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 |
2022 Summer Term
Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Exercise | Attoura (M.A.)
| Tuesday, 2 pm |
Islamicate Intellectual History Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Exercise | Prof. Eichner
| Wednesday, 4 pm |
The Other Voice. Female Writers from Palestine Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, Advanced Seminar | Prof. Forster | Friday, 10 am |
Seminars outside the Core Curriculum
(contact instructors for admission)
Social and Cultural Anthropology
Courses in English (interdisciplinary)