Program Structure
The M.A. program Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies in detail
| Module Code | Module Title | Recommended Semester | CP | Courses Summer Term (listed with modules in ALMA) |
| ISL-MA-01 | Methods and Approaches (Methoden und Methodik) | 1-2 | 6 | Methods and Approaches
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| ISL-MA-02 | Refresher (Modern) Standard Arabic (Repetitorium Arabische Schriftsprache) | 1-2 | 9 | Refresher (Modern) Standard Arabic
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| ISL-MA-03 | Islamicate Intellectual History (Basic Module) (Schwerpunktsetzung Islamicate Intellectual History: Grundmodul) | 1-2 | 9 | Seminar & Exercise, sample here |
| ISL-MA-04 | History and Civilisations of the Middle East (Basic Module) (Schwerpunktsetzung Islamische Geschichte und Kultur: Grundmodul) | 1-2 | 9 | Seminar & Exercise, sample here |
| ISL-MA-05 | Contexts and Encounters (Kontextualisierungsmodul) | 1-2 | 12 | Seminar outside the Core Curriculum |
| ISL-MA-06 | Second Language of the Islamicate World (Comprehensive Module) (Weitere Kultursprache der islamischen Welt MA Umfangreich) | 1-2 | 9 | German (or Persian, Turkish, elective option) |
| ISL-MA-07 | Project or Internship (Praktikums- oder Projektmodul) | 2-3 | 12 | |
| ISL-MA-08 | Islamicate Intellectual History (Advanced Module) (Schwerpunktsetzung Islamicate Intellectual History: Aufbaumodul) | 3 | 9 | Seminar & Exercise, sample here |
| ISL-MA-09 | History and Civilisations of the Middle East (Advanced Module) (Schwerpunktsetzung Islamische Geschichte und Kultur: Aufbaumodul) | 3 | 9 | Seminar & Exercise, sample here |
| ISL-MA-10 | Second Language of the Islamicate World MA (Compact Module) (Weitere Kultursprache der islamischen Welt MA Kompakt) | 3 | 6 | German (or Persian, Turkish, elective option) |
| ISL-MA-11 | Thesis and Final Exam (Prüfungsmodul Master) | 4 | 30 | Colloquium and independent studies, thesis writing |
| Total | 120 |
For a sample of available seminars and exercises in each semester, click here.