Curriculum Oriental Studies: for students enrolled a.y. 2025-26

The Oriental studies curriculum offers four concentrations: 1) Indology and Iranian Studies, 2) Chinese and Japanese Studies, 3) Near Eastern and Islamic Studies, 4) Africam Studies. Students can specialize their study plan by choosing the course units indicated for each concentration

First Year

01. HISTORY AND CULTURES OF ASIA AND AFRICA. ONE COURSE UNIT TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (12 CFU)

Field: Africam Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75732	Egyptology (LM)		L-OR/02	12
29615	History and Institutions of Africa (C.I.) (LM)
	29729  African History and Institutions (1) (LM)		SPS/13	6
	75650  History and Institutions of Africa (2) (LM)		SPS/13	6

Field: Chinese and Japanese Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75720	Modern and Contemporary History of East Asia (C.I.) (LM)
	75722  History of Eastern Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/23	6
	75721  History of Modern and Contemporary China (1) (LM)		L-OR/23	6

Field: Indology and Iranian Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75723	Indian Civilisation (C.I.) (LM)
	75725  Intellectual History of Modern and Contemporary India (1) (LM)		L-OR/17	6
	75724  Religions and Philosophies of India (1) (LM)		L-OR/17	6
75729	Iranistics (C.I.) (LM)
	75731  Literary Civilisation of the Pre-Islamic Iran (1) (LM)		L-OR/14	6
	75730  Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM)		L-OR/14	6

Field: Near Eastern and Islamic Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
28776	Assyriology (LM)		L-OR/03	12
75729	Iranistics (C.I.) (LM)
	75731  Literary Civilisation of the Pre-Islamic Iran (1) (LM)		L-OR/14	6
	75730  Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM)		L-OR/14	6
98906	Islamic Studies (I.C.)
	75728  History and Institutions of the Muslim World (1) (LM)		L-OR/10	6
	99913  Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean : Histories and Relations (1) (LM)		L-OR/10	6

02. TWO COURSE UNITS TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (24 CFU)

a) Field: Ancient History (max limit 24 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B5092	Ancient Roman History (C.I.) (LM)
	B5093  Archaic and Republican Roman History (1) (LM)		L-ANT/03	6
	B5094  History of the Roman Empire (1) (LM)		L-ANT/03	6
28276	Ancient Greek History (I. C.) (LM)
	28277  Archaic and Classical Greek History (1) (LM)		L-ANT/02	6
	28278  Hellenistic History (1) (LM)		L-ANT/02	6

b) Field: Medieval History (max limit 24 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B5101	Medieval Institutions and Civilisation (I.C.) (LM)
	B5102  Civilisations of the Late Middle Ages (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
	B5103  Late Medieval Political Institutions (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
B5098	Origins of Europe (I.C.) (LM)
	B5099  Civilization of the High Middle Ages (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
	B5100  Early Medieval Political Institution (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
B5104	Rural and Urban Society in the Middle Ages (I.C.) (LM)
	B5106  Medieval City Societies (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
	B5105  Rural Medieval Societies (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
98907	Spaces and Encounters Between Cultures in the Middle Ages (I.C.) (LM)
	81958  Cross-Cultural Encounters in the Medieval World (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6
	98899  Space and Historical Culture in the Middle Ages (1) (LM)		M-STO/01	6

c) Field: Early Modern History (max limit 24 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
90030	History of Genres (C.I.) (LM)
	90031  History of Genres and Sexualities in Early Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
	84289  History of Women and of Gender Identity (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
90032	History of Justice (C.I.) (LM)
	90033  History of Justice from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
	90034  History of Modern and Contemporary Justice (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
B5107	History of the Modern Age (I.C.) (LM)
	B5109  History and Historiography of the Early Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
	B5108  History of Europe in the Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6

d) Field: Contemporary History (max limit 24 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B5113	Formation and Trasformation of Nation States (I.C.) (LM)
	B5114  History of the Risorgimento and National Revolutions (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
	B8275  Wars and Justice Profiles in the Contemporary Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
90030	History of Genres (C.I.) (LM)
	90031  History of Genres and Sexualities in Early Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
	84289  History of Women and of Gender Identity (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
90032	History of Justice (C.I.) (LM)
	90033  History of Justice from the Late Middle Ages to the Early Modern Age (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
	90034  History of Modern and Contemporary Justice (1) (LM)		M-STO/02	6
29509	Profiles of Global History (I. C.) (LM)
	29512  Global History: Economy, Environment and Society (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
	29514  Global History: Public Sphere and Mass Media (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
B5110	Societies in Transition and Cultures of Conflict in Contemporary Europe (I.C.) (LM)
	B5112  Experiences and Memories fo Eastern Europe (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6
	B5111  Experiences and Memories of Western Europe (1) (LM)		M-STO/04	6

03. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (12 CFU)

Field: Chinese and Japanese Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B8040	Religious Traditions in East and South-East Asia (I.C.) (LM)
	B8041  Introduction to the Religions in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6
	B8042  Iconography and Iconology in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6
28748	Chinese Language and Literature I (LM)		L-OR/21	12
75699	Chinese Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75700  Chinese Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/21	6
	75703  Chinese Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/21	6
87347	Chinese Literary Civilisation (I.C.) (LM)
	87348  Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern China (1) (LM)		L-OR/21	6
	87349  Literary Civilisation of Contemporary China (1) (LM)		L-OR/21	6
28754	Japanese Language and Literature I (LM)		L-OR/22	12
75707	Japanese Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75708  Japanese Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/22	6
	75709  Japanese Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/22	6
87350	Japanese Literary Civilisation (I.C.) (LM)
	87351  Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern Japan (1) (LM)		L-OR/22	6
	87352  Literary Civilisation of Contemporary Japan (1) (LM)		L-OR/22	6

Field: Indology and Iranian Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B8040	Religious Traditions in East and South-East Asia (I.C.) (LM)
	B8041  Introduction to the Religions in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6
	B8042  Iconography and Iconology in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6
28740	Persian Language and Literature I (LM)		L-OR/15	12
75697	Persian Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75684  Persian Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/15	6
	75685  Persian Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/15	6
28744	Sanskrit Language and Literature I (LM)		L-OR/18	12
75691	Sanskrit Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75692  Sanskrit Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/18	6
	75693  Sanskrit Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/18	6
B5247	TESTI E LINGUE DELL'ASIA MERIDIONALE (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
	B5249  LINGUE E LETTERATURE DELL'INDIA MERIDIONALE (1) (LM)		L-OR/18	6
	B5248  TEXTUAL CULTURES ACROSS SOUTH ASIA (1) (LM)		L-OR/18	6

Field: Near Eastern and Islamic Studies (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
28732	Arabic Language and Literature I (LM)		L-OR/12	12
75670	Arabic Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75671  Arabic Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/12	6
	75672  Arabic Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/12	6
87360	Arabic Literary Civilisation (I.C.) (LM)
	87361  Ancient and Medieval Arabic Literary Civilisation (1) (LM)		L-OR/12	6
	87362  Contemporary Arabic Literary Civilisation (1) (LM)		L-OR/12	6
75679	Armenian Language and Literature I (C.I.) (LM)
	75680  Armenian Language and Literature 1A (LM)		L-OR/13	6
	75678  Armenian Language and Literature 1B (LM)		L-OR/13	6
75681	Armenian Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM)
	75677  Armenian Language and Literature 2A (LM)		L-OR/13	6
	75682  Armenian Language and Literature 2B (LM)		L-OR/13	6
75716	Hebrew Language and Literature (LM)		L-OR/08	12

04. ONE COURSE TO BE SELECTED AMONG THOSE LISTED BELOW: (6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
81719	Atlantic and Global History of Modern Political Concepts (1) (LM)		SPS/02	6
28353	History of Christianity (1) (LM)		M-STO/07	6
29681	History of Churches and Religious Movements (1) (LM)		M-STO/07	6
90062	History of Islamic Science (1) (LM)		M-STO/05	6
B9215	History of Political Doctrines (1) (LM)		SPS/02	6
B8095	Medical Anthropology (1) (LM)		M-DEA/01	6
B5166	Museum Anthropology (1) (LM)		M-DEA/01	6
B9216	Political Theory (1) (LM)		SPS/02	6
30341	Ravennate and Byzantine Archaeology and History of Art (1) (LM) - 6 cfu		L-ANT/08	6
29664	Religions and Society (1) (LM)		M-STO/07	6
B5019	Religions of the ancient Mediterranean (1) (LM)		M-STO/06	6
90041	Urban Geography (1) (LM)		M-GGR/01	6

05. HISTORY OF ART: ONE COURSE UNIT TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (6 CFU)

Field: Chinese and Japanese Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B8043	Iconography and Iconology in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6

Field: Indology and Iranian Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B5250	History of Islamic Art in the Persian, Central Asian and Indian Regions (1) (LM)		L-OR/11	6
B8043	Iconography and Iconology in East and South-East Asia (1) (LM)		L-OR/20	6

Field: Near Eastern and Islamic Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B5251	Archaeology and History of Medieval Islamic Art (1) (LM)		L-OR/11	6
75669	History of Ancient Near Eastern Art (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/05	6
B5250	History of Islamic Art in the Persian, Central Asian and Indian Regions (1) (LM)		L-OR/11	6

Second Year

06. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST (STUDENTS CAN TAKE ONLY COURSE UNITS WHICH ARE NOT PART OF COURSES CHOSEN IN THE FIRST YEAR): (6 CFU)

Field: Chinese and Japanese Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75700	Chinese Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
75703	Chinese Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
75748	Chinese Language and Literature 4 (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
75747	Chinese Language and Literature I (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
75708	Japanese Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/22	6
75709	Japanese Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/22	6
76733	Japanese Language and Literature I (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/22	6
87348	Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern China (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
87351	Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern Japan (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/22	6
87349	Literary Civilisation of Contemporary China (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/21	6
87352	Literary Civilisation of Contemporary Japan (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/22	6

Field: Indology and Iranian Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
87346	Literary Civilisation of Modern and Contemporary Iran (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/15	6
75744	Persian Language and Literature 1A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/15	6
75684	Persian Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/15	6
75685	Persian Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/15	6
75692	Sanskrit Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/18	6
75693	Sanskrit Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/18	6
28344	Sanskrit Language and Literature I (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/18	6

Field: Near Eastern and Islamic Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
87361	Ancient and Medieval Arabic Literary Civilisation (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6
75671	Arabic Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6
75672	Arabic Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6
28342	Arabic Language and Literature I (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6
75680	Armenian Language and Literature 1A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/13	6
75678	Armenian Language and Literature 1B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/13	6
75677	Armenian Language and Literature 2A (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/13	6
75682	Armenian Language and Literature 2B (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/13	6
87362	Contemporary Arabic Literary Civilisation (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6
76769	Hebrew Language and Literature (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/08	6
B8044	LINGUA E LETTERATURA ARABA 3 (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/12	6

07. ONE COURSE UNIT TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST (STUDENTS CAN TAKE ONLY COURSE UNITS WHICH ARE NOT PART OF INTEGRATED COURSES CHOSEN IN THE FIRST YEAR): (6 CFU)

Field: Africam Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
B4821	Africa and the Indian Ocean (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		SPS/13	6
29729	African History and Institutions (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		SPS/13	6
28775	Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/02	6
75650	History and Institutions of Africa (2) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		SPS/13	6

Field: Chinese and Japanese Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75722	History of Eastern Asia (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/23	6
75721	History of Modern and Contemporary China (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/23	6

Field: Indology and Iranian Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
78170	History of Manichaeism and of the Iranian Gnosis (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/14	6
75725	Intellectual History of Modern and Contemporary India (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/17	6
75731	Literary Civilisation of the Pre-Islamic Iran (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/14	6
75724	Religions and Philosophies of India (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/17	6
75730	Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/14	6
B5232	STORIA DEL MONDO PERSIANO IN EPOCA ISLAMICA (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/10	6
95804	The Ottoman Empire in the Eurasian Context (1) (Lm) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/10	6

Field: Near Eastern and Islamic Studies (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
28775	Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/02	6
75728	History and Institutions of the Muslim World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/10	6
78170	History of Manichaeism and of the Iranian Gnosis (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/14	6
99913	Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean : Histories and Relations (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/10	6
75730	Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/14	6
95804	The Ottoman Empire in the Eurasian Context (1) (Lm) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-OR/10	6

08. ONE COURSE TO BE SELECTED AMONG THOSE LISTED BELOW: (6 CFU)

Field: Ancient History (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
75651	History and Culture in Papyri (1) (LM)		L-ANT/05	6
B5161	History of Writing and Papyri (1) (LM)		L-ANT/05	6
90051	Knowledge Exchange and Storage before the Printed Book (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		L-ANT/05	6
29626	Numismatics (1) (LM)		L-ANT/04	6

Field: Medieval History, Field: Early Modern History, Field: Contemporary History (max limit 6 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
28940	Bibliography (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
34381	Computer Science for Archive Keeping (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
29631	Diplomatics (1) (LM)		M-STO/09	6
78184	Library History (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
90552	Palaeography Latin (1) (LM)		M-STO/09	6

09. ONE LANGUAGE TO BE CHOSEN AMONG THE FOLLOWING LIST: (6 CFU)

For more information on Language learning please contact the University Language Center (CLA) – Language Laboratories, via Filippo Re, 10 Bologna, ph. 051/2099890, e-mail: cla.bo-lablinguistici@unibo.it

				cfu ? Credits
26337	English Language Test B - 2			6
26357	French Language Test B - 2			6
26345	German Language Test B - 2			6
26351	Spanish Language Test B - 2			6

10. ONE OR MORE COURSES AMONG THOSE OFFERED BY UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA (12 CFU)

a) It is recommended to select at least one of the following activities (max limit 12 CFU)

For more information about the curricular internship, go to page "Studying/Internship”

				cfu ? Credits
86225	Internship Abroad (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6
B5233	Laboratory (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6
B5235	Laboratory of Papyrology (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6
29424	Seminars (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6
28119	Work Placement (1) )LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6

b) It is recommended for students interested in teaching program to select the following course ( (max limit 12 CFU)

			ssd ? Disciplinary-scientific area to which the learning activity belongs	cfu ? Credits
28940	Bibliography (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
34381	Computer Science for Archive Keeping (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
84211	Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage (1) (LM)		M-STO/08	6
B5166	Museum Anthropology (1) (LM)		M-DEA/01	6
87858	The Teaching of History (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		M-STO/04	6
30774	Theory and Practice of Education (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026		M-PED/01	6

11. Final Examination (24 CFU)

Students must select one of the three modalities: one offers the possibility to obtain some of the 24 credits with different activities in preparation of the final examination. For more information about the curricular internship, go to page "Studying/Internship”.

A) Final Examination (max limit 24 CFU)

È l'opzione che comporta lo svolgimento del tuo lavoro senza prevedere attività istituzionali all'estero.

				cfu ? Credits
29429	Final Examination (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			24

B) Final examination (12 CFU) with Preparation for the final examination abroad (12 CFU) (max limit 24 CFU)

This modality includes a period of preparation abroad in agreement with your supervisor. Students also have the opportunity to apply for grants for studying abroad offered by University of Bologna

				cfu ? Credits
86222	Final Examination (12 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			12
86263	Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			12

C) Final examination (12 CFU) with Internship abroad (6 CFU) and Preparation for the final examination abroad (6 CFU) (max limit 24 CFU)

This modality includes a period of preparation abroad in agreement with your supervisor. Students also have the opportunity to apply for grants for studying abroad offered by University of Bologna

				cfu ? Credits
86222	Final Examination (12 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			12
86277	Internship Abroad for Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6
86224	Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026			6