B. Master Degree Programmes in South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

Culture and Society in Modern South Asia

PM 1 Gesellschaft des modernen Südasien

PM 2 Grundlagen der Kultur- und Geistesgeschichte des modernen Südasien

APM 3A Kulturwissenschaft des modernen Südasien in der Praxis

APM 3B Neuindische Sprache in der Praxis

PM 4 Geschichte des modernen Südasien

• 140157 SE Debates in "Subaltern Studies"

APM 5A Grundlagen der Gegenwartskulturen in Südasien

• 140146 UE [ en ] Social Identities in Colonial India
• 140159 VO [ en ] Women in Modern India

APM 5B Südasien in globalen Kontexten

• 140139 VO [ en ] South Asia and South East Asia: Perspectives of cultural psychology
• 140153 VO India - Pakistan: Analysis of a Difficult Relation
• 140206 UE Religious Reform and Secularism in Nepal

PM 6 Sprachen des modernen Südasien in der Praxis

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers
• 140419 UE [ en hi ] Hindi Readings: Selected Works by Mohan Rakesh

PM 7 Sprachliche Traditionen des modernen Südasien

PM 8 Masterkonversatorium

• 140344 KO Colloquium for Master Candidates on Modern South Asian Culture and Society

Culture and Society of Modern South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Modern South Asian Society

M2: Basics of the History of Culture and Ideas of Modern South Asia

M3: Modern South Asian Cultural Studies in practice

M4: Modern South Asian History

• 140157 SE Debates in "Subaltern Studies"

M7: Modern South Asian Languages in practice

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers

M8: Linguistic Traditions of Modern South Asia

b. Alternatively Required Modules

APM5: Basics of Contemporary South Asian Cultures

• 140146 UE [ en ] Social Identities in Colonial India
• 140159 VO [ en ] Women in Modern India

APM6: Cultures of the Larger Cultural Area

• 140139 VO [ en ] South Asia and South East Asia: Perspectives of cultural psychology
• 140153 VO India - Pakistan: Analysis of a Difficult Relation
• 140206 UE Religious Reform and Secularism in Nepal
• 140419 UE [ en hi ] Hindi Readings: Selected Works by Mohan Rakesh

c. Master-Module

M9: Master's Colloquium

• 140344 KO Colloquium for Master Candidates on Modern South Asian Culture and Society

M10: Master's Thesis

M11: Master's Examination

Languages and Cultures of South Asia

a. Required Modules

M1: Language, Literature, and Religion of the Vedic Cultural Period

M2: Aspects of the History of Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy in South Asia

b. Alternatively Required Modules 3: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics

APM3a: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia I

APM3b: Ancient Indian Language Varieties and Literary Genres

c. Required Modules

M4: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the non-Brahmanical Traditions of Premedieval South Asia

M5: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of the Classical and Medieval Cultural Periods of South Asia

d. Elective Module Group 6

M6 (PR): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Philosophies and Religions of South Asia" - M6a or M6c or M6d

• 140135 VO History of Relgion of Shaivism (literature and inscriptions)
• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers
• 140396 VO Buddhist Art in the Himalayas

M6a: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics in the Field of the Philosophical-Religious Traditions of South Asia II

• 140177 UE Sanskrit readings in the philosophical-religious traditions of South Asia

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers

M6d: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development

• 140162 UE Anubandhacatustaya in Indian Philosophical Literature - What to Communicate at the Beginning of a Philosophical Work?

M6 (SL): Philology, Textual Hermeneutics, and Cultural History for the Focus "Languages and Literatures of South Asia" - M6b or M6c or M6d

• 140132 UE Introduction to the Linguistics of Scripts in South Asia
• 140135 VO History of Relgion of Shaivism (literature and inscriptions)
• 140312 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press A: 20th Century Hindi Newspapers

M6b: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Middle Indic and Hybrid/Classical Texts

• 140151 UE The ritual Tandava-dance on the ancient Indian stage - An attempt of reconstruction on the basis of selected passages from the Natyasastra
• 140299 UE The Therigathas together with their Atthakatha Selected for an Introduction to Pali

M6c: Philology and Textual Hermeneutics of Modern Indian Texts

• 140300 UE [ en ] Hindi in the Press B: 21st Century Hindi Newspapers

M6d: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of South Asia in their Historical Development

• 140162 UE Anubandhacatustaya in Indian Philosophical Literature - What to Communicate at the Beginning of a Philosophical Work?
• 140396 VO Buddhist Art in the Himalayas

e. Required Module

M7: Language, Literature, Religion, and Philosophy of Modern South Asia

f. Master-Module

Alternative Required Module 8

M8a: Master's Colloquium on Philosophy and Religion of South Asia

• 140178 KO Colloquium on the Philosophies and Religions of South Asia for Advanced Students

M8b: Master’s Colloquium on Language and Literature of South Asia

Required Module

M9: Master's Thesis in Languages and Cultures of South Asia

M10: Master's Examination

Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

a. Required Modules

M1: Philology and Methods

M2: Textual Hermeneutics

• 140128 UE [ en ] Candrakirti's Madhyamakavatarabhasya
• 140181 UE [ en ] Reading selected discourses of the Mahaparinirvana-sutra in Mahayana

b. Alternative Required Module 3

APM3a: Introduction to an Additional Language of the Cultural Area of Buddhism

APM3b: Advanced Philology

• 140164 UE [ bo en ] Advanced Modern Tibetan I
• 140166 UE [ bo en ] Advanced Modern Tibetan II
• 140299 UE The Therigathas together with their Atthakatha Selected for an Introduction to Pali

c. Required Modules

M4: Special Lecture on Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

• 140122 VO [ en ] Reevaluating the significance of Mahayana sutra literature in Buddhist studies - with a focus on their methodologies

M5: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism I

• 140154 SE [ en ] SE-MATB

M6: Literature, History, and Culture of Tibet and Buddhism

• 140144 SE Meditation and Philosophy in Late Indian Mahayana-Buddhism

M7: Philosophical-Religious Traditions of Tibet and Buddhism II

d. Master-Module

M8: Master's Colloquium in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M9: Master's Thesis in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M10: Master's Examination in Tibetan and Buddhist Studies