Bachelor’s programmes 2018 (RUS)
The Language and Literature of Iran
The programme aims at training specialists in the language and literature of Iran. To get a full picture of the literary works of ancient, medieval and modern Iran, one has not only to master the principal languages of the area’s culture (contemporary and classical Persian as well as Arabic), but also to study its history, religion and art. The curriculum compiled with a view of providing the student with profound knowledge in these fields as well as expertise in Arabo-Muslim philosophy and the history of the Persian language from antiquity to this day. The graduates receiving a Bachelor’s degree after five years of study will be ready to pursue further activities both in the sphere of fundamental academic research and in various practical spheres. ▲
Indian Languages and Literature
The programme “Indian Languages and Literature” aims at training Orientalists specializing in the history and philology of India. If you want to read Vedic poetry, epic tales or Buddhist sutras in the original, to study and translate them, this is the programme for you. It will enable you to master Sanskrit, the language of ancient and medieval Indian literature, and Pali, the language of the Buddhist canon and Hindi, the language of living communication in the India of today. You will acquire profound knowledge of literature, history, philosophy, religious teachings, philosophy and art of ancient and medieval India. You will be able to trace—using original texts for guidance—the history of Indo-Aryan languages from antiquity to these days. ▲
Biblical Studies and the History of Ancient Israel
The Bible is, in a way, a “crossroads” of major literary and religious traditions of Europe and the Middle East. This course gives the student an opportunity to get to know not only the Biblical books as such (together with their historical context), but also those traditions that converged at that “crossroads”: the ancient Near East and the Graeco-Roman world, Judaism and Christianity. A comprehensive study of the fundamental, formative texts of the Western civilization in conjunction with a fundamental education in the humanities (ancient and modern languages, courses on philology, linguistics, general history, religious and cultural history) provides the student with a good educational basis for specialization in various spheres of contemporary humanities, ranging from Oriental to cultural studies. ▲
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