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Compulsory Module 1: Introduction to Scientific Working (5 ECTS-Credits; 3h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to write scientific papers according to the rules of good scientific practice. They can describe the basic methods and theories of Islamic theological studies in a context-appropriate manner, communicate and apply them appropriately both orally and in writing.
Compulsory Module 2: Islamic Theology and Religious Studies - Introduction (9.5 ECTS-Credits; 6h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to explain and critically discuss basic terms, basic concepts and sub-disciplines of Islamic theology. They are able to present and discuss the main and contemporary issues in Quranic studies.
They can explain the methods and goals of religious studies and establish innovative references to the religion of Islam.
Compulsory Module 3: Islamic Religious Education - Introduction (5.5 ECTS-Credits; 3h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to present the history, concepts and goals of Islamic education in a differentiated and contemporary manner, both orally and in writing. Students can explain terms, theories and forms of teaching and learning and relate these to educational situations.
Compulsory Module 4: Islamic Jurisprudence and Biography of the Prophet (8 ECTS Credits; 4h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to present important events and stages in the life of the Messenger Muhammad using a critical understanding of sources and theories. They are able to critically reflect and discuss the development and areas of responsibility of Islamic law in history and the present in a socially relevant and solution-oriented manner.
Compulsory Module 5: Basic Knowledge of the Arabic Language (7.5 ECTS-Credits; 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to correctly use and transcribe the acquired basic vocabulary, especially Islamic-related technical terms. You master grammatical basics and can read and edit simple Arabic texts.
They can read the Qur'an in Arabic and recite key verses and short suras fluently.
Compulsory Module 6: Islamic sources: Qur'an and Hadith (7 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students will be able to present and critically discuss basic terms, basic concepts and main works of the hadith studies as well as their history of development. They are able to explain the history of the Qur'an's revelation and origins with reference to various sources and theses. They have specific knowledge to distinguish between the different types and schools of interpretation.
Compulsory Module 7: Islamic Philosophy, Anthropology and Ehtics (11.5 ECTS-Credits; 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to explain and discuss the origin, development and spread of Islamic philosophy as well as its contribution to the history of philosophy and its significance for the present.
They can justify and discuss human beings and their position in the world both from an Islamic theological point of view and from the perspective of other disciplines in a context-related and gender-sensitive manner.
They are able to substantiate the ethical responsibility of human beings from Islamic sources at an advanced level and to transfer it contextually.
Compulsory Module 8: History, Art and Cultural History of Islam (6 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to explain the different periods of Islamic history up to the disintegration of the Abbasid Empire. They can argue the socio-economic and political influences on the development of the Islamic community.
They can identify essential phases of Islamic art and cultural history, describe the corresponding Islamic art forms and prepare them for current contexts.
Compulsory Module 9: Islam and Religious Diversity (6 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students will be able to explain the origins and content development of the various schools and movements in Islam and interpret them in relation to the present. They are able to interpret and justify religious plurality in confrontation with Islamic theological principles and theories and develop innovative approaches for working and learning contexts.
Compulsory Module 10: Reading and Understand Qur'an and Hadith (9 ECTS-Credits; 6 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students know the most important classical hadith interpretation works and their interpretation methods and are able to interpret and explain hadiths in various fields of action. They can interpret and explain Qur'anic verses with the help of classical Qur'anic commentaries.
They can read the Qur'an according to the Taiwid rules and recite important suras by heart.
Compulsory Module 11: Islamic Jurisprudence and its Methods (7 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
(no courses)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students are able to explain and apply the methodology of Islamic jurisprudence using appropriate and relevant content. They are able to analyse and reinterpret specific areas of Islamic jurisprudence, such as 'ibadat and mu'amalat, based on relevant content for the present context.
Compulsory Module 12: Islamic Mysticism and Discursive-Rational Theology (10 ECTS-Credits; 6 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students acquire differentiated knowledge about the origin and development of Islamic mysticism and can explain its concepts and basic terms. They will be able to explain the various classical and contemporary discussions in Discursive Rational Theology, incorporating social, scientific, and ethical concerns. They are able to present in detail the faith foundations and teachings of Islam and discuss various historical as well as contemporary concepts of God and faith.
Compulsory Module 13: Fundamentals of Islamic Spiritual Guidance (6 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to present different Islamic spiritual guidance concepts and to relate them innovatively to the reality of life of Muslims in Europe. They know different forms and causes of conflicts and crises as well as possibilities of help, counselling and mediation and can develop model solutions.
Compulsory Module 14: Educational Work and Research (6 ECTS-Credits; 4 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: The students are able to present selected aspects of the non-school educational landscape and to critically examine its educational offers and concepts using theoretical-scientific criteria. They master the basics of empirical research and can reproduce the basic logic of empirical projects and implement them in the context of smaller projects.
Compulsory Module 15: Christianity and Cooperative Didactics of Religious Education (6 ECTS-Credits; 3 h)
Prerequisites for registration: none
Learning Outcome: Students can explain the essential features of Christian doctrine and practice and compare them with their own religion or worldview. They have knowledge and skills in the development and treatment of Islamic-theological topics from a subject-specific and religious-didactic perspective.
Compulsory Module 16: Bachelor's Thesis (10 ECTS-Credits; 1 h)
Prerequisites for registration: positive evaluation of compulsory modules 1 and 14
Learning Outcome: The students are able to deal with the topic of the Bachelor's Thesis in accordance with the standards of good scientific practice with regards to the methods, the theory and the content and to elaborate the result in writing in a comprehensible and argumentative manner.
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Compulsory Module 17: Interdisciplinary Skills (10 ECTS-Credits)
Prerequisites for registration: The prerequisites specified in the respective curricula are to be met.
Learning Outcome: Students have the competence to engage constructively, responsibly and with the necessary sensitivity for gender aspects in a scientific discourse beyond the boundaries of their own discipline.
Notes:
- There may still be changes in the courses offered as well as room allocation and course dates.
- The course descriptions found in the English version of the course catalogue are for informational purposes only. Authoritative information can be found in the "Vorlesungsverzeichnis" (German version of the course catalogue).