Major MAMES (90 ECTS)

Requirements for obtaining the degree: at least 18 ECTS credits, including the compulsory lecture (6 ECTS)

• Compulsory: Colonialism, Nationalism, Globalisation: Asia and the Middle East (lecture), 6 ECTS; graded, every fall
• Core elective: Asia and the Middle East in Current Debates (exercise), 6 ECTS; graded, every spring
• Core elective: Anthropology of Asia and the Middle East (seminar), 6 ECTS; graded, every second spring
• Core elective: Culture and Society in Asia and the Middle East (seminar), 6 ECTS; graded, every second spring
• Core elective: Core Readings MAMES (self-study), 6 ECTS; graded, every semester (To be booked upon individual agreement; for further details see the Guidelines right-hand side)

Requirements for obtaining the degree: at least 6 ECTS credits. For the two module categories Culture and Society, 18 ECTS credits in total need to be obtained. Modules can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester.  

• Core elective: Kulturelle Transformationen (Arabische Welt und Naher Osten) (seminar), 6 ECTS; graded, every second spring
• Core elective: Geschichte Indiens/Südasiens [History of India/South Asia] (lecture), 3 ECTS; graded, every second fall
• Core elective: Hinduismus [Hinduism] (lecture), 3 ECTS; graded, every second spring
• Core elective: Moderne und zeitgenössische chinesische Literatur (Einführung) [Introduction to modern and contemporary Chinese literature] (lecture), 3 ECTS; graded, every spring
• Further electives crosslisted by other disciplines of the IAOS and UZH in the respective semester

Requirements for obtaining the degree: at least 6 ECTS credits. For the two module categories Culture and Society, 18 ECTS credits in total need to be obtained. Modules can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester.  

• Core elective: Research Seminar on Transformation and Development (seminar); 9 ECTS, graded; two semesters, start in fall
• Core elective: Majorities and Minorities in South Asia (seminar), 6 ECTS, graded; every second spring
• Core elective: Democracy and Citizenship in Modern India (lecture), 3 ECTS, graded; every second fall
• Core elective: Geschichte der islamischen Welt ab ca. 1800 [History of the Islamic World from 1800] (lecture); 6 ECTS, graded; every second spring
• Core elective: Gesellschaft Chinas (Einführung) [Introduction to Chinese Society] (lecture); 3 ECTS, graded; every spring
• Core elective: Japanische Gesellschaft nach 1945 [Japanese society after 1945] (lecture); 3 ECTS, graded, every spring
• Core elective: Japanische Politik und Wirtschaft nach 1945 [Japanese politics and economy after 1945] (lecture); 3 ECTS, graded, every fall
• Further electives crosslisted by other disciplines of the IAOS and UZH in the respective semester

Requirements for obtaining the degree: at least 6 ECTS credits. Modules can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester.  

• Core elective: Research Project MAMES (Master thesis) (colloquium), 3 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Core elective: Theories of Society and Religion in Asia and the Middle East (self-study), 3 ECTS, graded; every semester
• Core elective: Theories in Anthropology (seminar), 6 ECTS, graded; every fall
• Core elective: Introduction to Research Methods (exercise), 3 ECTS, pass/fail; every spring
• Core elective: Qualitative Methoden/Qualitative methods (seminar), 6 ECTS, graded; every spring
• Further electives crosslisted by other disciplines of the IAOS and UZH in the respective semester

Requirements for obtaining the degree: at least 9 ECTS credits. Modules can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester.  

• Core elective: Comprehensive Traineeship / Summer School: Language (internship), 6 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Core elective: Traineeship / Summer School: Language (internship), 3 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Core electives and electives of the languages offered at the IAOS, crosslisted in the respective semester; elementary and intermediate levels

Modules of this category can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester. No credits have to be obtained/no courses have to be completed for obtaining the MA degree.

• Core elective: Comprehensive Traineeship / Summer School in MAMES (internship), 6 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Core elective: Traineeship / Summer School in MAMES (internship), 3 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Entire course offer of the language center of UZH/ETC. Hours, credits and assessments vary by course. Please refer to https://www.sprachenzentrum.uzh.ch

Modules of this category can be chosen from the offer of core electives and electives of the course catalogue of the respective semester. No credits have to be obtained/no courses have to be completed for obtaining the MA degree.

• Core elective: Geschichte, Gesellschaft, Kultur (Angeleitetes Quellenstudium) [in English, Chinese, or German] (exercise), 3 ECTS, graded; every semester
• Core elective: Forschungsprojekte (Kolloquium Ma-Arbeit) / research projects (colloquium MA thesis) [in English and German]; crosslisted from the Department of Japanese Studies, 3 ECTS, pass/fail; every semester
• Further electives crosslisted by other disciplines of the IAOS and UZH in the respective semester