African Studies

Bachelor African Studies (697 [2] - Version 2011)

Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

Basics of African Studies (15 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Geschichtswissenschaft
• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Literaturwissenschaft
• EXAM STEOP: Modulprüfung Einführung in die afrikanische Sprachwissenschaft
• 140002 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Linguistics
• 140123 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African Literature
• 140133 VO+UE ( OV STEOP ) Introduction into African History

Advanced Module (15 ECTS)

Advanced African Studies (15 ECTS)

Basic Level African Language - Alternative Compulsory Modules (22 ECTS)

Alternative Compulsory Module Bambara (22 ECTS)

• 140114 VO+UE Bambara: Tutorial 1
• 140209 VO+UE Bambara: Grammar 1

Alternative Compulsory Module Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 140207 VO+UE Hausa: Grammar 1 / Hausa: Nahawu 1
• 140278 VO+UE Hausa: Tutorial 1 / Hausa: Ayyukan motsa k’wak‘walwa 1

Alternative Compulsory Module Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 140204 VO+UE Swahili: Tutorial 1
• 140205 VO+UE Swahili: Grammar 1

Advanced Level African Language - Alternative Compulsory Modules (22 ECTS)

Alternative Compusory Module Perfection Bambara (22 ECTS)

• 140108 SK Bambara: Conversation 1
• 140210 SK Bambara: Texts 1
• 140216 SK Bambara: Grammar 3

Alternative Compulsory Module Perfection Hausa (22 ECTS)

• 140146 SK [ en ] Hausa: Texts 1
• 140177 SK [ en ] Hausa: Conversation 1
• 140208 SK Hausa: Grammar 3 / Hausa: Nahawu 3

Alternative Compulsory Module Perfection Swahili (22 ECTS)

• 140206 SK Swahili: Texts 1
• 140212 SK Swahili: Grammar 3 / Kiswahili Sarufi 3
• 140279 SK Swahili: Conversation 1 / Kiswahili cha mazungumzo 1

Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Compulsory Modules (46 ECTS)

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African Linguistics (46 ECTS)

• 140014 VO Introduction to Syntax of African Languages
• 140117 PS Sociolinguistics: Language & Society in Africa
• 140198 VO Symbols and Symbolic Contents in Official Texts: Explanations across Cultures
• 140202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
• 140242 VO [ en ] The Chinese Diaspora in Africa: Topics in Sociocultural Linguistics and Beyond
• 140293 VO [ en ] Fundamentals of Grammatical Analysis

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African Literature (46 ECTS)

• 140015 VO [ en ] Race, Gender and Sexuality in African Literature
• 140137 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
• 140147 PS Introductory Seminar - Literary Criticism: Working Methods and Techniques
• 140202 SE Bachelor Seminar: African Linguistics and Literature
• 140248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules African History (46 ECTS)

• 140099 SE Bachelor Seminar: Youth and Politics in Africa in the 20th and 21st Centuries
• 140132 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140148 SE Bachelor Seminar: African History
• 140178 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism
• 140218 VO History of Central Africa 1
• 140219 VO Life Stories from Africa - a Historical-Critical Survey
• 140224 PS Introductory Seminar: Methodological Approaches and Current Debates

Master African Studies (897 [2] - Version 2016)

Basic Module (28 ECTS)

GM Basic Module (28 ECTS)

• 140179 KU [ de en ] Methodological Foundations

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Studies (58 ECTS)

SAS A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 140184 KU Structure of a L 2/1 (Fulfulde)
• 140247 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
• 140317 VO Pidgin and Creole Languages in Africa
• 140027 VO The Languages of Africa I: "Click Languages"
• 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language I: Somali
• 140017 KU [ en ] An African Language Structure: Kusaal

SAS B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 140018 SE Master Coaching Seminar
• 140027 VO The Languages of Africa I: "Click Languages"
• 140032 SE Historic Comparative Linguistics
• 140247 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
• 140317 VO Pidgin and Creole Languages in Africa

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African Literatures (58 ECTS)

SAL A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 140034 KU Identity Crisis in African Diaspora Literature
• 140239 VO Mediality and Intermediality in African Literatures - Critical Interventions of the "medial turn"

SAL B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 140018 SE Master Coaching Seminar
• 140239 VO Mediality and Intermediality in African Literatures - Critical Interventions of the "medial turn"
• 140359 SE Mediality and Intermediality in Africa - Literary Blogs and Videopoetry by African and Afrodiasporic Authors

Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules Specialisation: African History and Societies (58 ECTS)

SAG A Intermediate Module: Topics and Approaches (30 ECTS)

• 140076 SE Atlantic Africa, African Atlantic: Continent, Diaspora, and the Role of Melville Herskovits - Kontinent, Diaspora und die Rolle von Melville Herskovits
• 140119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 140138 SE Memory, Space and Migration: A Seminar to Prepare a Student Excursion to Mozambique and South Africa - Seminar zur Vorbereitung einer Exkusion nach Mozambique und Südafrika
• 140213 KU Jan Vansina and the Pre-colonial History of (Central)Africa
• 140254 SE Popular Culture and Social Media in Contemporary Africa
• 140038 VO [ de en ] Housing for Workers (and Others) in African Cities
• 140373 VO+UE VM5 / VM4 - Stolen History - Racism and Eurocentrism in Historical Perspective
• 140052 VO+UE ( MOB ) VM3 / VM4 - Africans in Austria: challenges and agents of change
• 140019 VO The Sudan in the 19th Century: - Hegemonial Intentions, European Colonialism and the "Discovery" of Africa
• 010088 VO African Religions

SAB B Advanced Module: In-Depth Study and Research (28 ECTS)

• 140076 SE Atlantic Africa, African Atlantic: Continent, Diaspora, and the Role of Melville Herskovits - Kontinent, Diaspora und die Rolle von Melville Herskovits
• 140119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 140138 SE Memory, Space and Migration: A Seminar to Prepare a Student Excursion to Mozambique and South Africa - Seminar zur Vorbereitung einer Exkusion nach Mozambique und Südafrika
• 140077 KU Guided Reading: Taking a Closer Look at Africa - Reflections, Academic Arguments and Reading Incentives for People who Want to Know
• 140254 SE Popular Culture and Social Media in Contemporary Africa
• 140038 VO [ de en ] Housing for Workers (and Others) in African Cities
• 140018 SE Master Coaching Seminar
• 140019 VO The Sudan in the 19th Century: - Hegemonial Intentions, European Colonialism and the "Discovery" of Africa
• 010088 VO African Religions

Master African Studies (897 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

Basic Module - Required Module

• 140179 KU [ de en ] Methodological Foundations

Specialisation - Alternative Groups of Required Modules

African Linguistics

• 140018 SE Master Coaching Seminar
• 140027 VO The Languages of Africa I: "Click Languages"
• 140032 SE Historic Comparative Linguistics
• 140067 VO Introduction to a Cushitic Language I: Somali
• 140184 KU Structure of a L 2/1 (Fulfulde)
• 140247 VO Language Relations in the Prehistoric Area Eurafrica
• 140317 VO Pidgin and Creole Languages in Africa

African History

• 140018 SE Master Coaching Seminar
• 140019 VO The Sudan in the 19th Century: - Hegemonial Intentions, European Colonialism and the "Discovery" of Africa
• 140038 VO [ de en ] Housing for Workers (and Others) in African Cities
• 140052 VO+UE ( MOB ) VM3 / VM4 - Africans in Austria: challenges and agents of change
• 140076 SE Atlantic Africa, African Atlantic: Continent, Diaspora, and the Role of Melville Herskovits - Kontinent, Diaspora und die Rolle von Melville Herskovits
• 140077 KU Guided Reading: Taking a Closer Look at Africa - Reflections, Academic Arguments and Reading Incentives for People who Want to Know
• 140119 VO The Empire of the Black Pharaohs: Topography and Archaeology of Ancient Sudan
• 140138 SE Memory, Space and Migration: A Seminar to Prepare a Student Excursion to Mozambique and South Africa - Seminar zur Vorbereitung einer Exkusion nach Mozambique und Südafrika
• 140213 KU Jan Vansina and the Pre-colonial History of (Central)Africa
• 140254 SE Popular Culture and Social Media in Contemporary Africa

Extension Curriculum Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (148)

Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa (15 ECTS)

• 140178 VO African Societies in the Times of Colonialism
• 140218 VO History of Central Africa 1
• 140132 VO History of Northeast Africa 1
• 140248 VO Writing and Publishing in Contemporary Africa
• 140219 VO Life Stories from Africa - a Historical-Critical Survey
• 140137 VO [ en ] Language and Literature in their Social Contexts
• 140015 VO [ en ] Race, Gender and Sexuality in African Literature
• 010088 VO African Religions