Master Religious Studies (800)
Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)
M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion (9 ECTS)
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
- 010006 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
- 010065 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus: Oriental and Eastern Chatholic Churches
- 010223 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
3. Islam
4. Religions of Indian Origin
5. East-Asian Religions
6. Historical Religions
- 060053 VO ( REMOTE ) Egyptian Religion
7. Others
- 010088 VO ( REMOTE ) African Religions
- 010114 VO ( REMOTE ) Alternative Religious Currents: A Global Perspective
M02: Special Courses in History of Religion (9 ECTS)
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
4. Religions of Indian Origin
- 010087 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introducing Tantrism
5. East-Asian Religions
- 010122 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion in China
6. Historical Religions
7. Others
- 010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
- 010120 VU ( REMOTE ) Energy Work in the Context of Modern History of Religions
M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)
- 010070 VO ( REMOTE ) Symbol, Sign, Ritual: Introduction to Aesthetics of Religion
M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)
- 010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
- 010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions
M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)
- 010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)
- 010073 SE ( REMOTE ) Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)
1. Missiology, Theology of Religion
2. Political Dimensions of Religions
3. Didactics of Religions
4. Aesthetics of Religions
- 010070 VO ( REMOTE ) Symbol, Sign, Ritual: Introduction to Aesthetics of Religion
5. Anthropology of Religion
- 010069 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Social Anthropology of Religion
6. Philosophy of Religion
- 010092 VO ( REMOTE ) Classical Writers of Philosophy of Religion
7. Law of Religions
- 010040 VO ( REMOTE ) Law on religion - Basic course
- 020033 VO-L [ en ] Introduction to the Law of Religions and Religious Communities in Europe
- 030792 VO ( REMOTE ) Legal Position of religious communities in Austria - Zur Rechtsstellung der Religionsgemeinschaften in Österreich
M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)
- 010018 PS ( REMOTE ) Exegetical methods
- 010100 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) What is Religion?
- 010121 SE ( REMOTE ) Main Arguments in the Critique of Religion
M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)
- 010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
- 010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions
M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)
- 010116 EX ( REMOTE ) Eastern Churches in the Habsburg Empire: Focus on Art History and Cultural History
Elective Modules (20 ECTS)
M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)
M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)
M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)
- 360007 PR [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Research Seminar
M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)
- 010006 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
- 010065 VO ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Eastern Churches - Focus: Oriental and Eastern Chatholic Churches
- 010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010087 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introducing Tantrism
- 010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
- 010114 VO ( REMOTE ) Alternative Religious Currents: A Global Perspective
- 010120 VU ( REMOTE ) Energy Work in the Context of Modern History of Religions
- 010122 VU [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion in China
- 010223 VO ( REMOTE ) Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
- 090118 PS [ de en ] Miracles and Wonders in Early Christian Art
- 090122 PS Death and Funerary Culture in Archaic-Classical Athens and Attica
M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)
- 010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
- 010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions
M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research (10 ECTS)
- 010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)
- 010013 SE ( REMOTE ) The History of Priestly Celibacy
- 010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010096 SE ( REMOTE ) Hinduism and Esotericism
- 060002 SE ( REMOTE ) Genders and Sexualities in Judaism
- 090049 PS Roman tomb reliefs
- 090118 PS [ de en ] Miracles and Wonders in Early Christian Art
- 090122 PS Death and Funerary Culture in Archaic-Classical Athens and Attica
M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)
- 010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
- 010085 SE ( REMOTE ) Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)
- 010071 SE ( REMOTE ) Apocalypse & co: Millenarian Beliefs Compared
- 010113 SE ( REMOTE ) Religious Bodies - Corporalities Across Religious Traditions
M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)
- 010020 SE ( REMOTE ) Liturgy and Covid-19. Challenges, Measures and Chances
- 010073 SE ( REMOTE ) Selected Chapters of Psychology of Religion
- 010097 SE ( REMOTE ) Did Christianity shape law in Europe? - A Walk through the History and Sources of Canon law
- 010119 SE ( REMOTE ) Ethics as the focus of the Christian-Islamic dialogue
- 010124 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
- 030112 SE ( REMOTE ) Law of the Christian East - Orthodoxy and Europe (for diploma and doctoral students)
- 030194 KU ( REMOTE ) Islam in Europe - (Issues from) Legal history and contemporory legal developments
- 030425 SE ( REMOTE ) Seminar on Legal Philosophy and Religious Law: Human Rights - Women´s Rights - Islam and Women's Rights (for undergraduate and graduate students)
- 030629 KU ( REMOTE ) The legal position of Islam in Austria
- 030726 KU ( REMOTE ) Freedom of Religion and Belief in Europe
- 240529 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Demons and Angels - Iconography in religious and non-religious Art (P4)
M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)
- 010100 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) What is Religion?
- 010121 SE ( REMOTE ) Main Arguments in the Critique of Religion
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