Bachelor of Arts in Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic Studies)

Considering the fact that as much as 50% of the world population speaks one of the languages taught here, it is fair to say that the Oriental Languages & Cultures programme offers a number of so-called key languages. All of them historically “rich”, these languages all have a major influence on the thoughts and behaviour of a significant part of the world’s population.

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3 year 180 credits

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First year

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1 General Courses

1.1 Faculty-specific Educational Requirements

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Introduction to Text-Linguistics	1	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

1.2 Programme Specific Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	1	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)	1	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Introduction to World Politics	1	sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	5

History of South Asia	1	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

2.1 Languages: Standard Arabic - Egyptian Arabic - Classical Arabic

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	1	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II	1	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

2.2 Theory, Methods and Research

Subscribe to no less than 10 credit units from the following list, with

5 credit units from the courses with reference *,
no less than 5 credit units from the courses with reference k.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 (or 6) credits from this list

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa	*	1	sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

3 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

Deviations from this restricted choice of minors will only be allowed as a rare exception when, following a thoroughly motivated written request, a positive advice has been given by the chairman of the Curriculum Committee.

3.1 Minor in Turkish

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Turkish: Grammar A	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar B	sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

History of South East Europe	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia			Tine Vekemans	5

3.2 Minor in Hindi

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi III		sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	8

Hindi IV		sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	7

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.3 Minor in Modern Chinese

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese III		sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	8

Modern Chinese IV		sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	7

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.4 Society and Diversity

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa		sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Sexuality and Globalisation		sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

History of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations				Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam				Sami Zemni	5

Korean Language and Culture I		sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II		sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Theory of Literature		sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.5 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences		sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Sociology		sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Social and Political Systems		sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

The Policies of the European Union		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences		sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Political Philosophy		sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Introduction to Law		sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics (A)	sem 1	nl	Koen Schoors	4

Economics (B)	sem 2	nl	Koen Schoors	5

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Research Methodology	sem 1	nl	Maikel Pellens	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Marketing Management	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Public Administration. An Introduction	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	sem 1	nl	Ellen Wayenberg	6

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	sem 1	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Management	sem 2	en	Bert George	5

3.7 Minor in Education

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	*	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

3.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other minor.

Second year

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1 General Courses

1.2 Programme Specific Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Methodology of Qualitative Research	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)	2	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	2	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

2.1 Languages: Standard Arabic - Egyptian Arabic - Classical Arabic

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	2	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	2	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

2.3 Historical, Political and Socio-Cultural Contextualization of Islamic Western Asia

Subscribe to 16 credit units from the following list, with

6 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k,

distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

5 credit units in year 2,
5 credit units in year 3.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 credits from this list

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	*	2	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Arabic Literary Texts I	k		sem 2	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Arabic Literary Texts II	k		sem 1	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Sociology of Globalization	k		sem 2	en	Christopher Parker	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia	k				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	k		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity	k		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	k		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of South East Europe	k		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia	k		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.1 Minor in Turkish

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Turkish: Language Practice A	*	2	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Language Practice B	*	2	sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Grammar A			sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar B			sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

History of South East Europe			sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia			sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia					Tine Vekemans	5

3.2 Minor in Hindi

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi III		sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	8

Hindi IV		sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	7

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.3 Minor in Modern Chinese

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese III		sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	8

Modern Chinese IV		sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	7

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.4 Society and Diversity

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa		sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Sexuality and Globalisation		sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

History of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations				Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam				Sami Zemni	5

Korean Language and Culture I		sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II		sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Theory of Literature		sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.5 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences		sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Sociology		sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Social and Political Systems		sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

The Policies of the European Union		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences		sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Political Philosophy		sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Introduction to Law		sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics (A)	sem 1	nl	Koen Schoors	4

Economics (B)	sem 2	nl	Koen Schoors	5

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Research Methodology	sem 1	nl	Maikel Pellens	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Marketing Management	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Public Administration. An Introduction	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	sem 1	nl	Ellen Wayenberg	6

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	sem 1	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Management	sem 2	en	Bert George	5

3.7 Minor in Education

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	*	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

3.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other minor.

Third year

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1 General Courses

1.2 Programme Specific Courses

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Politics of Islam	3	sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Bachelor's Essay	3	year	nl	Bart Dessein	5

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject

2.1 Languages: Standard Arabic - Egyptian Arabic - Classical Arabic

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Social and Political Thinking	3	sem 1	nl	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Religious Thinking	3	sem 2	nl	Ashraf Hassan	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian III	3	sem 1	ar	Aymon Kreil	9

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian IV	3	sem 2	ar	Ashraf Hassan	5

2.2 Theory, Methods and Research

Subscribe to no less than 10 credit units from the following list, with

5 credit units from the courses with reference *,
no less than 5 credit units from the courses with reference k.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 (or 6) credits from this list

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Theories of International Relations	k	3	sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Social and Political Systems	k	3	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Tendencies in Historiography	k	3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

Comparative Study of Religions	k	3	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Theory of Literature	k	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

General Linguistics: Theories and Methods	k	3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

2.3 Historical, Political and Socio-Cultural Contextualization of Islamic Western Asia

Subscribe to 16 credit units from the following list, with

6 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k,

distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

5 credit units in year 2,
5 credit units in year 3.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 credits from this list

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Arabic Literary Texts I	k	sem 2	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Arabic Literary Texts II	k	sem 1	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Sociology of Globalization	k	sem 2	en	Christopher Parker	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia	k			Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	k	sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity	k	sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	k	sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of South East Europe	k	sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia	k	sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3 Minors

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.1 Minor in Turkish

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Turkish: Language Practice C	*	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Language Practice D	*	3	sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Grammar A			sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar B			sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar C		3	sem 1	nl,tr	Sevdag Kaya	5

Turkish: Cultural History		3	sem 2	nl,tr	A. Seza Doğruöz	4

History of South East Europe			sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia			sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia					Tine Vekemans	5

3.2 Minor in Hindi

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi III		sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	8

Hindi IV		sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	7

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.3 Minor in Modern Chinese

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese III		sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	8

Modern Chinese IV		sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	7

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.4 Society and Diversity

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa		sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Sexuality and Globalisation		sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

History of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations				Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam				Sami Zemni	5

Korean Language and Culture I		sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II		sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Theory of Literature		sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.5 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences		sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Sociology		sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Social and Political Systems		sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

The Policies of the European Union		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences		sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Political Philosophy		sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Introduction to Law		sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics (A)	sem 1	nl	Koen Schoors	4

Economics (B)	sem 2	nl	Koen Schoors	5

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Research Methodology	sem 1	nl	Maikel Pellens	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Marketing Management	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Public Administration. An Introduction	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	sem 1	nl	Ellen Wayenberg	6

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	sem 1	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Management	sem 2	en	Bert George	5

3.7 Minor in Education

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	*	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
History of Philosophy	1	sem 1	nl	Johan Braeckman	3

Historical Criticism	1	sem 1	nl	Jan Dumolyn	3

Introduction to World History	1	sem 2	nl	Eric Vanhaute	3

Introduction to Anthropology	1	sem 2	nl	Hugo DeBlock	3

Introduction to Text-Linguistics	1	sem 2	nl	Klaas Willems	3

1.2 Programme Specific Courses

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim	1	sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)	1	sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Introduction to World Politics	1	sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	5

History of South Asia	1	sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Methodology of Qualitative Research	2	sem 1	nl	Peter Stevens	5

Introduction to the Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts)	2	sem 1	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East	2	sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam	3	sem 2	en	Sami Zemni	5

Bachelor's Essay	3	year	nl	Bart Dessein	5

2 Courses Related to the Main Subject 90

2.1 Languages: Standard Arabic - Egyptian Arabic - Classical Arabic

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Course	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial I	1	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Introduction to Arabic Language Acquisition: Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Colloquial II	1	sem 2	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	10

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Historical Thinking	2	sem 2	nl,en	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian I	2	sem 1	nl,ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	8

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian II	2	sem 2	ar	Jo Van Steenbergen	7

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Social and Political Thinking	3	sem 1	nl	Ashraf Hassan	5

Structures of Arabic (Language and Texts): Religious Thinking	3	sem 2	nl	Ashraf Hassan	5

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian III	3	sem 1	ar	Aymon Kreil	9

Arabic Language Acquisition: Media and Egyptian IV	3	sem 2	ar	Ashraf Hassan	5

2.2 Theory, Methods and Research

10

Subscribe to no less than 10 credit units from the following list, with

5 credit units from the courses with reference *,
no less than 5 credit units from the courses with reference k.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 (or 6) credits from this list

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa	*	1	sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Theories of International Relations	k	3	sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Social and Political Systems	k	3	sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Tendencies in Historiography	k	3	sem 1	nl	Frederik Buylaert	5

Comparative Study of Religions	k	3	sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Theory of Literature	k	3	sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

General Linguistics: Theories and Methods	k	3	sem 1	nl	Klaas Willems	5

2.3 Historical, Political and Socio-Cultural Contextualization of Islamic Western Asia

16

Subscribe to 16 credit units from the following list, with

6 credit units from the courses with reference *,
10 credit units from the courses with reference k,

distributed over the first standard learning path as follows:

5 credit units in year 2,
5 credit units in year 3.

References:

* = mandatory course

k = optional courses; students must subscribe to 5 credits from this list

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Structure and Conflict in the Global South	*	2	sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Arabic Literary Texts I	k		sem 2	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Arabic Literary Texts II	k		sem 1	nl	Caroline Janssen	5

Sociology of Globalization	k		sem 2	en	Christopher Parker	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia	k				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism	k		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity	k		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to the History of Africa	k		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

History of South East Europe	k		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia	k		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3 Minors 30

Subscribe to 30 credit units from 1 minor from the following list. Subject to approval by the faculty.

3.1 Minor in Turkish

Course	Ref	MT1	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Turkish: Language Practice A	*	2	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Language Practice B	*	2	sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Language Practice C	*	3	sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Language Practice D	*	3	sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	5

Turkish: Grammar A			sem 1	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar B			sem 2	nl,tr	Johan Vandewalle	4

Turkish: Grammar C		3	sem 1	nl,tr	Sevdag Kaya	5

Turkish: Cultural History		3	sem 2	nl,tr	A. Seza Doğruöz	4

History of South East Europe			sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Central Asia			sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia					Tine Vekemans	5

3.2 Minor in Hindi

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Hindi I	*	sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	10

Hindi II	*	sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	10

Hindi III		sem 1	nl,hi	Saartje Verbeke	8

Hindi IV		sem 2	nl,hi	Daniela De Simone	7

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Oriental Literature: South Asia		sem 2	nl	Eva De Clercq	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.3 Minor in Modern Chinese

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Modern Chinese I	*	sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese II	*	sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	10

Modern Chinese III		sem 1	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	8

Modern Chinese IV		sem 2	nl,zh	Bart Dessein	7

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Judaism				Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

3.4 Society and Diversity

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Cultural Anthropology		sem 2	nl	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Introduction to the Anthropology of the Middle East and North Africa		sem 2	en	Aymon Kreil	5

Sexuality and Globalisation		sem 2	nl	Tom Claes	5

Comparative Study of Religions		sem 1	nl	Jakob De Roover	5

Global Developments in Historical Perspective		sem 2	nl	Michael Limberger	5

Introduction to the History of Africa		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Methods, Sources and Historiography in African History		sem 2	en	Mathieu Zana Etambala	5

Anthropology and Ethnography in Africa		sem 1	nl,en	Koenraad Stroeken	5

Anthropology of Visual and Material Cultures in Africa				Koenraad Stroeken	5

History of China		sem 1	nl	Ann Heirman	5

History of Japan		sem 1	nl	Christian Uhl	5

History of South Asia		sem 1	nl	Michael Limberger	5

History of Central Asia		sem 1	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

Introduction to the History of Islamic West Asia (600-1800)		sem 2	nl	Jo Van Steenbergen	5

History of the Ancient Near East		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

History of South East Europe		sem 1	nl	Pieter Troch	5

History of Russia		sem 1	nl	Ben Dhooge	5

History of Religions: Classical Antiquity and Early Christianity		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Christianity		sem 1	nl	Danny Praet	5

Introduction to Islam and Being Muslim		sem 1	en	Ashraf Hassan	5

Buddhism				Christoph Anderl	5

East Asian Ideologies		sem 2	en	Christoph Anderl	5

Religious Traditions of India		sem 1	en	Eva De Clercq	5

Judaism		sem 1	nl	Annelies Lannoy	5

Ancient Near Eastern Society and Religion		sem 1	nl	Katrien De Graef	5

Ancient Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations				Katrien De Graef	5

Society and Current Affairs: China		sem 1	en	Bart Dessein	5

Society and Current Affairs: Japan		sem 1	en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Society and Current Affairs: South Asia				Tine Vekemans	5

Politics of the Contemporary Middle East		sem 2	nl	Brecht De Smet	5

Politics of Islam				Sami Zemni	5

Korean Language and Culture I		sem 1	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Korean Language and Culture II		sem 2	ko,en	Andreas Niehaus	5

Theory of Literature		sem 1	nl,en	Koen De Temmerman	5

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.5 Minor in Political and Social Sciences

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Introduction to Political Sciences		sem 1	nl	Carl Devos	6

Sociology		sem 1	nl	Bart Van de Putte	6

Social and Political Systems		sem 1	nl	Sami Zemni	5

Theories of International Relations		sem 1	nl	Dries Lesage	5

European Political Integration		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

The Policies of the European Union		sem 1	nl	Hendrik Vos	6

Research Methods in the Social Sciences		sem 2	nl	Henk Roose	6

Political Philosophy		sem 2	nl	Patrick Loobuyck	5

Introduction to Law		sem 2	nl	Ellen Desmet	5

History of World Politics (1815 - now)		sem 2	nl	Dries Lesage	6

Introduction to World Politics		sem 2	nl	Thijs Van de Graaf	6

Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Comparative Political Economy		sem 2	nl	Mattias Vermeiren	5

Communication Science		sem 1	nl	Stijn Joye	6

Media Economy and Media Structures		sem 2	nl	Tom Evens	5

Structure and Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	nl	Sibo Kanobana	6

Development in the Global South		sem 1	en	Tomas Van Acker	6

Conflict in the Global South		sem 2	en	Maarten Hendriks	6

Human Rights: Multidisciplinary Perspectives	UKV	sem 2	en	Eva Brems	5

Humanitarian Policy		sem 2	nl	Bruno De Cordier	5

3.6 Minor in Economics and Business Management

Course	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Economics (A)	sem 1	nl	Koen Schoors	4

Economics (B)	sem 2	nl	Koen Schoors	5

Markets and Prices	sem 1	nl	Dirk Van de gaer	6

Business Cycles and Growth	sem 1	nl	Freddy Heylen	6

Financial Markets and Institutions	sem 2	nl	Rudi Vander Vennet	5

Research Methodology	sem 1	nl	Maikel Pellens	6

Business Administration	sem 2	nl	Mirjam Knockaert	4

Business Skills	sem 2	en	Mieke Audenaert	4

Marketing Management	sem 1	nl	Maggie Geuens	6

Public Administration. An Introduction	sem 1	nl	Bram Verschuere	6

Public Policy	sem 1	nl	Ellen Wayenberg	6

Introduction to Accounting in the Not-for-Profit and Public Sector	sem 1	nl	Johan Christiaens	5

Public Management	sem 2	en	Bert George	5

3.7 Minor in Education

Course	Ref	Semester	Language	Instructor	Crdt
Powerful Learning Environments	*	sem 1	nl	Bram De Wever	6

Teaching Methodology: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Christophe Verbruggen	6

Reference Internship: Cultural Sciences	*	year	nl	Bruno De Wever	3

3.7.1 Elective Courses

Subscribe to 15 credit units from one other minor.

Learning outcomes

Competence field 1: Competences in one/more scientific discipline(s)

to have knowledge at intermediate level, of both a modern and classical variant of an Oriental language and to be able to use the acquired knowledge: • Arabic and Islamic Studies: to have knowledge at intermediate level in both Modern and Classical Arabic and to be able to use the acquired knowledge. • India: to have knowledge at intermediate level in both Hindi and Sanskrit and to be able to use the acquired knowledge. • China (China + Ghent University): to have knowledge at intermediate level in both Modern and Classical Chinese and to be able to use the acquired knowledge. • Japan: to have knowledge at intermediate level in both Modern and Classical Japanese and to be able to use the acquired knowledge.
To demonstrate knowledge of the cultural (= historical, literary, religious-philosophical and social) context within which the languages studied are relevant, and to be able to apply that knowledge.
To have insight into the links between the Oriental languages and cultures under study, and to be able to apply these insights.
To have insight into the link between past and present in the context of the Oriental languages and cultures under study, and to be able to apply these insights.
To have insight into the connection and interaction between the Oriental languages, societies and cultural-historical traditions studied, based on a transboundary and cross-time perspective (transculturalism and the link past-present), and to be able to apply these insights.
To have insight into the methodological and scientific reference frameworks, and into practices that prove to be relevant for the Oriental languages and cultures under study – inspired by the latest developments
To have insight into research methods and research findings regarding Oriental languages and cultures.

Competence field 2: Scientific competences

to formulate questions related to Oriental languages and cultures.
to identify international research (including in the modern Oriental languages studied), to evaluate its scientific value and to harness this research.
to identify, scientifically evaluate and make use of integrated and interdisciplinary research in the field of Oriental cultural contexts (history, society, literature, religious-philosophical systems).
to critically apply research methods and techniques in Oriental languages and cultures and in related disciplines, and to initiate further research.

Competence field 3: Intellectual competences

to recognise and apply the significant connection of Oriental languages and cultures, of present and past and of the diversity of the Oriental cultures and their mutual contacts
to critically reflect on one's own learning, thinking, decision-making and acting regarding the Oriental languages and cultures under study, and to adjust this reflection.
to recognise and apply ways of reasoning within the discipline of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic studies, India, China or Japan)
to have and to convey an investigative attitude and a mindset for lifelong learning concerning the Oriental languages and cultures under study

Competence field 4: Competences in cooperation and communication

to communicate orally and in writing with peers and others concerning the results of independent learning, thinking and decision-making with regard to complex issues in the discipline of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic studies, India, China or Japan).
to communicate orally and in writing with native speakers at an intermediate level of linguistic knowledge, with a focus on cultural contexts.
to collaborate within a context of diversity, transculturalism and historical-critical awareness concerning issues in the disciplines of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic studies, India, China or Japan).

Competence field 5: Societal competences

to be aware of the relevance of knowledge of Oriental societies and of the cultural-historical (historical, literary, religious-philosophical) and social heritage for numerous current social problems, events, debates and opinions.
to be aware of the relevance of the knowledge of the relevant Oriental languages in order to unlock the context of current social problems, events, debates and opinions concerning Oriental societies and their contacts with other societies.
to understand developments in the history of the studied discipline of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic Studies, India, China or Japan).
to place one's own research in a broader social context, meaning and relevance in the studied discipline of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islamic Studies, India, China or Japan).
to analyse the social impact (economical, social, cultural) of new developments in the studied field of Oriental Languages and Cultures (Arabic and Islam Studies, India, China or Japan).
to demonstrate a sense of culture and to appreciate and convey the importance of building bridges between cultures.
(for tracks in the target country: main subject China and stays in India and Japan) to practise the acquired competences in an Asian country.