A. Bachelor Degree Programme - Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet

• 160223 VO Introduction to Indo-European

1. Orientation Period

M1: Introduction to the Degree Programme in "Languages and Culture of South Asia and Tibet"

2. Group of Required Modules - Fields of Work

M3: Introduction to Selected Fields of Indology

• 140162 PS Mantra - A Central Phenomenon in the History of Indian Religions

M4: Introduction to Selected Fields of Tibetology and Buddhist Studies

• 140103 PS Theory, History and Methods of Tibetan and Buddhist Studies

M5: Introduction to Selected Fields of Modern South Asian Studies

• 140096 PS Ecology Movements in South Asia
• 140115 PS Globalized Buddhism

3. Required Module incl. Bachelor's Papers

M18: Advanced Module on Philology and Culture Studies of South Asia and Tibet

• 140031 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Cultural-Historical Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140165 BA The Issue of Caste in Buddhist Perspective: Philological Investigations into the Vajrasuci
• 140338 EX Oral Epics in South Asia I: Philological Issues
• 140339 BA Oral Epics in South Asia II: Cultural Issues
• 140500 BA Jinendrabuddhi on apoha 1: Philological Problems
• 140503 BA Jinendrabuddhi on Apoha 2: Problems concerning the History of Ideas
• 140528 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga: Its Place in the History of Ideas
• 140529 BA Rje Bkra shis 'od zer's Commentary on the Ratnagotravibhaga - Philological Analysis of the Tibetan Commentary by consulting the Sanskrit Root text

4. Alternative Groups of Required Modules

4.1. APMG - First Language

A1: APMG - Sanskrit as First Language

M2a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language I

M6a: Classical Sanskrit as First Language II

• 140090 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

M8a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as First Language

M12a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit I

• 140104 UE Indian Narratives - Selected Passages of Somadeva's Kathasaritsagara
• 140484 UE Introduction to Scholastic Sanskrit

M17a: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Sanskrit II

B1: APMG - Classical Tibetan as First Language

M2b: Classical Tibetan as First Language I

M6b: Classical Tibetan as First Language II

• 140094 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

M8b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as First Language

M12b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan I

• 140506 UE Buddhist Narratives
• 140508 UE Selected Passages of rGyal tshab's Commentary on the Pramanaviniscaya

M17b: Literary Genres and Forms of Language in Tibetan II

C1: APMG - Modern Indian Language as First Language

M2c: Modern Indian Language as First Language I

M6c: Modern Indian Language as First Language II

• 140116 SAK [ en ] Introduction to Nepali II

M8c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as First Language

M12c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language I

• 140130 UE Hindi Conversation
• 140148 UE Development of Hindi in Bollywood Songs in the Period of 1950-2005

M17c: Modern Literary Genres and Forms of Language II

4.2. APMG - Second Language

A2: APMG - Sanskrit as Second Language

M7a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language I

M11a: Classical Sanskrit as Second Language II

• 140090 SAK Introduction to Classical Sanskrit II

B2: APMG - Classical Tibetan as Second Language

M7b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language I

M11b: Classical Tibetan as Second Language II

• 140094 SAK Introduction to Classical Tibetan II

C2: APMG - Modern Indian Language as Second Language

M7c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language I

M11c: Modern Indian Language as Second Language II

• 140116 SAK [ en ] Introduction to Nepali II

D2: APMG - Modern Tibetan as Second Language

M7d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language I

M11d: Modern Tibetan as Second Language II

• 140350 SAK Introduction to Modern Tibetan II

5. Group of Elective Modules - Cultural History

M9: Basics of Cultural History A

M10: Basics of Cultural History B

M13: Culture - Language - Society A

• 140100 VO The Yogacara Doctrine in the Five Works of Maitreya
• 140143 VO [ en ] Selected Chapters from the Religious History of Tibet: - The Time of the Tang and Yuan Dynasties in China
• 140147 VO Religious Reform Movements in South India
• 140149 VO [ en ] Historical and Religious Contacts between the Uygurs and the Tibetans - from the Tang to the End of the Yuan Era
• 140159 VO Ritual and Myth in the Central and Eastern Himalayas

M14: Culture - Language - Society B

• 010265 SE Bhagavad Gita
• 140075 PS Minority Policy in Nepal
• 140144 PS Court Ritual and Ligitimation of Kingship: Jaipur and the Dynasty of the Kachvaha Rajputs
• 140169 PS Phag mo gru pa's treatise on the stages of the doctrine (bstan rim)
• 140483 PS Theory and Practice of the Staging of a Sanskrit Play
• 140527 PS [ en ] Introduction to the Sanskrit Grammarians - Panini for the Terrified

6. Group of Elective Modules - Applied Cultural Studies

M15a: Field Trip

M15b: Regional Cultures

M16a: Advanced Module on Classical Sanskrit as Second Language

M16b: Advanced Module on Classical Tibetan as Second Language

M16c: Advanced Module on a Modern Indian Language as Second Language

M16d: Advanced Module on Modern Tibetan as Second Language