Second Cycle Degree/Two Year Master in History and Oriental Studies

Curriculum Oriental Studies: for students enrolled a.y. 2024-25

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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/02 12
29615 History and Institutions of Africa (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/03 12
75729 Iranistics (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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.) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
B5115  History of Contemporary Europe (1) (LM) M-STO/04 6
B5114  History of the Risorgimento and National Revolutions (1) (LM) M-STO/04 6
90030 History of Genres (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
1
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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
95811 Buddhist Traditions in Asia (I.C.) (Lm) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
95812  History of Buddhism (1) (Lm) L-OR/20 6
93443  History of Buddhist Art (1) (LM) L-OR/20 6
28748 Chinese Language and Literature I (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/21 12
75699 Chinese Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/22 12
75707 Japanese Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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
95811 Buddhist Traditions in Asia (I.C.) (Lm) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
95812  History of Buddhism (1) (Lm) L-OR/20 6
93443  History of Buddhist Art (1) (LM) L-OR/20 6
28740 Persian Language and Literature I (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/15 12
75697 Persian Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/18 12
75691 Sanskrit Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/12 12
75670 Arabic Language and Literature II (C.I.) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026
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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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
28589 Anthropology of the Body and Disease (1) (2nd cycle) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-DEA/01 6
81719 Atlantic and Global History of Modern Political Concepts (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 SPS/02 6
28353 History of Christianity (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/07 6
29681 History of Churches and Religious Movements (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/07 6
90062 History of Islamic Science (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/05 6
28113 History of Political Doctrines (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 SPS/02 6
B5166 Museum Anthropology (1) (LM) M-DEA/01 6
28248 Political Theory (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 SPS/02 6
30341 Ravennate and Byzantine Archaeology and History of Art (1) (LM) - 6 cfu - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-ANT/08 6
29664 Religions and Society (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/07 6
B5019 Religions of the ancient Mediterranean (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 M-STO/06 6
90041 Urban Geography (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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
93443 History of Buddhist Art (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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
93443 History of Buddhist Art (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/20 6
B5250 History of Islamic Art in the Persian, Central Asian and Indian Regions (1) (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/11 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 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) L-OR/21 6
75703 Chinese Language and Literature 2B (LM) 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) L-OR/21 6
75708 Japanese Language and Literature 2A (LM) L-OR/22 6
75709 Japanese Language and Literature 2B (LM) L-OR/22 6
76733 Japanese Language and Literature I (1) (LM) L-OR/22 6
87348 Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern China (1) (LM) L-OR/21 6
87351 Literary Civilisation of Ancient and Modern Japan (1) (LM) L-OR/22 6
87349 Literary Civilisation of Contemporary China (1) (LM) L-OR/21 6
87352 Literary Civilisation of Contemporary Japan (1) (LM) 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) L-OR/15 6
75684 Persian Language and Literature 2A (LM) L-OR/15 6
75685 Persian Language and Literature 2B (LM) L-OR/15 6
75692 Sanskrit Language and Literature 2A (LM) L-OR/18 6
75693 Sanskrit Language and Literature 2B (LM) L-OR/18 6
28344 Sanskrit Language and Literature I (1) (LM) 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) L-OR/12 6
75671 Arabic Language and Literature 2A (LM) L-OR/12 6
75672 Arabic Language and Literature 2B (LM) L-OR/12 6
75743 Arabic Language and Literature 4 (LM) - Not available for the year  2025/2026 L-OR/12 6
28342 Arabic Language and Literature I (1) (LM) L-OR/12 6
75680 Armenian Language and Literature 1A (LM) L-OR/13 6
75678 Armenian Language and Literature 1B (LM) L-OR/13 6
75677 Armenian Language and Literature 2A (LM) L-OR/13 6
75682 Armenian Language and Literature 2B (LM) L-OR/13 6
87362 Contemporary Arabic Literary Civilisation (1) (LM) L-OR/12 6
76769 Hebrew Language and Literature (1) (LM) L-OR/08 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) SPS/13 6
29729 African History and Institutions (1) (LM) SPS/13 6
28775 Egyptian Epigraphy (1) (LM) L-OR/02 6
75650 History and Institutions of Africa (2) (LM) 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) L-OR/23 6
75721 History of Modern and Contemporary China (1) (LM) 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) L-OR/14 6
75725 Intellectual History of Modern and Contemporary India (1) (LM) L-OR/17 6
75731 Literary Civilisation of the Pre-Islamic Iran (1) (LM) L-OR/14 6
75724 Religions and Philosophies of India (1) (LM) L-OR/17 6
75730 Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM) 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) 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) L-OR/02 6
75728 History and Institutions of the Muslim World (1) (LM) L-OR/10 6
78170 History of Manichaeism and of the Iranian Gnosis (1) (LM) L-OR/14 6
99913 Muslims and Christians in the Mediterranean : Histories and Relations (1) (LM) L-OR/10 6
75730 Religious History of the Iranian World (1) (LM) L-OR/14 6
95804 The Ottoman Empire in the Eurasian Context (1) (Lm) 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) 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) 6
B5233 Laboratory (1) (LM) 6
B5235 Laboratory of Papyrology (1) (LM) 6
29424 Seminars (1) (LM) 6
28119 Work Placement (1) )LM) 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) M-STO/04 6
30774 Theory and Practice of Education (1) (LM) M-PED/01 6

11. Final Examination

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) 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) 12
86263 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (12 CFU) (LM) 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) 12
86277 Internship Abroad for Preparation for the Final Examination (6 CFU) 6
86224 Preparation for the Final Examination Abroad (6 CFU) (LM) 6