Evaluation of Sources

5. Module Development Policy and Development Cooperation

• 140264 KU Discussion Class: Development Co - operation and Politics
• 140276 KU Discussion Class: Development Co - operation and Politics
• 140277 KU Discussion Class: Development Co - operation and Politics

6. Module Applied Fields of Development Studies and Professional Skills

• 140273 UE PR1 - P I - Introduction to Development Planning
• 140275 UE PR1 - P I - Introduction to Development Planning
• 140201 UE PR1 - P II - Just social change - community based project planning and implementation
• 140280 UE PR1 - P II - Project Design
• 140008 UE PR1 - P II - Design, Monitoring and Evaluation of Co-operation Projects
• 140281 UE PR1 - P II - Translating academic theory into development co-operation
• 140195 UE PR1 - P III - Workshop: Academic Writing and Knowledge Transfer
• 140282 UE PR1 - P III - Communication Basics
• 140286 UE PR1 - P III - Intercultural Interacting
• 140296 UE PR1 - P III - Interculturality: Concept - Approaches - Adoptions
• 140339 UE PR1 - P III - Constructive coping with conflicts
• 140185 UE PR1 - P I - AG Project Cycle Management - von industriellen Entwicklungsprojekten
• 140250 UE Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding in Development Cooperation
• 140333 SE Development Planning - Inclusive Development - (Menschen mit Behinderung)

7. Module Regional and Thematic Specialization

• 140297 VO RTV - KOA - War(s) in the Periphery
• 070148 VO Late Modern History (approx. 1800 to approx. 1914) - Naturkatastrophen und ihre Bewältigung

8. Module Transdisciplinary Development Research

• 140019 VO Trans-disciplinary Development Research I: - An International Political Economy Approach
• 140299 KU Trans-disciplinary Development Research I: - An International Political Economy Approach
• 140301 KU Trans-disciplinary Development Research I: - An International Political Economy Approach
• 140188 KU Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research II - Theories in Global Political Economy
• 140302 KU Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research II - Culture - identity - gender. Critical revisions of unambiguity and definiteness from a cultural, postcolonial, queer and gender perspective.
• 140303 KU Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research II - Theories in Global Political Economy
• 140305 KU [ en ] Introductory Seminar: Transdisciplinary Development Research II - Theories in Global Political Economy

9. Bachelor Module

• 140087 SE Bachelor Seminar: History, Applied African Linguistics and International Development

B. Master Degree Programme in Development Studies (starting in WS 2010 at the earliest)

C. Individual Diploma Programme in Development Studies (expiring)