Universität Wien

Studies Programme 28 - Earth Science - Meteorology-Geophysics - Astronomy

28.01. Earthsciences

A. BACHELOR PROGRAMME Geosciences

1. STEP - introduction phase

The Earth System (BA01) STEP
Mineralogy and Crystallography (BA02) STEP
Mathematics I (BA03) STEP
Palaeobiodiversity (BA04) STEP

2. Compulsory Modules

BA05 Chemistry I
BA06 Fundamentals of Biology 1
BA07 Physics I
BA08 Mineralogy I - Rock forming Minerals
BA09 Mathematics II
BA10 Petrography
BA11 Geological Methodology and Maps
BA12 Chemistry II
BA13 Mineralogy II - Ore and Industrial Minerals
BA14 Physics II and Geophysics
BA15 Petrology and Geochemistry of Crystalline Rocks
BA16 Stratigraphy, Earth History and Phylogeny of Organisms
BA17 Sedimentology, Facies Analysis
BA18 Structural Geology and Tectonics
BA19 Geological Mapping
Regional Geology (BA20)
BA21 Applied and Environmantal Geology I
BA22 Geochemistry and Elementcycles / Isotope Geology
BA23 Biology II
BA24 Mathematics III
BA25 Applied and Environmantal Geology II
BA26 Applied Mineralogy in Material Science
BA27 Petrology
BA28 Pedology, Quarternary Geology and Geomorphology
BA29 Taphonomy and Palaeoecology

3. Elective Modules

BA30 Alternative Module I
BA31 Alternative Module II

B. MASTER PROGRAMME Geosciences

1. Alternative compulsory module group (APMG)

1.1. Angewandte- und Umweltgeologie (A&U)
AP0_01 Hydrodynamics
AP0_02 Hydrochemistry
AP0_03 Environmental Modelling
AP0_04 Environmental Pollutants
AP0_05 Applied Geomicrobiology
AP0_06 Applied Field and Lab Methods
1.2. Geology (Geo)
GP0_07 Sedimentology
GP0_08 Stratigraphy
GP0_09 Quantitative Structural Geology and Tectonics
GP0_10 Isotope geology
GP0_11 Geochemistry
GP0_12 Petrogenesis
1.3. Mineralogy und Cristallography (M&K))
MP0_13 Crystal-structure Analysis I
MPO_14 Crystal-Structure Analysis II
MP0_15 Mineral Spectroscopy I
MP0_16 Crystal-structure analysis II
MP0_17 Crystallography
MP0_18 Crystal Chemistry - Crystal Physics
1.4. Palaeontology (Paläo)
PP1_19 Palaeoceanography
PP2_20 Applied Micropalaeontology
PP0_21 Palaeontological Labor Techniques
PP0_22 Palaeontological Field Techniques
PP1_23 Marine Palaeoenvironments
PP2_24 Palaeoclimatology and Palaeobiogeography

2. Alternative Modul-group

W0_25 Remediation organic Pollutants
W0_26 Remediation Inorganic Pollutants
W0_27 Geological Ressources, Environment and Management
W0_28 Environemental Isotopes
W0_29 Applied Geophysics
W0_30 Methods in Sedimentology, Clay Mineralogy and Diagenesis
W0_31 GIS and 3D Modelling
W0_32 Quartärforschung
W0_33 Quatification of geological processes
W0_34 Cosmochemisty and Planetary Geology
W0_35 Microtectonics
W0_36 Geology of Hydrocarbons and seismic interpretation
W2_37 Carbonate Sedimentology
W2_38 Geophysical Methods
W0_39 Geochronology
W0_40 Modelling of Geochemical Processes
W2_41 Remote Sensing Techniques
W0_42 Biogeochemie
W1_43 Volcanology
W2_44 Experimental Petrology
W0_45 Petrological Thermodynamics
W0_46 Geological Mapping
W2_47 Geohazards and Risk
W1_48 Applied Mineralogy I
W2_49 Applied Mineralogy II
W1_50 Mineral Materials I
W2_51 Mineral Materials II
W0_52 Applied Crystal-structure Analysis
W1_53 Palaeodiversity of Invertebrates
W2_54 Palaeodiversity of plants
W1_55 Palaeodiversity of Vertebrates
W2_56 Terrestrial Actuopalaeontology
W1_57 Palaeontology and Evolution
W2_58 Applied Palaeobotany
W0_59 Earth Science field trips I
W0_60 Earth Science field trips II
W0_61 Instrumental Analytical Methods I
W0_62 Instrumental Analytical Methods II
W1_63 Instrumental Analytical Methods III
W2_64 Instrumental analytical methods IV

C. Additional teaching

28.02. Doctoral programme in Earth Sciences

28.03. Meteorology and Geophysics (diploma programm)

1st. stage of a degree programme

2nd. stage of a degree programme

2.1. Branches of study in Meterology and Geophysics

2.2. Branche of study: Meterology

2.3. Branche of study: Geophysics

28.04. Meteorology (Bachelor, Master)

A. BACHELOR

STEP

Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology (PM-Met-1) (BA01) STEP
PM-Met-1: Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology I (BA01) STEP (NPI)
PM-Met-1: Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology II (BA01) STEP (NPI)
PM-Met-1: Exercise course in Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology I
PM-Met-1: Exercise course in Introduction to Meteorology and Climatology
Mathematics 1 (PM-Math-1) (BA02) STEP
PM-Math-1: Analysis for Physicists I STEP (NPI)
PM-Math-1: Problem sessions to Analysis for Physicists (BA 02) STEP (PI)
PM-Math-1: Linear Algebra for Physicists I (BA 02) STEP (NPI)
STEP (PI)
PM-Math-1: Introduction to mathematics for physicists I - with practical exercises (BA 02) STEP (PI)
Introduction to Physics 1 (PM-Ph-1) (BA03) STEP
PM-Ph-1: Introduction to physics 1 (BA 03) STEP (NPI)
PM-Ph-1: Exercise course in introductory physics 1 (BA 03) STEP (PI)

Compulsory module (BA)

Programming in Meteorology (PM-Prog) (BA04)
PM-Prog: Programming in Meteorology (BA04) (NPI)
PM-Prog: Exercise course in Programming in Meteorology (BA 04) (PI)
Statistical Methods of Meteorology (PM-Stat) (BA05)
PM-Stat: Statistical Methods of Meteorology (BA05) (NPI)
PM-Stat: Exercise course in Statistical Methods of Meteorology (BA 05) (PI)
PM-Math-2: Analysis für PhysikerInnen II (BA 06) (NPI)
PM-Math-2: Analysis for Physicists II (BA 06) (NPI)
PM-Math-2: Problem session to Analysis for Physicists II (BA 06) (PI)
Introduction to Physics 2 (PM-Ph-2) (BA07)
PM-Ph-2: Introduction to Physics II (BA07) (NPI)
PM-Ph-2: Practical exercises for Introductory Physics II (BA 07) (PI)
General Meteorology (PM-Met-2) (BA08)
PM-Met-2: Übungen zu Allgemeine Meteorologie I (BA08) (PI)
PM-Met-2: General Meteorology II (BA 08) (NPI)
PM-Met-2: Exercise course in General Meteorology I (BA 08) (PI)
PM-Met-2: Exercise course in General Meteorology II (BA 08) (PI)
Theoretical Meteorology 1(PM-Met-3) (BA 09)
PM-Met-3: Theoretical Meteorology I (BA 09) (NPI)
PM-Met-3: Exercise course in Theoretical Meteorology I (BA 09) (PI)
Mathematics 3 (PM-Math-3) (BA 10)
PM-Math-3: Mathematics III (BA 10) (NPI)
PM-Math-3: Mathematics III (BA 10) (NPI)
Basic lab in Meteorology (PM-Prakt) (BA 11)
PM-Prakt: Basic lab in Meteorology I (BA 11) (PI)
PM-Prakt: Basic lab in Meteorology II (BA 11) (PI)
Theoretical Meteorology 2 (PM-Met-4) (BA 12)
PM-Met-4: Theoretical Meteorology II (BA 12) (NPI)
PM-Met-4: Exercise course in Theoretical Meteorology II (BA 12) (PI)
Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology 1 (PM-Met-5) (BA 13)
PM-Met-5: Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology I (BA 13) (NPI)
PM-Met-5: Exercise course in Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology I (BA 13) (PI)
Mathematical methods in Meteorology (PM-Math-4) (BA 14)
PM-Math-4: Mathematical methods in Meteorology (BA 14) (NPI)
PM-Math-4: Exercise course in Mathematical methods in Meteorology (BA 14) (PI)
Micrometeorology (PM-Met-6) (BA 15)
PM-Met-6: Micrometeorology (BA 15) (NPI)
PM-Met-6: Exercise course in Micrometeorology (BA 15) (PI)
Experimental Meteorology (PM-Met-7) (BA 16)
PM-Met-7: Meteorological Instruments (BA 16) (NPI)
PM-Met-7: Exercise course in Meteorological Instruments (BA 16) (PI)
PM-Met-7: Field exercises I (BA 16) (PI)
PM-Met-7 Field exercises II (BA 16) (PI)
Wettervorhersage (PM-Met-8) (BA 17)
PM-Met-8: Weather Discussion I (advective processes) (BA 17) (PI)
PM-Met-8: Weather Discussion II (convective processes) (BA 17) (PI)
PM-Met-8: Interpretation of forecast model output (BA 17) (PI)
PM-Met-8: Verification (BA 17) (PI)
Theoretical Meteorology 3 (PM-Met-9) (BA 18)
PM-Met-9: Theoretical Meteorology III (BA 18) (NPI)
PM-Met-9: Exercise course in Theoretical Meteorology III (BA 18) (PI)
Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology 2 (PM-Met-10) (BA 19)
PM-Met-10: Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology II (BA 19) (NPI)
PM-Met-10: Exercise course in Synoptic-dynamic Meteorology II (BA 19) (PI)
Remote sensing (PM-Met-11) (BA 20)
PM-Met-11: Introduction in Remote sensing (BA 20) (NPI)
PM-Met-11: Exercise course in Introduction to Remote Sensing (BA 20) (PI)
Climate (PM-Kl) (BA 21)
PM-Kl: Regional Climatology (BA 21) (PI)
PM-Kl: Applied Climatology (BA 21) (NPI)
PM-Kl: Climate Models (BA 21) (NPI)
PM-Kl: Exercise course in Climate Models (BA 21) (PI)
PM-Kl: Exercise course in Climate Models (BA 21) (PI)
Professional practical training and Bachelor thesis (PM-Bach) (BA 22)
PM-Bach: Bachelor thesis (BA 22) (PI)
PM-Bach: Bachelor seminar (BA 22) (PI)
PM-Bach: Professional practical training (BA 22) (PI)

B. MASTER

Required Modules

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (PM-Geofluid) (MA 1)
PM-Geofluid: Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (MA 1) (NPI)
PM-Geofluid: Exercise course in Geophysical Fluid Dynamics (MA 1) (PI)
Alpine Meteorology (PM-Alpin) (MA 2)
PM-Alpin: Alpine Meteorology (MA 2) (NPI)
PM-Alpin: Exercise course in Alpine Meteorology (MA 2) (PI)
Climate Diagnostics and Prediction (PM-Klimadiag) (MA 3)
PM-Klimadiag: Climate Diagnostics and Prediction (MA 3) (PI)
Meteorological-climatological excursion (PM-Exkur) (MA 4)
PM-Exkur: Meteorological-climatological excursion (MA 4) (PI)
Numerical Modeling (PM-Num) (MA 5)
PM-Num: Numerical Modeling I (MA 5) (NPI)
PM-Num: Numerical Modeling II (MA 5) (NPI)
PM-Num: Exercise course in Numerical Modeling I (MA 5) (PI)
PM-Num: Exercise course in Numerical Modeling II (MA 5) (PI)
Atmospheric Data Analysis (PM-Daten) (MA 6)
PM-Daten: Atmospheric Data Analysis (MA 6) (NPI)
PM-Daten: Exercise course in Atmospheric Data Analysis (MA 6) (PI)
Meteorological observational methods (PM-Mess) (MA 7)
PM-Mess: Meteorological observing systems (MA 7) (NPI)
PM-Mess: Field exercises (MA 7) (PI)
Ensemble Prediction (PM-Ensemble) (MA 8)
PM-Ensemble: Predictability and Ensemble forecast (MA 8) (NPI)
PM-Ensemble: Exercise course in Predictability and Ensemble forecast
Related Natural Sciences (PM-Nawi) (MA 9)
Scientific Methodology (PM-Wiss) (MA 10)
PM-Wiss: Scientific Methodology (MA 10)
Master-Module

Elective Modules

Hydrology (WM-Hydro) (MA 11)
WM-Hydro: Hydrology (MA 12) (NPI)
WM-Hydro: Exercise course in Hydrology (MA 12) (PI)
Fluid Mechanics (WM-Fluidmech) (MA 12)
WM-Fluidmech: Fluid Mechanics (MA 13) (NPI)
WM-Fluidmech: Exercise course in Fluid Mechanics (MA 13) (PI)
Environmental Meteorology (WM-Umwelt) (MA 13)
WM-Umwelt: Environmental Meteorology (MA 14) (NPI)
WM-Umwelt: Exercise course in Environmental Meteorology (MA 14) (PI)
Mesoscale Dynamics (WM-Mesoskala) (MA 14)
WM-Mesoskala: Mesoscale Dynamics (MA 15) (NPI)
WM-Mesoskala: Exercise course in Mesoscale Dynamics (MA 15) (PI)
Mountain Meteorology (WM-Gebirge) (MA 15)
WM-Gebirge: Mountain Meteorology (MA 16) (NPI)
WM-Gebirge: Exercise course in Mountain Meteorology (MA 16) (PI)

28.05. Doctoral programme Meteorology

28.06. Astronomy

A. Bachelor programme Astronomy

1. Mandatory modules

Introduction to astronomy I (STEP)
Introduction to astronomy II (STEP)
Introduction to astronomy III
Astronomical Laboratory Exercises for Beginners
Basics of mathematics and physics for astronomers I
Basics of mathematics and physics for astronomers II
Numerical methods in astronomy
Introduction to physics I
Introduction to physics II
Introduction to physics III
Analysis for physicists I
Analysis for physicists II
Linear algebra for physicists
Astrophysics I
Astronomical instruments I
History of science/philosophy of science/philosophy
Practical observations
Seminar: topics of the current astronomical research
Astronomical bachelorseminar (incl. Bachelor thesis)

2. Alternative mandatory module

Astronomical instruments II
Astrophysics II

3. Optional Modules

B. Master programme Astronomy

1. Mandatory modules

Astronomical mandatory module: cosmology and extragalactic Astronomy
Stars and Planets
Astronomical mandatory module: milky way and interstellar medium
Astronomical mandatory module: methods and instruments of astronomy
Astronomical mandatory module: Classical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics, History

2. Alternative mandatory modules

Astronomical instruments II
Astrophysics II
Practical in observation orientated astronomy
Practical training in numerical astronomy

3. Astronomical Consolidation module group

3.1. Astronomical mandatory module
Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
Stars and Planets
Milky way and interstellar medium
Methods and instruments of astronomy
Classical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and History of Astronomy
3.2. Astronomical consolidation module
Classical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and History of Astronomy
Cosmology and extragalactic astronomy
Methods and instruments of astronomy
Milky way and interstellar medium
Stars and Planets

4. Optional Module Group

28.07. Doctoral programme Astronomy

28.08. Risikoforschung

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