Bachelor Political Science (624 [2] - Version 2011) - discontinued

BAK1 Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BAK1.1 Basics of Methodology in Social Siences (6 ECTS)

• EXAM Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
• 210001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP BAK1.1 Introduction to the Methodology of the Social Sciences
• 230001 VO ( STEOP ) B1 STEOP - Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
• 240002 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences

BAK1.2 Introduction to the Subject (9 ECTS)

• EXAM BAK1.2 Module Exam Introduction to the Discipline
• 210002 VO ( OV STEOP ) STEOP Propeadeuticum Political Science
• 210003 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP BAK1.2 Introduction to the Discipline

BAK2 Basics of Social Sciences (22 ECTS)

BAK2 Basics of Social Sciences (22 ECTS)

• 220006 VO INSOWI A: VO WITHEGI Theory and History of Science
• 210004 VO BAK2 Current Societal Issues and Social Science Research
• 210076 VO BAK13 Politics and Economy
• 210075 VO BAK13 Politics and Law

BAK3 Introduction to Scientific Work (5 ECTS)

BAK3 Introduction to Scientific Work (5 ECTS)

• 210006 VU BAK3 Introduction to Scientific Work

BAK4 Methods (18 ECTS)

• 210007 VO BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210014 VO BAK3 Quantitative methods

BAK4 Methods of empirical social sience (18 ECTS)

• 210008 UE BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210009 UE BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210010 UE BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210011 UE BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210012 UE [ en ] BAK3: Empirical Research using qualitative methods
• 210013 UE BAK3 Qualitative Methods
• 210015 UE BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210016 UE BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210017 UE [ en ] BAK3 Quantitative methods - BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210018 UE [ en ] BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210019 UE BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210020 UE [ en ] BAK3 Quantitative methods
• 210144 UE [ en ] BAK3 Qualitative Methods

BAK5 - BAK8 Core Subjects of Political Science (36 ECTS)

BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory (9 ECTS)

• 210021 VO BAK4 History of Political Ideas and Political Theory
• 210022 PS BAK 4: Body and gender in political theory and the history of ideas
• 210023 PS [ en ] BAK4: The Political and the Moral: Unity and Difference
• 210024 PS [ en ] BAK4: Political Theory from a Latin American Perspective
• 210025 PS BAK4: Capitalism and democracy
• 210026 PS BAK4: Democracy and Ecology
• 210027 PS BAK4: Theories of Political Violence
• 210028 PS BAK4: Political history of ideas of domination and critique of domination.

BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU (9 ECTS)

• 210029 VO BAK5 The Political System of Austria and of the EU
• 210030 PS BAK5: European integration and Austria's role
• 210031 PS BAK5: Gender equality in the European Union
• 210032 PS [ en ] BAK5: The EU and Regulatory Power: Food, Health, Trade
• 210034 PS BAK5: Politics of inequality: Austria in the European context
• 210035 PS BAK5: Political Representation in Austria and the EU
• 210036 PS BAK5: The Austrian Political System and the EU: Basics, Structures and Processes

BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210037 VO BAK6 Comparative Politics
• 210038 PS BAK6: Welfare states and gender regimes: Theoretical foundations and change in comparison
• 210039 PS BAK6: Politics of Democratisation and Autocratisation
• 210040 PS BAK6: Analyses of society in times of crisis: Democracy and inequality
• 210041 PS BAK6: Comparative political science of health policy
• 210042 PS [ en ] BAK6: Comparative Politics
• 210043 PS [ en ] BAK6: Comparative Environmental and Climate Politics
• 210044 PS [ en ] BAK6: Parties and Institutions

BAK8 International Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210045 PS [ en ] BAK7: The Geopolitics of EU Enlargement
• 210046 PS BAK7: Global raw materials policy in times of multiple crises
• 210047 PS BAK7: Transformation processes in the current world order
• 210048 PS BAK7: International Political Ecology, Climate Crisis and Conflicts
• 210049 PS [ en ] BAK7: International Relations and Approaches to Peace in the Middle East Conflict
• 210050 PS BAK7: International politics and challenges for peace in times of multiple crises

BAK9-BAK16 Block of Alternative Compulsory Modules: Specialisation (27 ECTS)

BAK9 Political Theories and Research on Theories (9 ECTS)

• 210051 VO BAK8: Democracy after the end of democracy. Perspectives on radical democratic theory.
• 210053 SE BAK8: Art/m(M)eight/Politics Reflections on the role of Fine Arts in the political sphere
• 210054 SE BAK8: Hegemony Contingency Conflict. Theories of Radical Democracy
• 210055 SE BAK8: Rethinking Democratic Representation
• 210056 SE BAK8: Theories of populism

BAK10 International Politics and Development (9 ECTS)

• 210066 VO BAK11: Introduction to International Political Economy
• 210067 VO BAK11: Current Debates in European Political
• 210068 SE [ en ] BAK11: The Autocratic Turn in Central-Eastern Europe
• 210069 SE BAK11: Political ecology, extractivism and socio-ecological conflicts
• 210070 SE BAK11: Current theories of the transformation of the state and international political economy
• 210071 SE [ en ] BAK11: Introduction to International Organizations
• 210140 SE [ en ] BAK11: War, Memory and Politics in East Asia

BAK11 European Union and Europeanisation (9 ECTS)

• 210057 VO BAK9: The political system of the EU
• 210058 VO BAK9: Austrian foreign policy - background, trends and current challenges
• 210059 SE BAK9: EU Foreign Policy and Conflict Resolution: Institutions, Instruments, and Case Studies
• 210060 SE [ en ] BAK9: The EU's and Member States' digital foreign policies - Mutual reinforcement or restricting contradictions?
• 210061 SE BAK9: Austria's super election year 2024 and coalition building in the European context context

BAK12 Austrian Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210057 VO BAK9: The political system of the EU
• 210058 VO BAK9: Austrian foreign policy - background, trends and current challenges
• 210059 SE BAK9: EU Foreign Policy and Conflict Resolution: Institutions, Instruments, and Case Studies
• 210060 SE [ en ] BAK9: The EU's and Member States' digital foreign policies - Mutual reinforcement or restricting contradictions?
• 210061 SE BAK9: Austria's super election year 2024 and coalition building in the European context context

BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (9 ECTS)

• 210062 VO BAK10: Political attitudes and public opinion
• 210063 SE [ en ] BAK10: Introduction to Political Psychology
• 210064 SE [ en ] BAK10: Comparative Democratic Politics
• 210065 SE [ en ] BAK10: What holds us together? Democracy, Solidarity and Resilience in Comparative Perspective

BAK14 Gender and Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210072 VO BAK11: Introduction to International Organizations
• 210073 SE [ en ] BAK12: Studying feminism: tensions and (re)appropriations
• 210074 SE BAK12: Save the World with Queerfeminism: Intersectional Approaches in Queer Theory
• 210141 SE [ en ] BAK 12: Racism and Gender in European Societies: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives

BAK15 East European Studies (9 ECTS)

• 210066 VO BAK11: Introduction to International Political Economy
• 210067 VO BAK11: Current Debates in European Political
• 210068 SE [ en ] BAK11: The Autocratic Turn in Central-Eastern Europe
• 210069 SE BAK11: Political ecology, extractivism and socio-ecological conflicts

BAK16 Culture and Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210051 VO BAK8: Democracy after the end of democracy. Perspectives on radical democratic theory.
• 210053 SE BAK8: Art/m(M)eight/Politics Reflections on the role of Fine Arts in the political sphere
• 210054 SE BAK8: Hegemony Contingency Conflict. Theories of Radical Democracy
• 210055 SE BAK8: Rethinking Democratic Representation
• 210056 SE BAK8: Theories of populism

BAK17 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

BAK17a Alternative Compulsory Module a: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

BAK17b Alternative Compulsory Module b: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

• 210078 UE BAK13: Political education
• 210079 UE BAK13: UE on peer mentoring in political science for beginners
• 210080 UE BAK13 UE on peer mentoring in political science for experienced mentors
• 210081 UE BAK13: Research work in a political archive: historical struggles against fascism

BAK18 Bachelorseminar and Bachelorthesis (12 ECTS)

BAK18 Bachelorseminar and Bachelorthesis (12 ECTS)

• 210083 SE BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis
• 210084 SE [ en ] BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis
• 210085 SE [ en ] BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis
• 210086 SE BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis
• 210087 SE BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis
• 210088 SE [ en ] BAK14 Bachelor’s Seminar and Bachelor’s Thesis

Suggested Lectures

• 010016 SE The future of the church in a secular society - Challenges to canon law from processes of social transformation
• 010021 SE Values and Value Formation: Current Opportunities and Challenges
• 010074 VO Christian Social Ethics I
• 010101 SE [ en ] Using religion against liberal democracy On contemporary religious post-liberalism
• 010116 VO Communication and Media Ethics
• 020053 KU ( ON-SITE ) Course Medicine and Nursing Ethics - Medizin- und pflegeethisches Wahlfach
• 080001 VO Museum 360°: Perspectives, Debates and Challenges
• 143036 KU Literacy and Society / Literacy and Power
• 143049 KU From Maps to Meaning: - An Introduction to HGIS and Spatial Data for Historical Research
• 143077 VO [ en ] Introduction to African Environmental History
• 143089 SE [ en ] Ecological Imperialism and the Shaping of the African Society
• 143237 VO African Societies in the Age of Empire and under Colonial Rule
• 150122 VU [ en ] Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 233001 UK Wissenschaft, Öffentlichkeit, Demokratie
• 233002 UK Nature, Risk, Society - Science, technology and nature in the Anthropocene
• 233003 UK Values and Evaluations in Science - Werte und Bewertungen (in) der Wissenschaft. Ambivalenzen der Beziehung von Wissen und Werten
• 240003 VO Global Order on a Roller Coaster - What Does Trumpism Mean for Development, Peace, Humanitarian Affairs, and the Climate?
• 240064 VO Education for social justice in a global context - A critical assessment of emancipatory and revolutionary educational concepts and their implementation in the Global South
• 280299 VO ( CIRCLE-U ) Environment, climate, sustainability: from knowledge to action - Lecture series of the Environment and Climate Research Hub in cooperation with the City of Vienna
• 490400 VU PM1 Digital Transformations