Sinology

Bachelor Chinese Studies ( 611 [5] - Version 2022)

Introductory and Orientation Period (StEOP) (17 ECTS)

M01 Introduction to Modern Chinese 1 (9 ECTS)

• 150106 KSTEOP [ de zh ] ( OV STEOP ) Repetitorium to Modern Chinese 1a

M02 Introduction to Chinese Cultural History (4 ECTS)

• 150043 TR ( OV STEOP ) Tutorial STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Cultural History (M02)

M03 Introduction to Chinese Political History (4 ECTS)

• 150045 TR ( OV STEOP ) Tutorial STEOP: Introduction to Chinese Political History (M03)

M04 Introduction to Modern Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150039 KU [ de zh ] ( STEOP ) Repetitorium to M04 Speaking Lab 1a + Speaking Practice 1a

M1 Elementary Chinese (14 ECTS)

M1-1 Elementary Chinese 1 (8 ECTS)

• 150085 KU [ de zh en zh ] Modern Chinese 1b (M1-1)

M1-2 Elementary Chinese 2 (6 ECTS)

• 150089 KU [ de zh en zh ] Speaking Practice 1b (M1-2)

M2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese (30 ECTS)

M2-1 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 1 (10 ECTS)

• 150074 KU Modern Chinese 2b (M2-1)
• 150086 KU [ de zh ] Modern Chinese 2a (M2-2)

M2-2 Pre-Intermediate Chinese 2 (20 ECTS)

• 150090 KU [ zh ] Speaking Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150091 KU [ zh ] Writing Practice 2b (M2-2)
• 150143 KU [ de zh ] Reading 2b (M2-2)

M3 Intermediate Chinese (31 ECTS)

M3-1 Intermediate Chinese 1 (16 ECTS)

• 150040 KU [ zh ] Repetitorium to M3-1 Listening and Speaking A + Writing and Reading A
• 150134 KU [ zh ] Writing and Reading B (M3-1)
• 150155 KU [ zh ] Listening and Speaking B (M3-1)

M3-2 Intermediate Chinese 2 (15 ECTS)

• 150083 KU Specialist Language (M3) - Business Chinese
• 150096 KU [ en zh ] Newspaper Reading and Media Language (M3-2) - Taiwan
• 150183 KU Classical Chinese (M3-2)

M4 Basic Knowledge (11 ECTS)

• 150063 VO Politics and Law in China
• 150072 VO [ en ] Chinese-speaking Societies
• 150103 VO [ en ] Chinese Cultural Spaces
• 150109 VO [ en ] Economic Development of China (M4)

M5 Basics of Academic Research and Writing (10 ECTS)

• 150081 UE [ en de ] Foundations of Academic Research and Writing in Chinese Studies
• 150095 UE [ en ] Working with Academic Literature (Social Sciences)
• 150216 UE [ de en ] Working with Academic Literature (Cultural Studies) - Subversive Women: The female face of the revolution

M6 Applied Methods of Chinese Studies (8 ECTS)

• 150088 UE Social Science Research Methods in Chinese Studies
• 150132 UE Contemporary Perspectives of Graduates from Chinese Film Schools - Film Analysis

M7 Research Topics in Chinese Studies (12 ECTS)

• 150058 SE [ en ] The chopsticks that traveled - culinary cultures and their transformation in and between Empires
• 150077 SE [ en ] Institutional foundations of Chinese politics and law

M8 Bachelor (11 ECTS)

• 150163 SE Bachelor's Colloquium (M8)

Further Elective Courses (e.g. for Alternative Extensions)

• 141226 SE Mesopotamian Literature (Reading of Literary Texts) - Philological Seminar on Akkadian Studies (Literature)
• 150021 UE AI Across East Asian Studies: Applications, Methods and Debates
• 150036 UE [ zh ] Chinese Reading and Writing II
• 150062 UE [ de en zh ] Lecture Series
• 150100 UE Japanese Calligraphy
• 150114 UE [ de zh ] Taiwan in Focus: Ethnographic Field Research in Taipei and Vienna
• 150133 UE Altervative Extensions: New Chinese Literature
• 160176 VO [ en ] Theory of Grammar and Structure of a Non-Indo-European Language: - Introduction to Japanese Linguistics

Master Sinophone Societies and Cultures (811 [2] - Version 2024)

• 150057 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150069 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

M1 Language Awareness (4 ECTS)

M2 Situational Use of Language (13 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ en zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation

M3 Academic Language Proficiency (10 ECTS)

• 150113 UE [ en zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

M4 Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives on Social Transformations in the Sinophone World (16 ECTS)

M5 Theories and Methods in Sinophone Studies (10 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] The Portraits of the Moving People, Ideas and Objects in and between Empires
• 150070 SE [ en ] Studying Chinese-speaking societies with opinion surveys

M6 Researching Sinophone Societies and Cultures (21 ECTS)

• 150059 SE [ en ] Agents of political change in Taiwan and Hong Kong
• 150060 SE [ en ] Memory Politics in the Sinophone Region - Connections and Comparisons

M7 Master’s Colloquium (10 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ en ] MA Colloquium

M8 Individual Specialization (10 ECTS)

• 150021 UE AI Across East Asian Studies: Applications, Methods and Debates
• 150062 UE [ de en zh ] Lecture Series

Master Sinology (811 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

• 150057 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium
• 150069 SE [ de en zh ] PhD Colloquium

Scientific Track

M1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (20 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ en zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150113 UE [ en zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

M2 Basic Module Topics in China Studies (18 ECTS)

M3 Advanced Module - Topics in China Studies (35 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] The Portraits of the Moving People, Ideas and Objects in and between Empires
• 150059 SE [ en ] Agents of political change in Taiwan and Hong Kong
• 150060 SE [ en ] Memory Politics in the Sinophone Region - Connections and Comparisons
• 150070 SE [ en ] Studying Chinese-speaking societies with opinion surveys

M4 Methods of China Studies (22 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ en ] MA Colloquium

Teaching Track

MU1 Module Advanced Language Acquisition (26 ECTS)

• 150093 UE [ en zh ] Oral Linguistic and Cultural Mediation
• 150113 UE [ en zh ] Academic Language Proficiency 2

MU2 Module Linguistics (12 ECTS)

MU3 Module Topics in China Studies (10 ECTS)

• 150056 SE [ en ] The Portraits of the Moving People, Ideas and Objects in and between Empires
• 150059 SE [ en ] Agents of political change in Taiwan and Hong Kong
• 150070 SE [ en ] Studying Chinese-speaking societies with opinion surveys

MU4 Module Teaching Methodology (29 ECTS)

• 160116 VO Introduction to Language Teaching/ Language Learning

MU5 Module Introduction to Schoolpedagogy and Theory of School (5 ECTS)

• 490001 VO ( STEOP ) Professionalism and School

MU6 Module Pedagogy (6 ECTS)

• 490043 VO Principles of Individual and Developmental Psychology of Education and Learning
• 490063 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Communication
• 490072 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Teaching and Learning
• 490137 PS ( PH-WIEN ) Teaching and Learning
• 490205 PS green pedagogy and education
• 490209 PS Teaching and Learning - Lehren und Lernen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Chancen und Probleme fächerübergreifenden Unterrichts

MU7 Module Master (7 ECTS)

• 150061 SE [ en ] MA Colloquium

Extension Curriculum Understanding China (156 [2] - Version 2022)

M1 Basic Knowledge (12 ECTS)

• 150063 VO Politics and Law in China
• 150072 VO [ en ] Chinese-speaking Societies
• 150109 VO [ en ] Economic Development of China (M4)

M2 Advanced Knowledge (4 ECTS)

EC Basic Chinese I (157[1] - Version 2025)

M1 Introduction to Modern Chinese (5 ECTS)

M2 Applied Language Competence (11 ECTS)

EC Basic Chinese II (158[1] - Version 2025)

M1 Modern Chinese in Context: Grammar and Vocabulary (4 ECTS)

• 150038 VU [ zh ] Modern Chinese II

M2 Modern Chinese in Context: Spoken and Written Communication (11 ECTS)

• 150036 UE [ zh ] Chinese Reading and Writing II
• 150087 UE [ zh ] Business Chinese