Organisation of studies & courses

General information about studying at the University of Vienna is available on the website "Studying at the University of Vienna". The website also provides an overview of the University of Vienna's whole range of degree programmes. Furthermore, you can inform yourself about the admission procedure. 

Directorates of studies & StudiesServiceCenters

Upon admission to your degree programme, 49 directorates of studies (SPL) are responsible for your studies. They plan the teaching programme and decide on study law and study organisation. StudiesServiceCenters (SSC) and StudiesServiceUnits (SSS) support the directorates of studies.

Bachelor's, master's, diploma & teacher education programmes (mostly in German)

Studies Programme Catholic Theology 1

Studies Programme Protestant Theology 2

Studies Programme Law 3

Studies Programme Business, Economics and Statistics 4

Studies Programme Computer Science and Business Informatics 5

Studies Programme Egyptology - Jewish Studies - Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology 6

Studies Programme History 7

Studies Programme History of Art and Architecture - European Ethnology 8

Studies Programme Antiquity Sciences 9

Studies Programme German Studies 10

Studies Programme Romance Studies 11

Studies English and American Studies 12

Studies Programme Finno-Ugrian Studies - Dutch Studies - Scandinavian Studies - Comparative Literature 13

Studies Programme Near Eastern Studies - African Studies - Tibetan Studies and Indology 14

Studies Programme East Asian Studies 15

Studies Programme Musicology - Linguistics 16

Studies Programme Theater, Film and Media Studies 17

Studies Programme Philosophy 18

Studies Programme Education 19

Studies Programme Psychology 20

Studies Programme Political Science 21

Studies Programme Mass Media and Communication Science 22

Studies Programme Sociology 23

Studies Programme Social and Cultural Anthropology 24

Studies Programme Mathematics 25

Studies Programme Physics 26

Studies Programme Chemistry 27

Studies Programme Earth Sciences - Meteorology-Geophysics - Astronomy 28

Studies Programme Geography 29

Studies Programme Biology 30

Studies Programme Molecular Biology 31

Studies Programme Pharmacy 32

Studies Programme Nutritional Sciences 33

Studies Programme Translation Studies 34

Studies Programme Sport Science 35

Studies Programme Slavonic Studies 48

Studies Programme Teacher Education 49

The Studienpräses of the University of Vienna

The Studienpräses is the officer responsible for the implementation of the study law and ensures the best possible support for students in the area of study law at the University of Vienna.

The Studienpräses is responsible for numerous and varied areas. The responsibilities are defined in the 2002 Universities Act and in the Statutes of the University of Vienna (section 3, Studienpräses). Directorates of studies provide their expert knowledge to the Studienpräses for fulfilling these responsibilities.