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Oriental Studies

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Bachelor Oriental Studies (600 [4] - Version 2022)

Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)

Compulsory Module OR-1 Introduction to Oriental Studies (2 ECTS)

Group of Elective Modules Einführung in die orientalischen Sprachen (14 ECTS out of 2 Elective Modules)

OR-2a/AO-1 Introduction to Babylonian I (7 ECTS)
OR-2b/AR-1 Introduction to Arabic I (7 ECTS)
OR-2c/TU-1 Introduction to Turkish I (7 ECTS)

Group of Compulsory Modules Oriental Studies (43 ECTS)

OR-3 Cultural and Economic Geography of the Middle East and North Africa (5 ECTS)

OR-4 Religious History of the Middle East (6 ECTS)

OR-5 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)

OR-6 History of the Middle East and North Africa after the Rise of Islam (8 ECTS)

OR-7 History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey (8 ECTS)

OR-8 Cultural and Historical Continuities (8 ECTS)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules (91 ECTS)

Ancient Near Eastern Philology and Archaeology (91 ECTS)

AO-2 Babylonian II (9 ECTS)
AO-3 Babylonian III and Academic Research and Writing (7 ECTS)
AO-4 Sumerian I (9 ECTS)
AO-5 Sumerian II and Academic Research and Writing (7 ECTS)
AO-6 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology I (5 ECTS)
AO-7 Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology II (5 ECTS)
AO-8 Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)
AO-9 Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) (5 ECTS)
AO-10 Alternative Compulsory Module (10 ECTS out of one of the following Modules)
AO-10-1 Languages of Mesopotamia’s Neighbouring Regions (10 ECTS)
AO-10-2 Material Culture of Mesopotamia (10 ECTS)
AO-11 Alternative Compulsory Module (10 ECTS out of one of the following Modules)
AO-11-1 Philology Seminars (10 ECTS)
AO-11-2 Seminars on History, Material Culture and Cultural History (10 ECTS)
AO-12 Elective Modules (16 ECTS out of 2 Elective Modules)
AO-12-1 Seminar on Akkadian (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
AO-12-2 Seminar on Sumerology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
AO-12-3 Seminar on Archaeology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

Arabic and Islamic Studies (91 ECTS)

AR-2 Language Module: Arabic II (12 ECTS)
AR-3 Language Module: Arabic III (12 ECTS)
AR-4 Language Module: Arabic IV (12 ECTS)
AR-5 Language Module: Arabic V (6 ECTS)
AR-6 Language Module: Arabic VI (6 ECTS)
AR-7 Arabic Dialect (Basic Level) (5 ECTS)
AR-8 Arabic Dialect (Intermediate Level) (5 ECTS)
AR-9 Arabic Dialect (Advanced Level) (6 ECTS)
AR-10 Introduction to Academic Methods (3 ECTS)
AR-11 Introduction to Selected Fields of Arabic and Islamic Studies (4 ECTS)
AR-12 Selected Fields of Modern Middle Eastern Studies (4 ECTS)
AR-13 Seminar on Philology (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
AR-14 Seminar on Islamic Studies (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)

Turkish Studies (91 ECTS)

TU-2 Turkish, Basic Level II (8 ECTS)
TU-3 Turkish, Intermediate Level I (6 ECTS)
TU-4 Turkish, Intermediate Level II (10 ECTS)
TU-5 Turkish, Advanced Level I (7 ECTS)
TU-6 Turkish, Advanced Level II (8 ECTS)
TU-7 Persian, Basic Level (8 ECTS)
TU-8 Introduction to Academic Methods and Selected Fields of Turkish Studies (6 ECTS)
TU-9 Ottoman I (8 ECTS)
TU-10 Ottoman II (8 ECTS)
TU-11 Seminar on Linguistics or Literature (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
TU-12 Seminar on Turkish History and Cultural History (including BA Thesis) (8 ECTS)
TU-13 Society and Culture of Modern Turkey (6 ECTS)

Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology (672)

Compulsory Modules (56 ECTS)

Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)

Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)

History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia (8 ECTS)

Advanced Module on Philology I (8 ECTS)

Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper (16 ECTS)

Alternative Copulsory Modules (8 ECTS)

APM Semitisitcs (8 ECTS)

APM Archaeology (8 ECTS)

Group of Elective Modules(16 ECTS)

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper (8 ECTS)

WM Advanced Module on Philology II (8 ECTS)

WM South Arabia, Past and Present (8 ECTS)

WM Sabean Studies (8 ECTS)

Master-Module (8 ECTS)

Master-Seminar (8 ECTS)

Master Turkish Studies (675 [2] - Version 2020)

Groups of compulsory modules I-II (62 ECTS)

GCM I: History, Culture and Politics of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey (52 ECTS)

M1 CM: Archives, Sources and Research Approaches in Ottoman Studies (10 ECTS)
M2 CM: Transformation in the Ottoman Empire: From Empire to Nation (16 ECTS)
M3 CM: Archives, Sources and Research Approaches in Turkish Studies (10 ECTS)
M4 CM: Turkey in a Global World: The Republic of Turkey in Transition (16 ECTS)

GCM II: Language, Literature, Society (10 ECTS)

M5a Alternative CM: Ottoman Literature (10 ECTS)
M5b Alternative CM: Modern Turkish Literature and Society (10 ECTS)

Groups of elective modules I-III (30 ECTS)

GEM I: Regional and Thematic Focus

M5.1a Ottoman Literature (10 ECTS)
M5.1b Modern Turkish Literature and Society (10 ECTS)
M6 Advanced Turkish: Languages for Specific Purposes and Everyday Use (10 ECTS)
M7 Reading Primary Sources: Ottoman / Turkish (10 ECTS)
M8 Individual Specialisation (10 ECTS)
M9 Central Asia (10 ECTS)
M10 Digital Humanities for Orientalist Scholars (10 ECTS)
M11 International Contextualisation (30 ECTS)

GEM II: Interdisciplinarity Transottomanica

M12 History of South-Eastern Europe, Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies, Alevi Theological Studies, Islamic Art History (10 ECTS)

GEM III: Interdisciplinarity History, DH, Comparative Literature

M13 Digital Humanities, Comparative Literature, Contemporary History, History of Science, Global History, History of South-Eastern Europe, Gender History, Media History, Public History (10 ECTS)

CM: Master’s Module

M14 CM Master’s Thesis Coaching (4 ECTS)

Master Arab World Studies: Language and Society (676 [2] - Version 2022)

Group of Compulsory Modules Common Core (16 ECTS)

GK-1 Basics of Arabic Linguistics and Philology (8 ECTS)

GK-2 Basics of Societies in the Modern Arab World (8 ECTS)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules (32 ECTS)

Religion and Politics (32 ECTS)

RP-1 Islam in the Arab World and Beyond (8 ECTS)
RP-2 Arabic-Islamic Heritage (8 ECTS)
RP-3 Social, Political and Religious Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)
RP-4 The Arab World and the Internet (8 ECTS)

Arabic Linguistics with Emphasis on Spoken Varieties (32 ECTS)

AS-1 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)
AS-2 Geographical and Typological Classification of Arabic Dialects (8 ECTS)
AS-3 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics I (8 ECTS)
AS-4 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics II (8 ECTS)

Arabic Texts from the Classical and Post-Classical Periods (32 ECTS)

AT-1 Texts: Their Materiality and Content (8 ECTS)
AT-2 Texts from a Synchronic Perspective (8 ECTS)
AT-3 Texts from a Diachronic Perspective (8 ECTS)
AT-4 Reading of Classical and Post-Classical Texts (8 ECTS)

Group of Elective Modules (32 ECTS) - freely selectable, unless included in the chosen alternative compulsory module

WM-1 Arabic Popular Culture (8 ECTS)

WM-2 History of Culture and Science in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-3 Security Policy in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-4 Internet Structures in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-5 Modern Written Arabic Language: Conversation and Translation (8 ECTS)

WM-6 Media Arabic: Listening Comprehension, Analysis (8 ECTS)

WM-7 Paleography and Codicology (8 ECTS)

WM-8 Afroasiatic Language I (8 ECTS)

WM-9 Afroasiatic Language II (8 ECTS)

WM-10 South Arabia in the Past and Today (8 ECTS)

WM-11 Regional and Thematic Focus: Workshop or Excursion (16 ECTS)

WM-12 Urbanisation in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-13 Art and Architecture in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-14 Current Discussions in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-15 Digital Humanities in Arabic Studies (8 ECTS)

WM-16 Arabic Dialect (16 ECTS)

WM-17 Islam in the Arab World and Beyond (8 ECTS)

WM-18 Arabic-Islamic Heritage (8 ECTS)

WM-19 Social, Political and Religious Movements in the Arab World (8 ECTS)

WM-20 The Arab World and the Internet (8 ECTS)

WM-21 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)

WM-22 Geographical and Typological Classification of Arabic Dialects (8 ECTS)

WM-23 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics I (8 ECTS)

WM-24 Selected Topics of Arabic Dialectology and Linguistics II (8 ECTS)

WM-25 Texts: Their Materiality and Content (8 ECTS)

WM-26 Texts from a Synchronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

WM-27 Texts from a Diachronic Perspective (8 ECTS)

WM-28 Reading of Classical and Post-Classical Texts (8 ECTS)

Master Arabic Linguistics (578 [1] - Version 2025)

Compulsory module: General Linguistics (7 ECTS)

GLI-1 General Linguistics (7 ECTS)

Compulsory module: Arabic Dialectology (24 ECTS)

DIA-1 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)

DIA-2 Geographical and Typological Classification of Arabic Dialects (8 ECTS)

DIA-3 Geographical Focus (8 ECTS)

Compulsory module: Arabic Sociolinguistics (15 ECTS)

SOL-1 Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Arabic Sociolinguistics (7 ECTS)

SOL-2 Arabic Sociolinguistics: Selected Topics (8 ECTS)

Compulsory module: Master’s Thesis Preparation (8 ECTS)

MAP-1 Master’s Thesis Preparation (8 ECTS)

Elective module group: Diachrony - Typology - Contact (16 ECTS)

DTC-1 Diachronic Aspects in Arabic Linguistics (8 ECTS)

DTC-2 Typology (8 ECTS)

DTC-3 Grammaticalisation (8 ECTS)

DTC-4 Arabic in Contact with Other Languages (8 ECTS)

Elective module group: Regional Specialisation - Arabic Dialects (10 ECTS)

ADI-1 Arabic Dialect - Basic Level A (5 ECTS)

ADI-2 Arabic Dialect - Basic Level B (5 ECTS)

ADI-3 Arabic Dialect - Medium Level A (5 ECTS)

ADI-4 Arabic Dialect - Medium Level B (5 ECTS)

Elective module group: Afro-Asiatic Languages and Linguistic Specialisation (16 ECTS)

AAS-1 Afro-Asiatic Languages A (8 ECTS)

AAS-2 Afro-Asiatic Languages B (8 ECTS)

LIS-1 Linguistic Specialisation A (8 ECTS)

LIS-2 Linguistic Specialisation B (8 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Turkish History, Literature and Culture (640 [2] - Version 2017)

Compulsory modules TU (15 ECTS)

EC-TU-1 Turkish cultural history within the framework of Middle Eastern cultures (5 ECTS)

EC-TU-2 Aspects of Turkish culture, history and literature in past and present (11 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum North Africa and Near East: Religion and Politics (642)

Compulsory modules RPAR (15 ECTS)

RPAR-1 Selected Topics of Modern Oriental Studies (6 ECTS)

RPAR-2 Study of Religions

RPAR-3-1 Politics and History: Iran (5 ECTS)

RPAR-3-2 Politics and History: Turkey (6 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum The Arab World: Language and Culture (643)

Compulsory modules SKAR (15 ECTS)

SKAR-1

SKAR-2

SKAR-3

Extension Curriculum History and Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia (644)

Compulsory modules AOGK (15 ECTS)

AOGK-1 Ancient Near Eastern History (8 ECTS)

AOGK-2 Ancient Near Eastern Cultural History and Archaeology (7 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Ancient Near Eastern Languages (645)

Compulsory modules AOP (15 ECTS)

AOP-1 Introduction to Ancient Near Eastern philology (7 ECTS)

AOP-2 Ancient Near Eastern philology: Advanced Module (8 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Iranian History and Culture (646)

Compulsory modules IRGK (15 ECTS)

IRGK-1 History of Iran (7 ECTS)

IRGK-2 Cultural History of Iran (8 ECTS)

Extension curriculum Society and Law in the Islamic World (648)

Compulsory modules GRIW (15 ECTS)

GRIW-1 Introduction to Islamic Jurisprudence (7 ECTS)

GRIW-2 Specialisation (8 ECTS)

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