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 - Historisch-literarische Texte der Spätzeit

1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Gilgamesch und der Himmelsstier

1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper

• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - "Wohnbauten in Baylonien: Probleme und Grenzen der archäologischen Analyse"

1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia

1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Semitisitcs

• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

APM Archaeology

• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. - Ausgrabungen in Jordanien
• 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II: - Fragestellungen und Forschungsstand

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper

WM Advanced Module on Philology II

WM South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140009 VU South Arabian History and Archaeology

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 (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature) - "Landwirtschaft"

1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language)

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

• 140014 UE Arabic palaeography and epigraphy
• 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

WM Arabic Language and Literature II (8 ECTS)

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language)

WM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II (8 ECTS)

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

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

• 140009 VU South Arabian History and Archaeology

1.3. Sabean Studies

• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic

1.4. Alternative Required Module

APM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature) - "Landwirtschaft"

APM Modern South Arabia

e. Master-Module

• 140008 SE Master Coaching Seminar (Seminar for Postgraduate Students)

3. Islamic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History of Ideas

• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)

1.2. Islamic Law

• 140127 SE Islamic Law

1.3. Modern Islam I

• 140011 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Religious Discussions
• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam - (Seminar on Modern Islam)

1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World

• 140015 SE Islam in Europe - Der Islam im österreichischen Diskurs

1.6. Older Islam I

1.7. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Islam on the Internet

• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online

APM Media

• 140042 UE Media Islam

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Modern Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam - (Seminar on Modern Islam)

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)

d. Master-Module

• 140007 SE Master Coaching Seminar (Seminar for Postgraduate Students)

4. Turkish Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. Ottoman Literature I

• 140157 VO History of Ottoman Literature
• 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I

1.2. Ottoman Literature II

1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

• 140162 UE Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics I

1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I

• 140160 VO Turkish Regional Studies I: Fiefs and Military Organization
• 140165 SE Ottoman-Historical Seminar

1.5. Ottoman-Historical Module II

1.6. Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present

1.7. Modern Turkish, Literature and Language

• 140167 UE Reading difficult Texts

1.8. Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies

b. Master-Module