Course Overview
Module 1: Syro-Aramaic Language and Literature | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Syriac Language | 5 | Language course | 10 | 10 | |||
Introduction to Syro-Aramaic Studies | 1 | Lecture | 2 | 2 | |||
(Targum-)Aramaic | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
Neo-Aramaic/-Syriac | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 1.5 | 1.5 | |||
Subtotal Module 1 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 3 |
Module 2: The Bible and Exegesis in the Syriac Tradition | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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The Bible in the Syriac Tradition | 1 | Proseminar | 2 | 2 | |||
Syriac Exegesis: Old Testament | 2 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
Syriac Exegesis: New Testament | 2 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
Advanced Seminar: Syriac Biblical Exegesis | 1 | Seminar | 3 | 3 | |||
Subtotal Module 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Module 3: History of Syriac Christianity | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Beginnings of Syriac Christianity until the Umayyad Period (1st-7th century) | 2 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
From the Umayyad Period until the End of the Ottoman Empire (7th-20th century) | 2 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
Syriac Christianity in the 20th and 21st Century | 2 | Seminar | 5 | 5 | |||
Subtotal Module 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | ||
Module 4: Liturgical Science | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Introduction to the Liturgical Year, Feasts and Liturgical Literature | 1 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
Prosody and Liturgical Music | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 2 | 2 | |||
Syriac Commentaries on the Liturgy | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 2 | 2 | |||
Specialisation in Liturgical Science: Sacramental Theology (roze) and Eucharistic Prayers (Anaphoras) in an Ecumenical Context | 2 | Lecture | 3 | 3 | |||
Subtotal Module 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 3 |
Module 5: Spirituality and Monasticism | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Development and Theology of Syriac Spirituality and Syriac Monasticism | 2 | Lecture | 4 | 4 | |||
Saints and Martyrs | 1 | Seminar | 3 | 3 | |||
Subtotal Module 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Module 6: Patristic Studies and Systematic Theology | Contact Hours | Type of course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Early Syriac Authors (1st – 5th century): Semitic-Poetic and Symbolic Theology | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 2 | 2 | |||
The Great Theologians in the Golden Age (5th-9th century): Christology and Ecclesiology | 2 | Lecture/Tutorial | 3 | 3 | |||
Selected Theological Topics of the Syriac Renaissance (11th-13th century) | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 2 | 2 | |||
Philosophy and Natural Sciences in the Works of Syriac Ecclesiastical Writers | 2 | Seminar | 6 | 6 | |||
Subtotal Module 6 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Module 7: Canon Law and Practical Theology | Contact Hours | Course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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History and Development of Canon Law in Syriac Christianity | 2 | Lecture/Tutorial | 3 | 3 | |||
Specialisation in Canon Law: e.g. Current Synodal Decisions, Matrimonial Law, Ecumenical Agreements | 1 | Lecture/Tutorial | 2 | 2 | |||
Pastoral Theology and Pastoral Care | 2 | Seminar/Proseminar | 5 | 5 | |||
Introduction to the Pedagogy and Didactics of Religious Education | 2 | Seminar/Proseminar | 5 | 5 | |||
Subtotal Module 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 7 |
Contact Hours | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 | |
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Total compulsory modules | 41 | 82 | 30 | 26 | 26 |
Master’s Thesis and Examination | Contact Hours | Course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Master Thesis Seminar | 1 | Seminar | 2 | 2 | |||
Master Thesis | 22 | 22 | |||||
Master’s Examination | 6 | 6 | |||||
Total Master’s Thesis and Examination | 1 | 30 | 30 |
Elective Module: | Contact Hours | Course | ECTS | Sem 1 | Sem 2 | Sem 3 | Sem 4 |
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Elective Course 1 | 2 | Seminar/Excursion/Proseminar | 4 | 4 | |||
Elective Course 2 | 2 | Seminar/Excursion/Proseminar | 4 | 4 | |||
Total Elective Modules | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |||