B. Master Degree Programme in Study of Religions

1. Required Modules

M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 020005 VO Introduction to biblical archaeology
• 020009 VO History of Israel: Exile and Restoration
• 060004 VO STEOP: Introduction in Jewish History, Religion and Literature from the Antique Period until Today
• 060005 VO+UE [ de en ] The Jewish Communities in Austria - their daily life, religion, society and culture from the 14th until the mid-20th century.
• 060007 VO+UE Rabbinic Theology
• 060014 VO History, Culture, Literature and Religion in the Antique Period 1
• 060065 VO+UE Rabbinic Anthropology
• 060079 VO+UE Jews under Islam: Source study

2. Christianity

• 010065 VO Introduction to the Orthodox Church(es)
• 010330 VO Church history of Austria I
• 020030 VO STEOP: History of Protestant Reformation
• 020062 VO-L Reformation und konfessionelles Zeitalter

3. Islam

• 140011 VO Introduction into Modern Islamic Religious Discussions

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140147 VO [ en ] Dharmakirti and his Brahmin Interlocutor
• 140275 VO The Pancaratra Tradition

5. East-Asian Religions

• 150082 VO+UE [ en ] VU Introduction to Confucianism in East Asia

6. Historical Religions

• 060053 VO Introduction into the Religion of Ancient Egypt
• 090012 VO Cults and sanctuaries in the ancient landscape of Corinth
• 090047 VO Archaeological evidence of Roman Religion: Architecture
• 140058 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Gods and Temples of the Meroites

7. Others

• 010109 VO Westafrican Religions
• 240043 VO From "Oya" to "Storm" (3.3.5) - Transculturality, Resistance, Popularization and the Historic Basics of an Afroamerican Religion in the 21st Century using the Example of the Orisha-Religion in Trinidad

M02: Special Courses in History of Religion

1. Judaism

• 010003 FS Heresy and Orthodoxy? Popular Religion and Official Theology in the pre-exilic period
• 060006 SE [ he ] Exile and Homeland in Jewish History

2. Christianity

• 020007 SE Problems of the History of Early Christianity

3. Islam

• 140013 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam
• 140015 SE Islam in Europe - Der Islam im österreichischen Diskurs
• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam - (Seminar on Classical Islam)

4. Religions of Indian Origin

• 140109 SE The "Elements" in Indian Thought II
• 140258 SE Sutra, Mantra and Essence Mahamudra in the Works of Maitripa and his Disciples
• 140299 PS Notable Temples and Monasteries of Central and Western Tibet - Their History, Art, Architecture, Text Collections and Inscriptions
• 140307 UE [ en ] Sikhsim - History and Culture

5. East-Asian Religions

6. Historical Religions

• 090046 SE "I show, therefore I am thanking": Greek votive reliefs
• 090097 SE Sanctuaries in Ionia

7. Others

M03: Comparative Systematic Study of Religions

• 010055 VO Religion and Europe. A Conflictual Relationship!
• 010056 VO Dying, Death and Mourning in World Religions

M04: Applied Systematics

• 010058 SE The Psychedelic Movement as invisible Religion

M05: Religion and Society

M06: Psychology of Religion

• 020016 VO Religion and Psyche: An Introduction to the Psychology of Religion

M07: Additional Subject Areas

1. Missiology, Theology of Religion

2. Political Dimensions of Religions

• 240090 VO [ en ] Image, Power and Representation (P4)

3. Didactics of Religions

4. Aesthetics of Religions

• 020048 VO Cultural History of Christianity
• 090047 VO Archaeological evidence of Roman Religion: Architecture
• 140006 VO+UE Islam Online

5. Anthropology of Religion

• 240024 VO Anthropology of Religion and Consciousness
• 240039 VO VooDoo magic (3.3.5)

6. Philosophy of Religion

• 010044 BA Charles Taylor: Ethics, Politics and Religion in Modernity
• 010070 BA Philosophy, Atheism and Criticism of Religion in the documents of Vatican II
• 180115 VO-L Feminist Philosophy of Religion - An Introduction

7. Law of Religions

• 010036 VK Basic Terms of Canon Law
• 010047 VK The Teaching Office of the Church
• 020036 VU Rights of Religions and Religious Communities in Europe
• 030115 VO Law on Migration and Integration
• 030131 VO Islam in Austria: Legal perspectives

M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts

• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010062 PS Introduction to Exegetical Methods
• 060082 UE Hieroglyphic Texts I
• 140107 UE Readings in the Moksadharma - Cosmogony
• 140296 UE Agnyupasthana Texts of the Black Yajurveda
• 140298 UE [ en ] Sanskrit Buddhist Texts - Nagarjuna's Vigrahavyavartani

M09: Recent Research Approaches

• 010074 FS Doing Research in Study of Religions - Current methods and their application in research projects

M10: Science of Religion in Practice

• 010105 BA Living and Learning in the Context of Migration.
• 010208 BA Spirituality made concret II - New explorations in the Archdiocese of Vienna
• 020061 UE+EX Excursion: Wittenberg
• 020068 EX Excursion

2. Elective Modules

M12: Relevant Source Language

M13: Advanced Source Language

M14: Thesis Supervision

M15: Specialisation: History of Religion

• 010014 VO Church History Compact I

M16: Specialisation: Systematics

M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research

M18: Advanced History of Religion

M19: Advanced Methodology

• 010064 DS Basics and methods for scientifically working in Church History

M20: Advanced Systematics

M21: Advanced Subject Area

• 010016 VU Theory of religious education - General subject didactics
• 010053 DS Basic Texts in the Interdisciplinary Discourse of Religion in Europe
• 010320 BA Liturgical signs and symbols
• 030060 SE The presence of Religion in public space - for diploma and doctoral students
• 030112 SE Law of the Christian East - Orthodoxy in Europe (for diploma and doctoral students)
• 030425 SE Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Revolutions and Woman´s Rights - for undergraduate and graduate students
• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140127 SE Islamic Law
• 180071 SE Hume, Feuerbarck, Marx, Freud
• 180095 SE Kant
• 240041 VS Shamanism and Ritual Healing (3.3.5) - Transpersonal Ways of Knowing and Research in Anthropology of Religion
• 240042 VS Body - Soul - Spirit: Conceptions of the World and of Personhood (3.3.5)

M22: Advanced Reading