Admission to master programme Sociology

The prerequisite for admission to a master programme is the completion of an eligible Bachelor or diploma programme (= in the same discipline). Here you will find information on the prerequisites required for admission. If your previous degree programme is considered as a eligible degree programme will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. 

Our advice: Thoroughly acquaint yourself about the prerequisites for admission to your chosen master programme at an early stage. Thereby, you have the possibility to fulfil prerequisites during the course of your previous studies, for example by completing specific extension curricula ("Erweiterungscurricula" - EC).

If your degree programme is not listed as example in the Master Access Guide, your application will be checked individually to determine if an admission to the master programme is possible.

Master programme Sociology: Previous degree programmes

1. Completion of a degree programme at the University of Vienna

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  • Sociology (bachelor)

    Admission without supplementary examinations.

  • Education (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B2 VO Forschungs- und Anwendungsfelder der Soziologie (5 ECTS)
    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik 2 (4 ECTS)
    • B6 VO Struktur und Wandel der Gesellschaft (4 ECTS)
    • B9 VO Vertiefung soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B10 UE Datenerhebung und Datenauswertung (4 ECTS)
    • B10 VO Multivariate Analyseverfahren (4 ECTS)

    Total: 29 ECTS

  • Social and Cultural Anthropology (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik in der Soziologie 1 (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik in der Soziologie 2 (4 ECTS)
    • B10 VO Multivariate Analyseverfahren (4 ECTS)

     Total: 16 ECTS

  • Political Science (Version 2011) (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik in der Soziologie 1 (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik in der Soziologie 2 (4 ECTS)
    • B10 VO Multivariate Analyseverfahren (4 ECTS)

    Total: 16 ECTS

  • Political Science (Version 2024) (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B5 VO Statistik in der Soziologie 1 (4 ECTS)
    • B7 UE Qualitative Methoden: Vertiefung (4 ECTS)
    • B10 VO Multivariate Analyseverfahren (4 ECTS)

    Total: 16 ECTS

  • Psychology (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B2 VO Forschungs- und Anwendungsfelder der Soziologie (5 ECTS)
    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B6 VO Struktur und Wandel der Gesellschaft (4 ECTS)
    • B6 SE Aktuelle gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen (4 ECTS)
    • B7 UE Qualitative Methoden: Vertiefung (4 ECTS)
    • B7 VO Methoden der interpretativen Sozialforschung (4 ECTS)
    • B9 VO Vertiefung soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)

     Total: 29 ECTS

  • Journalism and Communication Studies (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B5 UE Statistik in der Soziologie 2 (4 ECTS)
    • B6 VO Struktur und Wandel der Gesellschaft (4 ECTS)
    • B9 VO Vertiefung soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B10 VO Multivariate Analyseverfahren (4 ECTS)

    Total: 16 ECTS

  • Economics (bachelor)

    Supplementary examinations:

    • B2 VO Forschungs- und Anwendungsfelder der Soziologie (5 ECTS)
    • B4 VO Grundlagen soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)
    • B6 VO Struktur und Wandel der Gesellschaft (4 ECTS)
    • B6 SE Aktuelle gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen (4 ECTS)
    • B7 VO Methoden der interpretativen Sozialforschung (4 ECTS)
    • B7 VU Einführung in die qualitative Sozialforschung (4 ECTS)
    • B9 VO Vertiefung soziologischer Theorien (4 ECTS)

    Total: 29 ECTS

  • Completion of other degree programmes (bachelor) at the University of Vienna

    Applications for admission to the Master's degree programme in Sociology based on the degrees listed below will be reviewed individually.

    • Philosophy (bachelor)
    • Theatre, Film and Media Studies (bachelor)

     

    Therefore, the following information is to be understood as a general orientation.

    Requirement:
    Completion of the sociological extension curriculum "Quantitative Methods in Social Sciences" during your bachelor’s programme

    Supplementary examinations:
    Courses with the topics "Soziologische Theorien", "Forschungs- und Anwendungsbereiche der Soziologie", "Empirische Sozialforschung", "Forschungsmethoden"

    Total: up to 30 ECTS

2. Completion of a degree programme at another university or institution of higher education in Austria

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  • Completion of a degree programme at another university or institution of higher education in Austria

    Has to be examined on an individual basis.

  • University of Applied Sciences: Social Work (bachelor)

    Has to be examined on an individual basis.

  • University of Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg: Sociology (bachelor)

    Admission without supplementary examinations.

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business: Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften - Studienzweig Volkswirtschaft und Sozioökonomie (bachelor)

    Has to be examined on an individual basis. Admission with supplementary examinations possible.

  • Vienna University of Economics and Business: Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften - Studienzweig Wirtschaft, Politik, Umwelt (bachelor)

    Has to be examined on an individual basis. Admission with supplementary examinations possible.

3. Completion of a degree programme from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland

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  • Completion of a degree programme from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland

    Has to be examined on an individual basis.

4. Completion of a degree programme from a non-EU/EEA country

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  • Completion of a degree programme from a non-EU/EEA country

    Has to be examined on an individual basis.

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