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Special Teaching Programmes

Here you find details on Individual Degree Programmes, e.g. Celtic Studies or Numismatics and Monetary History, Interdisciplinary Degree Programmes like the Master Gender Studies, Multidisciplinary Degree Programmes e.g. Science and Technology Studies. Furthermore you find a list of all Extension Curricula offerd at the University of Vienna as well as the courses offered by the Center for Doctoral Studies.

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Extension Curricula

Extension Curricula with 15 ECTS-Credits

Africa: History and Literatures (148)

African Languages and Literatures (647)

Ageing and Quality of Life (Nutrition, Society and Care) (331)

Learning Ancient Greek (790)

Ancient Near Eastern Languages (645)

Studying and Combating Antisemitism (564)

The Arab World: Language and Culture (643)

Archaeology and Cultural History of Antiquity (598 [1] - Version 2014) - discontinued

Archaeology and Cultural History from Late Antiquity to Modern Times (599 [1] - Version 2014) - discontinued

Media Aesthetics: Theory - History - Practice (171)

Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture (181)

Business Administration: an Introduction (543)

Business Administration: Entrepreneurship (046)

Business Administration: Global Corporate Management (047)

Business Administration: Methods (544)

Buddhism and Tibet: Culture and Literature (147 [2] - Version 2024)

Byzantine History and Culture (592 [2] - Version 2019)

Christianity in a Plural Society (016)

Computational Thinking (050)

German Philology II: Research Practice (108)

The Bible: Book, History, Interpretation (015)

Digital Humanities: The Humanities in the Digital Era (634)

Digitalisation, Media and Communication (222)

Understanding and Shaping Digitalisation (490)

Introduction to Religious Studies (011 [2] - Version 2015)

Empirical Sociology (233 [1] - Version 2009) - discontinued

Adult Education (692)

Learning and Understanding Estonian (635)

Ethics (182 [2] - Version 2024)

Ethics (182 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

Ethics and Law in Medicine (010)

Ethnographic Research Fields (242 [2] - Version 2023)

Etruscans and Italic Peoples. Diversity in pre-Roman Italy (595 [2] - Version 2019)

European Ethnology: Cultural Analyses of Everyday Life (083 [2] - Version 2019)

European Ethnology: Methods for the Study of Everyday Life (088)

European Integration and Global Multi-Level Governance (212)

Evolutionary Anthropology: Human Evolution (301)

Gender Studies: Current Debates (245)

Gender Studies: Theory and Methods (244)

Geography: Society and Space (291)

Geography: Climate Change (293)

Geography: Natural Hazards, Vulnerabilities and Disasters (292)

Geography: Environmental Systems in Transition (290)

Society and Law in the Islamic World (648)

Understanding Society (Sociological Basics) (233 [2] - Version 2024)

History and Culture of Ancient Mesopotamia (644)

History of Antiquity I: Basics (097 [2] - Version 2019)

History of Antiquity II: Inscriptions, Papyri, Literary Sources (098 [2] - Version 2019)

Greek History and Culture: Modern Era (593 [2] - Version 2019)

Greek History and Culture: Antiquity (099)

Greek and Roman Literature: Text and Context (591)

Greek and Roman Literature: History of Reception (591)

Basics of Cultural and Social Anthropology (241 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

Basics of Political Science (211 [3] - Version 2013) - discontinued

Understanding Global Inequalities and Development Processes I (149)

Understanding Global Inequalities and Development Processes II (140)

Historical Epochs, Aspects and Spaces: an Overview (071 [3] - Version 2021)

Inclusive Education (195)

Innovation & Knowledge Creation: How novelty emerges (187 [2] - Version 2023)

Interviews, Focus Groups and More: Understanding Society with Qualitative Methods (215)

International Law (032)

Iranian History and Culture (646)

Japanese for Busy and Business People II (155)

Japanese Culture and Society (151)

Japanese Language and Script (152)

Celtic Languages: Learning Brittonic and Goidelic (164)

Celtic Languages: History and Development (166)

Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology (303)

Cognitive Foundations of Language (167 [2] - Version 2016)

Communication and Media Ethics (110)

Cultural Studies: Topics and Methods (111 [2] - Version 2015)

History of Art and Architecture I: Terminology, Objects, Methods (086 [2] - Version 2024)

History of Art and Architecture II: Specialisation (087 [2] - Version 2024)

History of Art and Architecture - Basics (086 [1] - Version 2018) - discontinued

History of Art and Architecture - Emphasis (087 [1] - Version 2018) - discontinued

Literature of Classical Antiquity (791)

Multilingualism: Transdisciplinary Approaches (661)

Musical Acoustics and Auditory Perception (169 [2] - Version 2016)

The Natural Sciences’ View of the World (804)

Modern Greek Language and Culture (594 [2] - Version 2019)

Dutch in a Global Context (637)

Dutch Language and Culture (638)

North Africa and Near East: Religion and Politics (642)

Numismatics in Practice and Profession (562)

Numismatics and the History of Money: Antiquity (061)

Numismatics and the History of Money: Medieval and Modern Times (062)

Numiscmatic Practice and Extension (067)

East Asia: Intercultural Proficiency (153)

East European History (073 [1] - Version 2021)

Baltic Sea Region I: History and Society (632)

Ecology: Relationship between Organisms and the Environment (302)

Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) II (Consolidation) (198)

Austrian Sign Language (ÖGS) I (197)

Peer Mentoring in Practice and Theory (600)

Philosophicum (183)

Philosophy: From Antiquity to the Modern Period (185)

Philosophical Specialisation: Argumentation and Logic (180)

Political Science I: The ABC of Politics (211 [5] - Version 2024)

Political Science II: Basic Problems and Challenges of Politics (213 [3] - Version 2024)

Understanding and Shaping Policy (214)

Popular Music (660 [2] - Version 2016)

Psychoanalysis and its Relevance for Psychotherapy and Other Forms of Psychosocial Practice (691)

Psychoanalytical Approaches to Culture and Society (190)

Psychology: Fields of Application (201)

Psychology: Basics (202)

Public Affairs: Exerting Influence on Political Decision-Making (224)

Basic Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioural Sciences (236 [1] - Version 2014) - discontinued

Intermediate Quantitative Methods in the Social and Behavioural Sciences (237)

Law in Historical, Social and Philosophical Contexts (036)

Law-Making in Everyday Life and Companies (Private Law) (034)

Constitutional State, Democracy and Administration (Public Law) (033)

Law: an Introduction (031)

Religions of the World (012)

Roman History (090)

Romanian: Language, History, Culture (114)

Sanskrit I (802)

Sanskrit II (803)

Writing Mentoring: Developing, Teaching and Researching Academic Writing (107)

Scandinavian Literatures and Cultures (631)

Scandinavian Languages (630)

Slavic Austria: Minorities and Migration (480)

Slavic Studies I: Slavic Languages und Cultures (133)

Slavic Studies II: Slavic Languages und Cultures (134)

Social Media: Structure, Organisation and Communication (223)

Social Science Aspects of Exercise, Play and Sport (352)

Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences (236 [2] - Version 2024)

Sociocultural Diversity in Anthropological Perspective (241 [2] - Version 2023)

Sociological Analyses of Society (234 [1] - Version 2009) - discontinued

Language in a Social Context (168 [2] - Version 2016)

Language Technologies and Technical Communication (341)

Statehood and Democracy in Change (213 [1] - Version 2013)

Statistics I: Basics (048)

Statistics II: Inference and Data Analytics (049)

Criminal Law and Criminology (035)

South Asia: Cultural and Intellectual History (146)

South Asian, Tibetan and Buddhist Studies: an Introduction (145)

Earth System I: Geosciences and Physical Geography (280)

Earth System II: Geosciences, Meteorology and Climatology (281)

The World of English I (124)

The World of English II (125)

The World of English III (126)

Thematic and Regional Perspectives of Cultural and Social Anthropology (242 [1] - Version 2008) - discontinued

Theoretical Philosophy: Introduction (188)

Tibetan I (142 [2] - Version 2024)

Tibetan II (801 [1] - Version 2024)

Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (147)

Transcultural Communication: Communicating in Multiple Languages (340)

Prehistory and Historical Archaeology II: Epochs and PracticeOriented Basic Qualifications (069 [3] - Version 2024)

Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology II: Emphasis (069 [2] - Version 2019) - discontinued

Comparative Literature: International Transfer (163)

Economics: Methods (541)

Understanding the Interactions between Science, Technology and Society (235)

Economic Policy: an Introduction (542 [2] - Version 2020)

Economic Policy: Economic Processes in Social and Political Contexts (540 [4] - Version 2021)

Economic and Social History (074 [1] - Version 2021)

Contemporary History and Media (072)

Extension Curricula with 16 ECTS-Credits

Alevis in European Migration Contexts (141 [2] - Version 2023)

Alevi Theological Studies: Religion and Culture (649)

Archaeological Sciences: Scientific Approaches to Archaeology (565)

Archaeology and Cultural History: Antiquity (598 [3] - Version 2024)

Archaeology and Cultural History: Late Antiquity to the Modern Period (599 [3] - Version 2024)

China: Politics, Society, Economy (156 [2] - Version 2022)

German Philology I: Theoretical and Methodological Basics (109)

German Language: Structures, Developments, Functions (105)

German-language Literature (106)

European History of Music (162)

Finnish Literature and Culture (130)

Basics of Geosciences - In-Depth Studies (281)

Analysing Society (Sociological Theories) (234 [2] - Version 2024)

Hebrew Language and Culture (560)

Japanese for Busy and Business People I (154)

Jewish History, Culture, Literature and Religion (561 [2] - Version 2019)

Jewish Cultural History in Film and Media (563 [2] - Version 2019)

Soundscapes and Life Worlds (Ethnomusicology) (161)

Baltic Sea Region II: Language Acquisition (633)

Turkish History, Literature and Culture (640 [2] - Version 2017)

Hungarian Literature and Culture (636)

Urgeschichte und Historische Archäologie I: Grundlagen (068 [3] - Version 2019)

Prehistory and Historical Archaeology I: Theories Methodology (068 [4] - Version 2024)

Academic Methods in Philosophy (189)

Extension Curricula with 17 ECTS-Credits

Basics of Geosciences - Deepening (281)

Classical Archaeology: Basics (596 [2] - Version 2019)

Classical Archaeology: Methods (597 [2] - Version 2019)

Economics: an Introduction (546)

Extension Curricula with 18 ECTS-Credits

Fundamentals for Computational Science (262)

Extension Curricula with 30 ECTS-Credits

German Studies: an Overview (104)

Modern Indian Language (641)

Pharaonic Culture and Language in Ancient Egypt (064 [4] - Version 2019)

Hungarian Language, Literature and Culture (136)

Multidisciplinary Courses

Erasmus+ Students

Supplementary Examination

Extension Curricula Gender Studies

Extension Curriculum Gender Studies: Theory and Methods (244)

PM1 Basic Gender Studies (15 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Gender Studies: Current Debates (245)

PM1 Applied Gender Studies (15 ECTS)

Extension Curriculum Cultural Studies

Extension Curriculum Cultural Studies: Topics and Methods (111 [2] - Version 2015)

Culture and Society (15 ECTS)

Ethics and Law in Medicine

Feminist Cultural Studies Courses

For students of all study programmes

Science and Technology Studies

Master Science-Technology-Society (906 [2] - Version 2012)

1. Basics Science-Technology-Society
1.1 Basics and Central Questions in the Field of Science-Technology-Society (BM A)
1.2 Theoretical and Methodological Approaches in the Social Studies of Science (BM B)
2. Project Design and Development
2.1 Scientific Practice and Knowledge Management (SP)
2.2 Grant Writing and Project Management (GW)
3. Research Specialisations
3.1 Knowledge and Technology Cultures (RS 1)
3.2 Techno-Science and Society - Communicating and Interacting (RS 2)
3.3 Politics of Innovation and its Institutional Dimensions (RS 3)
4. Additional Individual Specialisation (IS)
5. Additional Social Science Research Methods Courses
6. Master Seminars (MS)

Extension Curriculum Understanding the Interactions between Science, Technology and Society (235) (15 ECTS)

Pflichtmodul Zentrale Herausforderungen an den Schnittstellen von Wissenschaft, Technik und Gesellschaft (15 ECTS)

Science in Society Laboratories

Individual Degree Programmes

Bachelor Alevi Theological Studies (196 [2] - Version 2022)

Diploma Celtic Studies (327 [2] - Version 1900)

Master Numismatics and Monetary History (309)

Interdisciplinary Degree Programmes

Master Austrian Studies - Cultures, Literatures, Languages (818)

Master Bioinformatics (875)

Master Computational Science (910 [2] - Version 2022)

Master Digital Humanities (647)

Master East Asian Economy and Society (864)

Master Epistemologies of Science and Technology (EST) (944 [3] - Version 2022)

Master Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology (220)

Master Gender Studies (808 [4] - Version 2020)

Compulsory Modules

CM1 Central Topics and Issues (30 ECTS)
CM2 Theoretical Perspectives and Methodological Approaches (20 ECTS)
CM3 Individual Specialisation (35 ECTS)
Seminars in Master's Programme Gender Studies (16 ECTS)
Elective Subjects in Master's Programme Gender Studies (19 ECTS)
CM4 Master's Module (10 ECTS)

Master's Degree Programme History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) (944 [2] - Version 2013) - discontinued

Master Interdisciplinary Ethics (641)

Master Interdisciplinary East European Studies (610 [2] - Version 2019)

Master Development Studies (589)

Middle European interdisciplinary master's programme in Cognitive Science (013)

Master Culture and Society of Modern Southern Asia (685)

Master Religious Studies (800)

Master Contemporary History and Media (665 [2] - Version 2019)

Extension Curriculum Archaeology and Cultural History: Antiquity (598 [3] - Version 2024)

Extension Curriculum Archaeology and Cultural History: Late Antiquity to the Modern Period (599 [3] - Version 2024)

Postgraduate Center Continuing Education (Master) Programs

Education and Social Care

Philosophical Practice (051 [2] - Version 2016)

Studium Generale - a post-professional programme of the University of Vienna (adacemic graduate) (498)

Studium Generale - a post-professional programme of the University of Vienna (497)

Health and Natural Sciences

Existential Analysis and Logotherapy (094)

Clinical Pharmacy (035)

Personzentrierte Psychotherapie (037)

Pharmaceutical Quality Management (971)

Psychomotricity (MA) (795) - discontinued

Advanced Study in Psychotherapy: Individual Psychology and Self Psychology (038)

Propedeutic Programme in Psychotherapy (818)

Flexible
A. Basics and Boundaries of Psychotherapy
B. Basics of Somatology and Medicine
C. Research and Scientific Methodology
D. Ethics
E. Framework Conditions in Psychotherapy Practice
F. Practice

Basics of Psychotherapy (BA (CE)) (039 [1])

Module 1: Basics of Psychotherapy
Module 2: Assessment and Appraisal Relevant to Psychotherapy
Module 3: Framework Conditions of Psychotherapy and Interventions in the Context of Psychotherapy
Module 4: Transdisciplinary Fields of Psychotherapy I
Module 5: Transdisciplinary Fields of Psychotherapy II
Module 6: Academic Research and Writing
Module 7: Free Electives
Module 8: Self-Experience, Internship and Internship Supervision
Module 9: Writing a Bachelor's Thesis in the Area of Psychotherapy

Basics of Psychotherapy Upgrade (BA (CE)) (039 [2])

Module 1: Basics of Psychotherapy
Module 2: Assessment and Appraisal Relevant to Psychotherapy
Module 3: Framework Conditions of Psychotherapy and Interventions in the Context of Psychotherapy
Module 4: Transdisciplinary Fields of Psychotherapy I
Module 5: Transdisciplinary Fields of Psychotherapy II
Module 6: Academic Research and Writing
Module 7: Free Electives
Module 8: Self-Experience, Internship and Internship Supervision
Module 9: Writing a Bachelor's Thesis in the Area of Psychotherapy

Risk Prevention and Disaster Management (242 [2] - Version 2019)

Risk Prevention and Disaster Management (935)

Risk Prevention and Disaster Management (MSc (CE)) (113)

Systemic Psychotherapy/Systemic Family Therapy (033)

Behavioral Therapy (103)

International Affairs and Business

European Studies (959)

Cooperative Urban and Regional Development (864 [2] - Version 2023)

Cooperative Urban and Regional Development (MA) (865) - discontinued

Communication and Media

Court and Public Service Interpreting (academic court and public service interpreter) (462)

Library and Information Studies (MSc (CE)) (057)

Library and Information Studies (Academic library and information expert) (857 [5] and [6] - Version 2024)

University Library
National Library

Library and Information Studies (academic library and information expert) (857 [3] - Version 2019) - discontinued

Law

Labor Law (LL.M.) (101)

European and International Business Law (082)

German
English

Family Business and Estate Planning (LL.M.) (085)

Human Rights (LL.M.) (079)

Information and Media Law (083)

International Law (081)

Tax Law and Accounting (LL.M.) (084)

Tourism and Law (LL.M.) (002)

Real Estate and Residential Property Law (LL.M.) (080)

Postgraduate Center - Certificate Programs

Education and Social Care

Training as a Mentor in Teacher Education Programmes (362)

Training as a Mentor in Teacher Education Programmes - Module 3 (372)

Teaching German as a Second/Foreign Language (333)

Diversity Competence - A Continuing Education Programme to Strengthen Social, Work and Leadership Skills (374)

Mentoring: Starting a Career Professionally (364)

Health and Natural Sciences

Dance Instructor for Urban & Classic Dance Styles (020)

Health and Vitality Coach (030)

Basics of Psychological Psychotherapy (BA extension module for psychology students) (376)

Principles of Disaster Management (037)

International Humanitarian Assistance (043)

Disaster Legislation (044)

Classical Massage - basic training (011)

Clinical pharmacy - medication review (352)

Medication Management and Medication Safety (375)

Mental training with focus on relaxation techniques (031)

Microbiome and Medication (382)

Pharmacogenetics and Medication Management (379)

Pilates trainer (015)

Risk Assessment (041)

Risk Management (349)

Theory of Person-Centred Psychotherapy (353)

Yoga Instructor (337)

International Affairs and Business

Teaching at Higher Education Institutions Abroad: Further Qualification for University Lecturers (294)

Cooperative Urban and Regional Development: The smart Region (357)

Cooperative Urban and Regional Development: The Social Region (340)

Communication and Media

Data Steward (370)

Data Steward (370)

Law

IT Law Up-Date (346)

Tourism Law Expert (378)

Studienberechtigungsprüfung (university entrance qualification examination)

Transferable Skills Training for Early Career Researchers

Transferable Skills Training for Early Career Researchers

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