Studying at the University of Vienna again – different degree programme
You were admitted to a bachelor/diploma or master programme at the University of Vienna and want to study a different degree programme? Here you can find detailed information to best prepare your return to the University of Vienna.
General information about your return to the University of Vienna
- Minimum academic achievement: Since winter semester 2022/23 you have to achieve at least 16 ECTS for each bachelor/diploma programme you are admitted to. If this is not the case, the degree programme will be closed.
- Change of name: If your legal name has changed, please disclose this at an early stage. Message us via the contact form and attach a scan of your valid passport or personal ID card and a proof of the name change (e.g. marriage certificate or official notice of the name change).
- Application and admission period: The deadlines for your admission at the University of Vienna depend on the type of degree programme and your citizenship. You can find detailed information at the respective type of degree programme.
- Recognition of exams: The StudiesServiceCenter (SSC)/StudiesServiceUnit (SSS) of the respective degree programme can provide information regarding recognition of prior study achievements and help you to organise your studies.
- Completion of the admission: You do not have to book an online appointment.
- Simultaneous admission at two Austrian universities: It is not permitted to be admitted to the same degree programme at two Austrian universities at the same time. If you have already studied the chosen degree programme at another university, please send your confirmation of withdrawal via the contact form.
- Organising your studies: Tips and tricks to plan your studies and register for courses and exams.
Different bachelor/diploma programme without entrance exam procedure
You want to be admitted to a different bachelor/diploma programme without entrance exam procedure?
Apply for admission in u:space within the application period, as described in the information regarding the admission procedure.
You do not have to book an online appointment to complete the admission procedure. Your further steps depend on the country of issuance of your secondary-school leaving certificate and your citizenship.
- Your secondary-school leaving certificate and citizenship are from an EU/EEA country or Switzerland:
Message us via the contact form within the admission period and attach a scan of your passport or personal ID card. We will implement the admission and inform you about further steps via e-mail. The processing may take several days. - Your secondary-school leaving certificate is from a non-EU/EEA country:
Wait for your admission letter. The processing may take several weeks. You will receive your admission letter and information on further steps via e-mail.
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Bachelor/diploma programmes without entrance exam procedure
- African Studies
- Ancient History and Studies in Classical Antiquity
- Astronomy
- Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek Studies
- Catholic Theology
- Classical Archaeology
- Classical Philology
- Comparative Literature
- Earth Sciences
- Egyptology
- European Ethnology
- Geography
- German Philology
- History
- History of Art
- Hungarian and Finnish Studies
- Islamic Theology
- Japanology
- Jewish Studies
- Languages and Cultures of South Asia and Tibet
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Meteorology and Climate Science
- Musicology
- Oriental Studies
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
- Protestant Theology
- Religious Education
- Romance Studies
- Scandinavian Studies
- Sinology
- Slavonic Studies
- Statistics and Data Analytics
- Theatre, Film and Media Studies
Deadlines EU/EEA/CH citizenship
The following deadlines apply for EU/EEA/CH citizens and groups of persons according to the Decree on Groups of Persons.
Summer semester 2025:
- Application period:
from 11 November 2024 to 5 February 2025 - Admission period:
from 7 January to 31 March 2025 - Semester start: 1 March
Winter semester 2025/26:
- Application period:
to be announced - Admission period:
to be announced - Semester start: 1 October
Deadlines Non-EU/EEA citizenship
The following deadlines apply for citizens of non-EU/EEA countries.
Summer semester 2025:
- Application period:
from 11 November 2024 to 8 January 2025 - Admission period:
from 7 January to 31 March 2025 - Semester start: 1 March
Winter semester 2024/25:
- Application period:
to be announced - Admission period:
to be announced - Semester start: 1 October
Different bachelor/diploma programme with entrance exam procedure
You want to be admitted to a different bachelor/diploma programme with entrance exam procedure?
Apply for admission in u:space within the application period, as described in the information about the entrance exam procedure. The entrance exam procedure for bachelor and diploma programmes takes place once per academic year. The entrance exam is only valid for the winter and summer semester following the procedure. The successfully completed entrance exam procedure for the bachelor programme in Teacher Education it is valid indefinitely.
Admission to a degree programme is only possible after successful completion of the entrance exam procedure. You do not need to book an online appointment to complete the admission procedure. Message us via the contact form after the announcement of results and attach a scan of your passport or personal ID card.
The sporting aptitude admission test takes place twice per year. Therefore, the application for admission to the bachelor programme in Sport Science is also possible before the summer semester. Please note the applicable application and admission deadlines.
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Bachelor/diploma programmes with entrance exam procedure
- Biology
- Business Administration
- Business Informatics
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Economics
- Education
- English and American Studies
- International Business Administration
- International Legal Studies
- Journalism and Communication Science
- Korean Studies
- Law
- Nutritional Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social and Cultural Anthropology
- Sociology
- Teacher Education
- Transcultural Communication
- Sport Science (sporting aptitude admission test)
Deadlines
Application period for the academic year 2024/25:
- from 4 March to 5 June 2024
Winter semester 2024/25:
- Admission period: after the announcement of results to 31 October 2024
- Semester start: 1 October
Summer semester 2025:
- Admission period: from 7 January to 31 March 2025
- Semester start: 1 March
Application and admission period for the academic year 2025/26:
- to be announced
Different master programme without selection procedure
You want to be admitted to a different master programme without selection procedure?
Apply for admission in u:space within the application period and wait for your admission letter. The processing may take several weeks. You will receive your admission letter via e-mail and can also find it in u:space > Personal matters > My documents.
Please note that the application and admission periods depend on your citizenship.
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Master programmes without selection procedure
- Advanced Theological Studies
- African Studies (multilingual)
- Ancient History and Studies in Classical Antiquity (multilingual)
- Ancient Oriental Philology and Oriental Archaeology
- Anglophone Literatures and Cultures (English)
- Applied Economics (English, with QZB)
- Applied Linguistics
- Arab World Studies (multilingual)
- Astronomy (English)
- Austrian Studies - Cultures, Literatures, Languages
- Auxiliary Sciences of History and Archival Studies (multilingual)
- Banking and Finance (English, with QZB)
- Bioinformatics
- Biological Chemistry
- Botany (English)
- Business Administration (multilingual, with QZB)
- Business Informatics
- Business Law (admission at partner university)
- Byzantine Studies and Modern Greek Studies (multilingual)
- Cartography and Geoinformation
- Chemistry
- Chemistry and Materials Technology
- Classical Archaeology
- Classical Philology (multilingual)
- Cognition, Behavior and Neurobiology (CoBeNe Master) (English, with QZB)
- Comparative Literature
- Computational Science (English)
- Computer Science (English)
- Conservation Biology and Biodiversity Management
- Contemporary History and Media (with QZB)
- Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes (CREOLE) (English)
- Culture and Society of Modern South Asia (multilingual)
- Development Studies
- Digital Humanities (multilingual, with QZB)
- Earth Sciences
- Ecology and Ecosystems (English)
- Education
- Egyptology
- English Language and Linguistics (English)
- Environmental Science (English, with AV)
- Epistemologies of Science and Technology (EST) (multilingual)
- European Ethnology
- European Master in Health and Physical Activity (English)
- Evolutionary Anthropology
- Food Chemistry
- Gender Studies (with QZB)
- General Linguistics
- Geography: Global Change and Sustainability (English)
- German as a Foreign and Second Language (with QZB)
- German Philology (with QZB)
- Global History and Global Studies (multilingual)
- Green Chemistry (English, admission at partner university)
- History
- History of Art (with QZB)
- Hungarian and Finno-Ugrian Studies (multilingual)
- Indo-European Studies (multilingual)
- Interdisciplinary Ethics (with QZB)
- Interdisciplinary East European Studies (multilingual)
- International Business Administration (multilingual, with QZB)
- International Legal Studies (multilingual, with QZB)
- Islamic Religious Education
- Japanology (multilingual)
- Jewish Studies (multilingual)
- Journalism and Communication Studies
- Koreanology (multilingual)
- Languages and Cultures of South Asia (multilingual)
- Mathematics (English)
- Media Informatics (English)
- Meteorology and Climate Science (English)
- Molecular Biology (English)
- Molecular Precision Medicine (English, admission at partner university)
- Multilingual Technologies (English, admission at partner university)
- Musicology
- Nursing Science
- Nutritional Sciences
- Pharmacy
- Philosophy (multilingual, with QZB)
- Physics (English)
- Physics of the Earth (Geophysics) (English, admission at partner university)
- Political Science
- Prehistory and Historical Archaeology
- Protestant Theology
- Regional Research and Regional Planning
- Religious Education
- Religious Studies (multilingual)
- Romance Studies (multilingual)
- Scandinavian Studies (multilingual)
- Sinology (English, with QZB)
- Slavonic Studies (multilingual)
- Social and Cultural Anthropology (multilingual)
- Sociology
- Sport Science
- Statistics
- Teacher Education
- Theatre, Film and Media Studies
- Tibetology and Buddhist Studies (multilingual)
- Translation (multilingual)
- Turkish Studies (multilingual)
- Urban Studies (English, admission at partner university)
- Zoology
Deadlines EU/EEA
The following deadlines apply for EU/EEA/CH citizens and groups of persons according to the Decree on Groups of Persons.
Summer semester 2025:
- Application period: from 11 November 2024 to 5 February 2025
- Admission period: from 7 January to 31 March 2025
- Semester start: 1 March
Winter semester 2025/26:
- Application period: to be announced
- Admission period: to be announced
- Semester start: 1 October
Deadlines non-EU/EEA
The following deadlines apply for persons with citizenship from a non-EU/EEA country.
Summer semester 2025:
- Application period: from 11 November 2024 to 8 January 2025
- Admission period: from 7 January to 31 March 2025
- Semester start: 1 March
Winter semester 2025/26:
- Application period: to be announced
- Admission period: to be announced
- Semester start: 1 October
Note for graduates of the University of Vienna
The application and admission period for graduates of the University of Vienna who want to study an eligible master programme according to the curriculum for the summer semester 2025 is from 11 November 2025 to 31 March 2025. The application and admission period for winter semester 2025/26 is to be announced.
The direct admission to consecutive master programmes in the same discipline (only available in German) is possible year round for graduates of a bachelor programme at the University of Vienna.
Different master programme with selection procedure
To be admitted to one of the master programmes in this list, you have to submit an application for admission and be successful in the selection procedure. This also applies if you were already admitted to this degree programme in the past and discontinued your studies. Submitting your application is only possible within the application period of the respective academic year.
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Master programmes with selection procedure
- Business Analytics
- Communication Science
- Data Science
- Drug Discovery and Development
- Ecos - East Asian Economy and Society (Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft Ostasiens)
- Environmental Systems: Processes – Pollution – Solutions
- Evolutionary Genomics and Systems Biology
- Global Demography
- Middle European interdisciplinary master programme in Cognitive Science (MEi:CogSci)
- Neuroscience
- Philosophy and Economics
- Psychology
- Research in Economics and Finance
- Science-Technology-Society
Deadlines
Application period for the academic year 2024/25:
- from 4 March to 8 April 2024
Winter semester 2024/25:
- Admission period: from 11 July to 31 October 2024
- Semester start: 1 October
Summer semester 2025:
- Admission period: from 7 January to 31 March 2025
- Semester start: 1 March
Application and admission period for the academic year 2025/26:
- to be announced