Master's Degree Programme in
Cultural Anthropology, Ethnology, Anthropological Linguistics (inter-university)
Enrolment from 2025/2026

Anthropology of Asia [FMR10-2525]
Enrolled in a.y. 2025/2026

Type of activities Description  
Basic [A] Builds the fundamental cultural foundation upon which your specific training is developed  
Core educational activities [B] Defines your educational path's specific and distinctive profile  
Interdisciplinary [C] Complements and broadens your core and specialisation training with supplementary knowledge  
Decided by individual student [D] Activities you can choose freely, provided they are consistent with your academic path. These may include: exams offered by your degree programme, exams from other degree programmes, including those from different disciplines, internship or traineeship activities  
Final examination or foreign language knowledge [E] it marks the completion of your academic programme. It is a crucial formative moment that integrates and applies the skills and knowledge you have acquired with your studies  
Other [F] Includes educational activities aimed at acquiring: additional language skills, IT and interpersonal skills, training and orientation internships, which are essential for facilitating your entry into the job market  

Type of educational activity: Core educational activities [B]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

30

 FM0683 M‑DEA/01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF SOUTHEAST ASIA 6
LM2470 M‑DEA/01 1 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN 6
FM0003 M‑DEA/01 CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6
FM0073 M‑DEA/01 ETHNOGRAPHY 6
LM5270 M‑DEA/01 METHODOLOGIES OF ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH 6
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 FM0626 M‑GGR/01 GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE HISTORY 6
FM1071 M‑GGR/01 INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE STUDIES 6
LM6125 SPS/13 POLITICAL THOUGHT OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES 6
FM1041 SPS/14 HISTORY OF ASIA 6
FM0404 M‑STO/02 WOMEN'S AND GENDER HISTORY 6
FM1070 M‑GGR/01 HISTORY AND HERITAGE ENHANCEMENT OF RURAL LANDSCAPES 6
FM0229 M‑STO/04 ORAL HISTORY 6
FM0231 M‑STO/04 SOCIAL HISTORY 6
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 FM0074 L‑LIN/01 ETHNOLINGUISTICS (ADVANCED COURSE) 6
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

12

 LM250O L‑OR/19 LITERARY CULTURES IN PAKISTAN AND POST-COLONIAL INDIA 12
FM0666 L‑OR/07 SEMITIC EPIGRAPHY 6
LM2280 L‑OR/17 ETHNOGRAPHY OF SHAMANISM 6
LM2320 L‑OR/21 MANUSCRIPT SOURCES AND THE TRANSMISSION OK KNOWLEDGE IN EARLY CHINA 6
LM090N L‑OR/22 MANUSCRIPT AND XYLOGRAPHIC SPURCES OF JAPAN 6
LM2180 L‑OR/12 THE IDEOLOGY OF LANGUAGE IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD 6
LM2590 L‑OR/17 PAST AND PRESENT OF THE CAST SYSTEM 6
LM002I L‑OR/21 MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY CHINESE LITERATURE 6
LM005I L‑OR/21 CHINESE LANGUAGE 1 (I) 12
LM014I L‑OR/21 CLASSICAL CHINESE LANGUAGE 6
FM1046 L‑OR/12 ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE 6
LM004N L‑OR/22 JAPANESE LANGUAGE 1 MOD.1 12
LM2620 L‑OR/19 LANGUAGES, IDENTITIES AND BOUNDARIES IN SOUTH ASIA 6
LM250C L‑OR/12 CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DYNAMICS (ARABIC) 12
LM250K L‑OR/08 CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DYNAMICS (HEBREW) 12
LM250T L‑OR/15 CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DYNAMICS (PERSIAN) 12
LM2504 L‑OR/13 CULTURAL NARRATIVES AND DYNAMICS (TURKISH) 12
LM5310 L‑OR/17 RATIO ET DISCRETIO IN SOUTH ASIA, BETWEEN PHILOSOPHY AND HISTORY OF IDEAS 6
LM2200 L‑OR/12 HOLY BOOKS AND MODELS OF SOCIAL ORGANIZATION 6
LM6210 L‑OR/23 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA 6
LM251C L‑OR/12 INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND TEXTUAL PRACTICES (ARABIC) 6
LM251K L‑OR/08 INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND TEXTUAL PRACTICES (HEBREW) 6
LM251T L‑OR/15 INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND TEXTUAL PRACTICES (PERSIAN) 6
LM2514 L‑OR/13 INTELLECTUAL HISTORY AND TEXTUAL PRACTICES (TURKISH) 6
LM2450 L‑OR/22 CULTURAL STUDIES OF EAST ASIA (JAPAN) 6
Type of educational activity: Interdisciplinary [C]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

FM1003 M‑DEA/01 INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF AMERICA 6
FM0643 M‑DEA/01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF ISLAM 6
LM2460 L‑OR/20 ANTHROPOLOGY OF JAPAN 6
FM0004 M‑DEA/01 HEALTH AND ILLNESS ANTHROPOLOGY 6
FM0644 M‑DEA/01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF MIGRATIONS 6
FM0581 M‑DEA/01 ANTHROPOLOGY OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONFLICTS 6
FM1006 M‑DEA/01 RELIGIOUS ANTHROPOLOGY 6
FM0009 M‑DEA/01 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY 6
FM0011 M‑DEA/01 VISUAL ANTHROPOLOGY - CINEMA 6
LM2640 L‑OR/16 ARCHEOLOGY AND THE CULTURES OF GANDHARA AND THE SILK ROADS 6
LM0105 L‑OR/20 ART, ARCHITECTURE AND PERFORMANCE IN JAPAN 6
LM0090 L‑OR/20 ART, ARCHITECTURE AND SPECTACLES IN CLASSIC CHINA 6
LM2330 L‑OR/20 ARTS, CINEMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (CHINA) 6
FM1076 M‑DEA/01 COMMUNITY, LOCALITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE 6
FM1077 M‑DEA/01 CULTURAL ENCOUNTERS 6
FM0075 M‑DEA/01 ETHNOLOGY 6
FM1061 SPS/07 GLOBALIZATION AND CULTURAL PLURALISM 6
FM0642 M‑DEA/01 INDIGENOUS ART AND PERFORMANCE 6
LM2520 L‑LIN/01 LINGUISTICS RESEARCH IN THE MIDDLE EAST 6
FM0124 M‑DEA/01 LANGUAGES AND CULTURE OF AFRICA 6
LM2580 L‑OR/16 THEMATIC SEMINAR (SOUTH ASIA) 6
LM0880 L‑OR/20 HISTORY OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE THOUGHT 6
LM6125 SPS/13 POLITICAL THOUGHT OF ISLAMIC COUNTRIES 6
FM0674 L‑OR/01 HISTORY OF THE ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIA 6
LM6210 L‑OR/23 HISTORY OF CONTEMPORARY CHINA 6
LM2310 L‑OR/20 HISTORY OF CHINESE PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIONS 6
FM0220 M‑DEA/01 FOLKLORE 6
Type of educational activity: Decided by individual student [D]
Type of educational activity: Final examination or foreign language knowledge [E]
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

24

 FM0373 PROFIN_S THESIS 24
Type of educational activity: Other [F]

The 3-credit B2 level English language course is aimed at those who do not have certified knowledge of the English language at B2 level. Those who have already certified their English skills can complete their programme with additional internship credits.

ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

12

 CLA-B2 NN 1 ENGLISH TEST - B2 3
FM0675 NN TRAINEESHIP 9
FM0269 NN TRAINEESHIP 12
ECTS partial Code Reference sector Year COURSE ECTS course

6

 FM0583 NN THESIS WRITING SEMINAR 6