B. Master Degree Programmes in Oriental Studies

1. Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Oriental Archaeology

a. Required Modules

1.1. Akkadian Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140193 SE Philological seminars. Akkadian Seminar - Mathematical and Astronomical texts
• 140391 SE Philological seminars: Akkadian Seminar - Nuzi texts

1.2. Sumerological Seminars incl. Seminar Paper

• 140393 SE Seminars on material and cultural history: Sumerian Seminar - Administrative documents from Girsu and Garshana

1.3. Archaeological Seminar I incl. Seminar Paper

• 140052 SE Seminars on material and culture history: Archaeological Seminar - Burials in the Ancient Near East

1.4. History and Cultural History of Mesopotamia

1.5. Advanced Module on Philology I

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Semitisitcs

APM Archaeology

• 140054 UE The Material Culture of the Ancient Near East. Tell Abu al-Kharaz, Jordan Valley: - Tel Abu al Kharaz, Jordan Valley
• 140389 VO Near Eastern archaeologie II: Near Eastern Reliefs and Sculpture

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Archaeological Seminar II incl. Seminar Paper

WM Advanced Module on Philology II

WM South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

WM Sabean Studies

• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic

d. Master-Module

2. Arabic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History and Cultural History of the Arab World I

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World: Geographers (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature)

1.2. Arabic Language and Literature I

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language) - "Der Feine Stil - Arabische Kunstprosa in abbasidischer Zeit (8.-11. Jh.)"

1.3. Dialectology

• 140300 VO Introduction into Arabic Dialectology

1.4. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Modules

APM Media or History of Arabic Script

• 140042 UE Media Islam

APM Semitic Languages or Islam Religion

c. Language, Literatue and Media in the Arab World

1.1. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.2. Current Trends in Culture, Politics and Religion

1.3. Group of Elective Modules

WM Arabic Language and Literature II (8 ECTS)

• 140032 SE Language and Literature in the Arab World (Seminar on Classical Arabic Language) - "Der Feine Stil - Arabische Kunstprosa in abbasidischer Zeit (8.-11. Jh.)"

WM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II (8 ECTS)

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

d. Language and Culture of South Arabia

1.1. Ancient South Arab Language

• 140041 UE Introduction into Epigraphic South Arabic 1

1.2. South Arabia, Past and Present

• 140256 VU Geography and Culture in South Arabia

1.3. Sabean Studies

• 140228 SE Seminar on Epigraphic Southern Arabic

1.4. Alternative Required Module

APM History and Cultural History of the Arab World II

• 140314 SE History and Culture of the Arab World: Geographers (Seminar on Classical Arabic Literature)

APM Modern South Arabia

e. Master-Module

3. Islamic Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. History of Ideas

• 140308 SE History of Ideas in Islam

1.2. Islamic Law

• 140127 SE Islamic Law

1.3. Modern Islam I

• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

1.4. Language and Institutions of Arab Media

• 140042 UE Media Islam
• 140247 UE Media Arabic 1

1.5. Islam in the Non-Arab World

1.6. Older Islam I

• 140251 SE Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)

1.7. Classic Arabic Language

b. Alternative Required Module

APM Islam on the Internet

APM Media

c. Group of Elective Modules

WM Modern Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140295 SE Modern Religious Discussions in Islam

WM Regional Specialisation (16 ECTS)

WM Older Islam II (8 ECTS)

• 140251 SE Islamic Themes from Former Times (Seminar on Classical Islam)

d. Master-Module

4. Turkish Studies

a. Required Modules

1.1. Ottoman Literature I

• 140173 UE Reading Ottoman Poetry I

1.2. Ottoman Literature II

1.3. Ottoman Palaeography and Diplomatics

1.4. Ottoman-Historical Module I

• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)

1.5. Ottoman-Historical Module II

• 140125 VO Turkish regional Studies III (Social and Economic History) - Türkische Landeskunde III (Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte)
• 140161 SE Seminar on Ottoman Cultural History

1.6. Turkish and Turkic Languages, Past and Present

• 140123 UE The Language of the Old Turkic Inscriptions
• 140175 VO Turkic Languages and Peoples

1.7. Modern Turkish, Literature and Language

• 140167 UE Reading difficult Texts
• 140172 SE Seminar on Modern Turkish Literature - (Moderntürkisches literaturwissenschaftliches Seminar)

1.8. Theoretical and Methodological Advanced Studies

b. Master-Module