Master Religious Studies (800)
Compulsory Modules (100 ECTS)
M01: Key Issues in the History of Religion (9 ECTS)
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
- 010007 VO Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
- 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches
- 010223 VO Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
3. Islam
- 020055 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides
4. Religions of Indian Origin
5. East-Asian Religions
6. Historical Religions
- 060066 VO ( REMOTE ) Egyptian Religion
7. Others
- 010088 VO African Religions
M02: Special Courses in History of Religion (9 ECTS)
1. Judaism
2. Christianity
3. Islam
- 010116 VU [ en ] Religion in Contemporary Iran
4. Religions of Indian Origin
5. East-Asian Religions
- 010103 VU [ en ] Introducing Shinto
6. Historical Religions
7. Others
- 010069 SE Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
M03: Comparative Religion (9 ECTS)
- 010070 VO Sacrificial Rites in Religions
- 010079 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion and Globalisation
- 010087 VO [ en ] Religion and Sound Media: A Cultural History of Sense Perception
- 020022 VO ( MIXED ) Seminar: Scientific Study of Religions
M04: Comparative Religion Applied (5 ECTS)
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
- 010085 SE Deity and Gender
- 010120 SE [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Mysticism
M05: Religion and Society (5 ECTS)
M06: Psychology of Religion (7 ECTS)
- 020039 UE Basic Questions of Religious Psychology - Ausgewählte Kapitel der Religionspsychologie
M07: Additional Subject Areas (6 ECTS)
1. Missiology, Theology of Religion
- 010067 VO Special Pastoral Theologies
2. Political Dimensions of Religions
- 010079 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion and Globalisation
3. Didactics of Religions
4. Aesthetics of Religions
- 010087 VO [ en ] Religion and Sound Media: A Cultural History of Sense Perception
5. Anthropology of Religion
- 010087 VO [ en ] Religion and Sound Media: A Cultural History of Sense Perception
- 010088 VO African Religions
6. Philosophy of Religion
7. Law of Religions
M08: Reading Course: Sacred Texts (8 ECTS)
- 010100 SE Working with Historical Sources in Religious Studies: Texts from Esotericism and Occultism
M09: Recent Research Approaches (5 ECTS)
- 010085 SE Deity and Gender
M10: Applied Study of Religion (7 ECTS)
- 010006 EX Excursion: The Land of the Bible
- 010057 EX Religion and Politics in Europe - Excursion Brussels
- 010073 EX Religion in Vienna
- 010080 SE Religion in Focus: Zen Buddhism (Rinzai)
- 010113 EX Excursion to Turkey: "Christianity and Liturgy in Asia Minor
- 020023 SE ( KPH Krems ) Forschungswerkstatt zur empirischen Religionsforschung - Research Lab ‚religious plurality‘
Elective Modules (20 ECTS)
M12: Relevant Source Language (10 ECTS)
M13: Advanced Source Language (10 ECTS)
M14: Thesis Supervision (10 ECTS)
- 360015 PR [ en ] Research Seminar
M15: Specialisation: History of Religion (10 ECTS)
- 010007 VO Basic Course Church History I - The first christian millenium
- 010065 VO Introduction to the Eastern Churches
- 010069 SE Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010073 EX Religion in Vienna
- 010079 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion and Globalisation
- 010080 SE Religion in Focus: Zen Buddhism (Rinzai)
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
- 010088 VO African Religions
- 010103 VU [ en ] Introducing Shinto
- 010116 VU [ en ] Religion in Contemporary Iran
- 010223 VO Basic Course Church History II - The second millenium of Christianity
- 020055 VO ( MIXED ) Introduction to Islam - History of Islam from Muhammad to the epoch of the Abbasides
M16: Specialisation: Comparative Religion (10 ECTS)
- 010070 VO Sacrificial Rites in Religions
- 010079 VO [ en ] ( REMOTE ) Religion and Globalisation
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
- 010085 SE Deity and Gender
- 010087 VO [ en ] Religion and Sound Media: A Cultural History of Sense Perception
- 010120 SE [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Mysticism
- 020022 VO ( MIXED ) Seminar: Scientific Study of Religions
M17: Specialisation: Methods of Empirical Research (10 ECTS)
- 010073 EX Religion in Vienna
- 010077 SE Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in the Study of Religions
M18: Advanced History of Religion (5 ECTS)
- 010069 SE Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010073 EX Religion in Vienna
- 010080 SE Religion in Focus: Zen Buddhism (Rinzai)
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
- 010103 VU [ en ] Introducing Shinto
- 010116 VU [ en ] Religion in Contemporary Iran
- 142077 PS Beef Biryani or Pure-Veg Thali: Food, Religion and Politics in South Asia
- 142165 PS Buddhist Life Forms in Tibet: Monastics, Lay Practitioners, Yogis and Yoginis
- 142169 PS Mantras: an introduction
- 150124 UE Economic Foundations of Religious Communities in Japan, Past and Present
M19: Advanced Methodology (5 ECTS)
- 010069 SE Religion in Austria Under National Socialist Rule 1938-1945
- 010077 SE Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in the Study of Religions
M20: Advanced Comparative Religion (5 ECTS)
- 010081 SE "Indigenous" Religions in North America
- 010085 SE Deity and Gender
- 010120 SE [ en ] Introduction to the Study of Mysticism
M21: Advanced Subject Area (5 ECTS)
- 010072 SE Christianity in Asia Minor: History, Churches and their Liturgies
- 010077 SE Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in the Study of Religions
- 010089 SE Eastern Catholic Churches Canon Law, Liturgy and Church Life
- 010097 SE Religion and Politics in Europe
- 020039 UE Basic Questions of Religious Psychology - Ausgewählte Kapitel der Religionspsychologie
- 030006 SE ( REMOTE ) Law of the Christian East - War and Peace from the point of view of Orthodoxy
- 142077 PS Beef Biryani or Pure-Veg Thali: Food, Religion and Politics in South Asia
- 142165 PS Buddhist Life Forms in Tibet: Monastics, Lay Practitioners, Yogis and Yoginis
- 142169 PS Mantras: an introduction
- 180206 KU Phenomenology of religion
- 180211 KU Wittgenstein on Religion
M22: Advanced Reading (5 ECTS)
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