Universität Wien

Master Political Science (824)

Compulsory Modules (16 ECTS)

M1 Basics of Political Science (8 ECTS)

210093 VO M1a: Basics of Political Science - Politikwissenschaftliche Grundlage
210094 VO [ en ] M1b: Basics of Political Science

M2 Methods of Political Science (8 ECTS)

210095 UE M2: Methods of Political Science quantitativ
210096 UE M2: Research Methods for Political Science quantitativ
210097 UE M2: Methods of Political Science qualitativ
210098 UE M2: Methods for Political Science qualitative - Engaged Qualitative Methods: Researching Social Dynamics in Education and Society

Block of Elective Modules: Specialisations (44 ECTS)

M3 Political Theories and Research on Theory (22 ECTS)

210099 SE [ en ] M3: Understanding conservatism
210100 SE M3: Radical Political Imagination

M4 International Politics and Development (22 ECTS)

210101 SE M4: Crisis of Globalization: The "West" and China
210102 SE [ en ] M4: Digital Twins in Global Environmental Politics: a new role for science and technology?

M5 EU and Europeanisation (22 ECTS)

210103 VO M5: European Union and Europeanisation
210104 SE M5: Formal and informal governance in EU asylum and migration policy
210105 SE M5: EU Foreign Policy in Times of Populism
210106 SE [ en ] M5: The European Union, global governance and international migration

M6 Austrian Politics (22 ECTS)

210107 SE M6: Citizenship, Belonging, and Political Participation

M7 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (22 ECTS)

210108 VO [ en ] M7: Public Opinion and Political Behaviour
210109 SE [ en ] M7: How Political Psychology Explains Polarization and Anti-Democratic Sentiment
210110 SE M7: Governance of Universities - Higher Education as Promoter of Democracy and as Driver of Innovation.
210111 SE [ en ] M7: Technology, Power, and Governance: Comparative perspectives

M8 Gender and Politics (22 ECTS)

210112 VO [ en ] M8: Feminist Theorizations of Social Reproduction.
210113 SE M8: Care migration: Intersectional perspectives on social reproduction in the Global North
210114 SE M8: Feminist theories of the state: foundations and recent debates

M9 East European Studies (22 ECTS)

210115 SE [ en ] M9: From Protest to Politics: Social Movements, Civil Society, and Parties in Eastern
210116 SE [ en ] M9: Eastern Europe in the Global Political and Economic Order

M10 Culture and Politics (22 ECTS)

210117 VO ( REMOTE ) M10: Political image and image
210118 SE M10: The political culture of a modern state: The Republic of Venice

Research Utilisation (12 ECTS)

M11 Research Utilisation (12 ECTS)

210119 SE [ en ] M11: What is political representation?
210120 SE M11: Party competition in Austria
210121 SE [ en ] M11: Political Consequences of Technological Change
210122 SE M11: Democracy between formal equality, social inequality and exploitation
210123 SE [ en ] M11: Health Politics and Policy

Electives Module (16 ECTs)

M12 Elective Area (16 ECTS)

210124 UE From the Idea to the Master Thesis Concept
210125 UE Manage the Master Thesis
210140 AK Master Student Guide (MSG) Mentoring
233060 UE [ en ] Science in Society Laboratories
233062 UE [ en ] Science Communication Laboratories
233070 VU [ en ] Integrating Perspectives: Foundations for Multidisciplinary Thinking
233071 KU [ en ] Integrating Perspectives: Project Lab for Multidisciplinary Thinking

Masterseminar (2 ECTS)

M13 Masterseminar (2 ECTS)

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