B. Master Degree Programme in Science of Religion

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

• 010082 VO Study of the Eastern Churches
• 010109 VO Westafrican Religions: An Introduction
• 010135 VO [ en ] Mesoamerican Religions
• 010223 VO Church History Compact II - A Survey of the History of the second Christian Millenium
• 060055 VO+UE Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt
• 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
• 140143 VO [ en ] Selected Chapters from the Religious History of Tibet: - The Time of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties in China
• 140147 VO Religious Reform Movements in South India
• 140149 VO [ en ] Historical and Religious Contacts between the Uygurs and the Tibetans - from the Tang to the End of the Yuan Era
• 140316 VO Kush and the Ancient World
• 150062 VO+UE New Religious Movements in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam)
• 150087 VO Religions in Japan
• 180675 VO Introduction to Chinese Thought - From Moti at Zhuangzi

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

• 010035 SE Pius XI. and Austria - Erste Republik, Ständestaat und Anschluss im Lichte neu zugänglicher Vatikanischer Quellen
• 140031 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Cultural-Historical Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140078 SE Seminar on Modern Islam
• 140115 PS Globalized Buddhism
• 140483 PS Theory and Practice of the Staging of a Sanskrit Play
• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 140543 UE The Way to Liberation in Kashmir Shaivism according to Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka

M03: Comparative Systematic Science of Religion

• 010110 VO An Introduction into Ritual Theory

M04: Applied Systematics

• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions

M05: Religion and Society

• 010122 SE Introduction in Sociology of Religion
• 010133 SE [ en ] Interpreting Modernity

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 010132 SE [ en ] The role of religion in the acculturation of migrants: Psychological perspectives.
• 020041 SE Psychology of Religion

M07: Additional Subject Areas

• 010038 VO Philosophical Theology
• 010112 VO Philosophy of Religion. An Introduction
• 030364 VO muslims in austria
• 030416 VO Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
• 060062 VO Kabbalistic Elements in popular movies
• 090099 SE Holy Places of the Three Monotheistic Religions
• 140060 VO History, Politics and Islam (special themes)
• 140182 KU Politics and Religions in East Africa
• 140540 SE The Senses, their Nature and Function in Indian Philosophy
• 180675 VO Introduction to Chinese Thought - From Moti at Zhuangzi
• 240006 VO VO Central Fields of Research
• 240046 VO From "Oya" to "Storm" - Transculturality, Resistance, Popularization and the Historic Basics of an Afroamerican Religion in the 21st Century using the Example of the Orisha-Religion in Trinidad.

M08: Reading Theological Texts

• 010010 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010033 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010108 SE Ancient Christian Documents of the Eucharist
• 010134 SE Islamic Mysticism
• 010265 SE Bhagavad Gita
• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 020012 SE Themes of Old Testament research - The mountain as holy place in the Old Testament
• 140508 UE Selected Passages of rGyal tshab's Commentary on the Pramanaviniscaya
• 140528 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga: Its Place in the History of Ideas
• 140529 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga - Philological Analysis of the Tibetan Commentary by consulting the Sanskrit Root text

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010120 SE Phenomenology of Religion. Classics, Criticism, New Approaches
• 010121 SE SE Recent Research Approaches Science of Religions - Etic and Emic Research Approaches in the Study of Religion and Anthropology of Religion

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 010094 WS Workplace Migration
• 010131 EX Excursion Hungary
• 010324 SE Titel
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 020018 EX Archaeological field research: Jerusalem

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

M13: Advanced Source Language

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010107 VO Jewish / Christian / Muslim Milieus of the Habsburg Empire
• 010223 VO Church History Compact II - A Survey of the History of the second Christian Millenium
• 030364 VO muslims in austria
• 060055 VO+UE Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt
• 140031 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Cultural-Historical Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140064 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Discussions on Religion
• 140115 PS Globalized Buddhism
• 140127 VO Islam in Asia outside the Arab World
• 140159 VO Ritual and Myth in the Central and Eastern Himalayas
• 140543 UE The Way to Liberation in Kashmir Shaivism according to Abhinavagupta's Tantraloka
• 150062 VO+UE New Religious Movements in East Asia (China, Korea, Japan and Vietnam)
• 010082 VO Study of the Eastern Churches
• 010109 VO Westafrican Religions: An Introduction
• 010135 VO [ en ] Mesoamerican Religions
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 140143 VO [ en ] Selected Chapters from the Religious History of Tibet: - The Time of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties in China
• 140147 VO Religious Reform Movements in South India
• 140149 VO [ en ] Historical and Religious Contacts between the Uygurs and the Tibetans - from the Tang to the End of the Yuan Era

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

• 010110 VO An Introduction into Ritual Theory
• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

• 010118 SE Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context

M18: Advanced History of Religion

• 010035 SE Pius XI. and Austria - Erste Republik, Ständestaat und Anschluss im Lichte neu zugänglicher Vatikanischer Quellen
• 140031 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Cultural-Historical Investigations into the Vajrasuci

M19: Advanced Methodology

• 010074 SE Basics and methods for scientifically working in Church History
• 010118 SE Contemporary challenges of pastoral care in a theological context
• 010120 SE Phenomenology of Religion. Classics, Criticism, New Approaches
• 010121 SE SE Recent Research Approaches Science of Religions - Etic and Emic Research Approaches in the Study of Religion and Anthropology of Religion

M20: Advanced Systematics

• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010044 SE Hegel's Phänomenology of the Spirit
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 030075 SE Religionsfreiheit und europäisches Antidiskriminierungsrecht (Judikaturseminar) - (auch für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen)
• 030112 SE Eastun churches in Austria: Legal History and actual Legal questions - Church-Nation-State
• 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law - Womens Rights and cultural identy
• 030442 KU Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
• 140182 KU Politics and Religions in East Africa
• 150091 SE The Agnostic Movement (fei zongjiao yundong) in China's Early 1920's
• 030629 SE European Law and Jewish Issues - (auch für DiplomandInnen und DissertantInnen)
• 180661 SE Proof of God's existence - Ihre logischen, gesellschaftlichen und systematischen Subtexte

M22: Advanced Reading

• 010010 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010033 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 010108 SE Ancient Christian Documents of the Eucharist
• 010134 SE Islamic Mysticism
• 010265 SE Bhagavad Gita
• 020006 SE The Portrayal and Perception of Jesus Christ in other religions
• 020007 SE Muslim invitation for dialogue - Comments on the letter of 138 Muslim scholars to the heads of all Christian denominations
• 020012 SE Themes of Old Testament research - The mountain as holy place in the Old Testament
• 140508 UE Selected Passages of rGyal tshab's Commentary on the Pramanaviniscaya
• 140528 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga: Its Place in the History of Ideas
• 140529 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga - Philological Analysis of the Tibetan Commentary by consulting the Sanskrit Root text