Jewish Studies

Bachelor Jewish Studies (639 [4] - Version 2019)

1. Group of Compulsory Modules: Introductory and Orientation Period (17 ECTS)

1a. Compulsory module: Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)

• EXAM STEOP Module examination "Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking"
• 070050 VO StEOP: Basics of Historical and Cultural Thinking

1b. Compulsory Module: Introduction to Jewish Cultural History (4 ECTS)

1c. Compulsory Module: Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students (8 ECTS)

2. Compulsory Module: Academic Methodology (9 ECTS)

• 060008 PS Scientific Writing

3. Compulsory Module: Hebrew (20 ECTS)

• 060006 UE Biblical Hebrew for Jewish Studies Students 2
• 060015 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 1
• 060007 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 3

4. Compulsory Module: History, Culture, Literature and Religion of Judaism (16 ECTS)

• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period

5. Compulsory Module: Main Sources of Jewish Cultural History (24 ECTS)

• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 060018 SE The eternal struggle between good and evil in rabbinic texts
• 060011 SE Jewish Journeys in late antiquity and early Middle Ages

6. Compulsory Module: Module chosen according to interest: Jewish Cultural History (24 ECTS)

PM6 - VO

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060017 VO Jew-Hatred - A History
• 060002 VO Women and their Environments in the Hebrew Bible and Qumran
• 060019 VO The power of images: Aesthetics, politics, religion, text and image
• 060014 VO [ de he ] Hebrew, Rama Bet - Listening Comprehension
• 060020 VO The Targums in the tradition of ancient biblical exegesis
• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Genocide and Crimes against Humanity - The Shoah, Islamism and Their Predecessors
• 060021 VO Storytelling

PM6 - SE

• 060005 SE Gender(s) and Sexuality(ies) in Judaism
• 060012 SE Jewish art in the context of religious art - Summer Course July 22-25, 2024; Seggau Castle
• 060022 SE The Bible in the Movies
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) The Children of the Devil (John 8:44) - Antisemitism in Holy Scriptures and Their Reception History

7. Compulsory Module: Final Module (10 ECTS)

• 060004 SE ( REMOTE ) Persecution and Jewish Identity - Seminar with Bachelor's paper

Recommended courses of other departments

• 010112 SE What holds us together - and divides us. Values in education, religion and politics
• 060021 VO Storytelling

Master Jewish Studies (839 [3] - Version 2019)

1. Compulsory Module: Hebrew and Aramaic Texts (26 ECTS)

• 060013 VU The book of Daniel in Aramaic
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls
• 060018 SE The eternal struggle between good and evil in rabbinic texts
• 060011 SE Jewish Journeys in late antiquity and early Middle Ages

1. Compulsory Module: Jewish Tradition from the Antiquity to the Present Day: Sources, Topics, Hermeneutics (28 ECTS)

PM2 - VO

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060002 VO Women and their Environments in the Hebrew Bible and Qumran
• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Genocide and Crimes against Humanity - The Shoah, Islamism and Their Predecessors
• 060020 VO The Targums in the tradition of ancient biblical exegesis
• 060019 VO The power of images: Aesthetics, politics, religion, text and image
• 060017 VO Jew-Hatred - A History
• 060021 VO Storytelling

PM2 - SE

• 060005 SE Gender(s) and Sexuality(ies) in Judaism
• 060012 SE Jewish art in the context of religious art - Summer Course July 22-25, 2024; Seggau Castle
• 060022 SE The Bible in the Movies
• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) The Children of the Devil (John 8:44) - Antisemitism in Holy Scriptures and Their Reception History

3. Group of Elective Modules: Jewish Cultural History - advanced module chosen according to interest (36 ECTS)

3a. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Antiquity: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060002 VO Women and their Environments in the Hebrew Bible and Qumran
• 060003 SE ( REMOTE ) The Dead Sea Scrolls

3b. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Rabbinic Literature and Culture: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060019 VO The power of images: Aesthetics, politics, religion, text and image
• 060018 SE The eternal struggle between good and evil in rabbinic texts

3c. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - Middle Ages: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

• 060011 SE Jewish Journeys in late antiquity and early Middle Ages

3d. Elective module: Jewish Cultural History - from the Modern Period to the Present Day: advanced module chosen according to interest (12 ECTS)

4. Compulsory Module: Final Module (5 ECTS)

• 060016 SE Preparation for the Master's Thesis - SE

Extension Curriculum Hebrew Culture and Language (560)

Extension Curriculum Hebrew Culture and Language (16 ECTS)

• 060015 UE [ de he ] Modern Hebrew 1

Extension Curriculum Introduction to Jewish Studies (561 [2] - Version 2019)

EC Introduction to Jewish Studies (16 ECTS)

• 060009 VO Jewish Cultural History in the Middle Ages
• 060010 VO Jewish History from the Modern to the Contemporary Period

Extension Curriculum Jewish Cultural History in Film and Media (563 [2] - Version 2019)

EC Jewish Cultural History in Film and Media (16 ECTS)

• 060001 VO What is jewish cinema? An introduction into jewish visual culture
• 060022 SE The Bible in the Movies

Extension Curriculum Studying and Combating Antisemitism (564)

EC Studying and Combating Antisemitism (15 ECTS)

PM1 The History of Antisemitism from Antiquity to the Present Day (compulsory module) (7 ECTS)

Lecture on the History of Antisemitism from Antiquity to the Present Day

• 060050 VO ( REMOTE ) Genocide and Crimes against Humanity - The Shoah, Islamism and Their Predecessors

Lecture on the Ideological History of Antisemitism

• 060017 VO Jew-Hatred - A History

PM2 Studying and Combating Antisemitism (compulsory module) (8 ECTS)

• 060026 SE ( REMOTE ) The Children of the Devil (John 8:44) - Antisemitism in Holy Scriptures and Their Reception History