Directorate of Studies 24 - Social and Cultural Anthropology
Bachelor Social and Cultural Anthroplogy (610 [2] - Version 2011)
Introductory Phase (15 ECTS)
1.1 Basics of Sociological Methods (6 ECTS)
- EXAM Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
- 210001 VO ( STEOP ) BAK1.1: STEOP Foundations of Social Methods
- 230001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: VO Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
- 240001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
1.2 Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology (9 ECTS)
- EXAM STEOP: Subject-Specific Introduction
- 240002 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Introduction to Cultural and Social Anthropology
- 240003 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP: Propaedeuticum - Social and Cultural Anthropology
Basics (52 ECTS)
2.1. Basics of Social Sciences: Social and Cultural Anthropology (15 ECTS)
- 210004 VO BAK2.1: VO Foundations of Social Theories
- 210005 VO BAK2.2: VO Social sciences and social change
- 230005 VO Basics of Social Theory
- 240004 VO Social Science and the Change in Society: Current Debates
- 240005 VO Basics of Social Theory
- 240006 PS Introduction to scientific working in socio-scientific contexts
2.2. Core Issues (12 ECTS)
2.3 Central Fields of Research (12 ECTS)
- 240007 VO Introduction to Transcultural Communication
- 240008 VO Introduction to Political Anthropology
- 240014 VO Introduction to the Anthropology of Development Cooperation (3.2.3)
- 240019 VO Introduction to Medical Anthropology (3.2.5)
- 240024 VO Basics of Urban Anthropology (3.3.3)
- 240030 VO [ en ] Introduction to Anthropology of Religion (3.3.5)
2.4 History of Theory in Anthropology (13 ECTS)
- 240009 PS [ en de ] Reading Anthropological Texts
Advanced Phase (53 ECTS)
3.1 Methods of Social and Cultural Anthropology (24 ECTS)
- 240010 PS Scientific Writing for Social and Cultural Anthropologists
- 240011 PS [ de en ] Qualitative Research Methods
- 240012 PS Introduction to quantitative research methods
- 240013 VO Introduction into the Social Anthropological Methods
3.2 Block of Elective Modules Application-Oriented Fields of Research (10 ECTS)
3.2.1 Intercultural applied Fields in Organisations and Projects (10 ECTS)
3.2.2 Migration - Integration - Asylum (10 ECTS)
3.2.3 Anthropology and Development Cooperation (10 ECTS)
- 240014 VO Introduction to the Anthropology of Development Cooperation (3.2.3)
- 240015 VO "New Anthropology" in Latin America: Experiences and Perspectives (3.2.3)
- 240016 VS Development Cooperation in the Context of Anthropological Approaches (3.2.3)
- 240017 VS Tourism and Development (3.2.3)
- 240018 VS [ en ] Indigenous Peoples & Development/Cooperation (3.2.3)
3.2.4 Museum and Educational Work (10 ECTS)
3.2.5 Medical Anthropology - Body Awareness - Transculturality (10 ECTS)
- 240019 VO Introduction to Medical Anthropology (3.2.5)
- 240020 VO More than just skin? Introduction to the research field of skin studies (3.2.5)
- 240021 VS Dancing with the Gods (3.2.5) - Analyzing, documenting and framing healing rituals in the context of visual methods
- 240022 VS Anthropological Research on Conflict Resolution in the Medical Area (3.2.5)
- 240023 VS Infertility, childlessness and new reproductive technologies (3.2.5) - Anthropological perspectives on reproduction
3.2.6 Visual Anthropology (10 ECTS)
3.3 Block of Elective Modules Current Issues in Social and Cultural Anthropology (10 ECTS)
3.3.1 Politics - Globalisation (10 ECTS)
- 240008 VO Introduction to Political Anthropology
3.3.2 Law - Peace - Conflict (10 ECTS)
3.3.3 Town - Space - Environment (10 ECTS)
- 240024 VO Basics of Urban Anthropology (3.3.3)
- 240025 VO The Cultural Ecology of Hunter-Gatherer Societies (3.3.3)
- 240026 VS Urban-rural differences: on the gender of space and place (3.3.3)
- 240027 VS Urban spatial Practices - Governmentality, Fragmentation and Resistance (3.3.3) - Prozesse der Raumnahme in der Stadt
- 240028 VS [ en ] Neoliberal Urbanism: Urban Development Under Processes of Political-Economic Restructuring (3.3.3)
3.3.4 Economy - Tourism (10 ECTS)
3.3.5 Religion - World View - Ritual (10 ECTS)
- 240029 VO Ritual: Concepts and Contexts (3.3.5)
- 240030 VO [ en ] Introduction to Anthropology of Religion (3.3.5)
- 240031 VS Religion, Morality, Humanitarianism: Contemporary Anthropological Perspectives and Debates (3.3.5)
- 240032 VS Images from a reality beyond. Ritual visualization to conceptions of the world (3.3.5)
- 240033 VS [ de en ] "Holy Terror" - On Religion & Violence (3.3.5)
3.3.6 Art - Media - Narration (10 ECTS)
3.4 Regional Specialisations (9 ECTS)
- 240034 VO Introduction into the Anthropology of Mesoamerica
- 240035 VO Introduction into the Anthropology of the Balkans
In-Depth Study Phase (30 ECTS)
4.1 Theoretical Discourses (15 ECTS)
- 240036 SE Theoretical discourses
4.2 Fieldwork and Analysis of Data (15 ECTS)
Master Cultural and Social Anthropology (810)
P1 Methods (15 ECTS)
- 240501 PR Online and Offline Natures in Alpine Tourism (P1) - Landscape and Weather between Technology and Sensuality
- 240502 PR [ de en ] Field practice Seychelles: "The Festival Kreol and its performative Arts and Music" (P1)
- 240503 SE [ de en ] Introduction to ethnographic filmmaking in preparation of the field practice "Seychelles" (P1)
- 240504 SE Online and Offline Natures in Alpine Tourism (P1) - Landscape and Weather between Technology and Sensuality
- 240505 SE Surviving the data jungle (P1, P5) - coding, categories and visualization in qualitative data analysis
P2 Theories (15 ECTS)
- 240506 VO Indigenous Methodologies and postcolonial critique of methodology (P2)
- 240507 VO Famous Controversies (P2, P4)
- 240508 SE [ en ] Experiments in Methods (P2)
- 240509 VO Interdisciplinarity in social anthropology (P2)
- 240533 SE [ en ] Ethnographic Theory (P2)
P3 Regional Fields of Research (15 ECTS)
- 240510 VS [ en ] Cultures of Siberia (P3, P4)
- 240512 SE Specific anthropological aspects about Melanisian cultures (P3)
- 240513 VO Colonialism in Oceania (P3)
- 240514 SE Ethnographic Research in Morocco (P3)
- 240515 SE [ en ] Unity in Diversity in Indonesia (P3)
- 240519 SE Rituals and Ritual Dynamics in Latin America (P3, P4)
P4 Thematic Fields of Research (15 ECTS)
- 010062 SE Religion in Focus: Kofuku no Kagaku (Happy Science)
- 010087 EX Religion in Vienna
- 230118 VO+SE Ethnographic film/ social science film - Audio-visual material in research, analysis and communication
- 240507 VO Famous Controversies (P2, P4)
- 240510 VS [ en ] Cultures of Siberia (P3, P4)
- 240517 VO [ en ] Modern and Contemporary African Art (P4)
- 240518 SE [ en ] Anthropology of Policy (P4)
- 240519 SE Rituals and Ritual Dynamics in Latin America (P3, P4)
- 240520 SE Multiple ontologies, "New materialism" and pluriversality (P4)
- 240521 SE Childhoods and parenthood between the 'private' and the 'public' sphere (P4)
- 240522 SE [ en ] Impacts, social dynamics and legal aspects in the context of extractive industrial projects (P4)
- 240523 SE [ en ] Material Culture: the Thing (P4)
- 240524 SE [ en ] Visual Culture: Art Biennials (P4)
- 240525 SE [ en ] "When you have eliminated the impossible …" - Cultural Traits & Visual Representations (P4)
- 240527 SE [ en ] Multilocality - tackling human mobility and migration through place, space and time (P4)
- 240528 SE [ en ] Creating national identities (P4)
- 240529 SE [ de en ] Religion and New/Social Media: (Digital) anthropological approaches (P4)
APA Alternative mandatory modul A (0/15 ECTS)
- 010062 SE Religion in Focus: Kofuku no Kagaku (Happy Science)
- 010087 EX Religion in Vienna
- 230118 VO+SE Ethnographic film/ social science film - Audio-visual material in research, analysis and communication
- 240507 VO Famous Controversies (P2, P4)
- 240510 VS [ en ] Cultures of Siberia (P3, P4)
- 240517 VO [ en ] Modern and Contemporary African Art (P4)
- 240518 SE [ en ] Anthropology of Policy (P4)
- 240519 SE Rituals and Ritual Dynamics in Latin America (P3, P4)
- 240520 SE Multiple ontologies, "New materialism" and pluriversality (P4)
- 240521 SE Childhoods and parenthood between the 'private' and the 'public' sphere (P4)
- 240522 SE [ en ] Impacts, social dynamics and legal aspects in the context of extractive industrial projects (P4)
- 240523 SE [ en ] Material Culture: the Thing (P4)
- 240524 SE [ en ] Visual Culture: Art Biennials (P4)
- 240525 SE [ en ] "When you have eliminated the impossible …" - Cultural Traits & Visual Representations (P4)
- 240527 SE [ en ] Multilocality - tackling human mobility and migration through place, space and time (P4)
- 240528 SE [ en ] Creating national identities (P4)
- 240529 SE [ de en ] Religion and New/Social Media: (Digital) anthropological approaches (P4)
P5 Research Design and Practical Skills (15 ECTS)
- 240505 SE Surviving the data jungle (P1, P5) - coding, categories and visualization in qualitative data analysis
- 240530 UE [ de en ] Writing Ethnography (P5)
P6 Anthro Lab (5 ECTS)
- 240531 AL [ en ] Anthro Lab (P6)
- 240532 AL Anthro Lab (P6)
Master Degree Programme CREOLE - Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (656)
Scientific Methods (15 ECTS)
- 240501 PR Online and Offline Natures in Alpine Tourism (P1) - Landscape and Weather between Technology and Sensuality
- 240502 PR [ de en ] Field practice Seychelles: "The Festival Kreol and its performative Arts and Music" (P1)
- 240503 SE [ de en ] Introduction to ethnographic filmmaking in preparation of the field practice "Seychelles" (P1)
- 240504 SE Online and Offline Natures in Alpine Tourism (P1) - Landscape and Weather between Technology and Sensuality
- 240505 SE Surviving the data jungle (P1, P5) - coding, categories and visualization in qualitative data analysis
History of Theory and Methods in Cultural and Social Anthropology (15 ECTS)
- 240506 VO Indigenous Methodologies and postcolonial critique of methodology (P2)
- 240507 VO Famous Controversies (P2, P4)
- 240508 SE [ en ] Experiments in Methods (P2)
- 240509 VO Interdisciplinarity in social anthropology (P2)
- 240533 SE [ en ] Ethnographic Theory (P2)
Thematic Modules 1 & 2 (30 ECTS)
Material Culture and Consumption (15 ECTS)
- 240522 SE [ en ] Impacts, social dynamics and legal aspects in the context of extractive industrial projects (P4)
- 240523 SE [ en ] Material Culture: the Thing (P4)
New Identities (15 ECTS)
- 240510 VS [ en ] Cultures of Siberia (P3, P4)
- 240518 SE [ en ] Anthropology of Policy (P4)
- 240527 SE [ en ] Multilocality - tackling human mobility and migration through place, space and time (P4)
- 240528 SE [ en ] Creating national identities (P4)
Visual Culture, Popular Culture (15 ECTS)
- 230118 VO+SE Ethnographic film/ social science film - Audio-visual material in research, analysis and communication
- 240517 VO [ en ] Modern and Contemporary African Art (P4)
- 240524 SE [ en ] Visual Culture: Art Biennials (P4)
- 240525 SE [ en ] "When you have eliminated the impossible …" - Cultural Traits & Visual Representations (P4)
Erasmus Module (15 ECTS)
Teacher Exchange
- 240533 SE [ en ] Ethnographic Theory (P2)
CREOLE Thesis Module 2 (5 ECTS)
- 240531 AL [ en ] Anthro Lab (P6)
- 240532 AL Anthro Lab (P6)
Extension Curriculum Basics of Social and Cultural Anthropology (241)
Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology (3 ECTS)
Basic Approaches of Social and Cultural Anthropology (12 ECTS)
Extension Curriculum Thematic and Regional Perspectives of Social and Cultural Anthropology (242)
Thematic Perspectives (9 ECTS)
- 240007 VO Introduction to Transcultural Communication
- 240008 VO Introduction to Political Anthropology
- 240014 VO Introduction to the Anthropology of Development Cooperation (3.2.3)
- 240019 VO Introduction to Medical Anthropology (3.2.5)
- 240024 VO Basics of Urban Anthropology (3.3.3)
- 240030 VO [ en ] Introduction to Anthropology of Religion (3.3.5)
Regional Perspectives (6 ECTS)
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