Course Catalogue

The department of Oriental and Islamic Studies offers a wide range of courses in English for students pursuing the M.A. program Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies. See below for a sample of courses each semester. Other degree programs at the University of Tübingen are also accessible to our M.A. students to diversify their studies (see Seminars outside the Core Curriculum below).

2023 Summer Term

Traditional Sciences on the Indian Subcontinent Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Exercise	Dr. Sardar	Monday, 10 am
Religion and Nature: Environment in Arabic Sources Center for Islamic Theology, Advanced Seminar	Prof. Demiri, Prof. Forster	Thursday, 10 am
Golden 20s in Cairo Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Advanced Seminar	Prof. Forster	Thursday, 12 pm
Readings in Islamic intellectual history ("Textlektüre Islamische Geistesgeschichte") Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Exercise	Prof. Eichner	Thursday, 4 pm
Arabic travel literature Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Exercise	Dr. Müller	Friday, 12 and 2 pm
Additional courses will be added as the departments' summer programs are published.

2022/3 Winter term

Teaching Nature - Nature's Teaching. Aesthetics and Didactics of Nature in Transcultural Perspective Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Advanced Seminar	Prof. Forster, Jan Stellmann (M.A.)	Thursday, 2 pm
Political Economy of the Middle East CMEPS, Advanced Seminar or Exercise	Prof. Schlumberger	Monday, 2 pm
The Quran and Judaism Jewish Studies, Lecture (as Advanced Seminar/Exercise)	Prof. Zellentin	Thursday, 10 am
Middle East Politics and Society CMEPS, Advanced Seminar or Exercise	Prof. Schlumberger	Thursday, 4 pm