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. To do this, you must apply for admission to the degree programme by the relevant deadline. The University of Vienna can only assess the eligibility of your previous degree on the basis of your complete application. Preliminary assessments are not possible.
Master programme Sociology: Previous degree programmes
Information about extension curricula
The title and/or content of the subsequently mentioned extension curricula was changed before winter semester 2024/25. The extension curricula with the old title can still be accepted. For further information please note the corresponding entries in the University Gazette (only available in German).
1. Completion of a degree programme at the University of Vienna
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Sociology (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 the 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.
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University of Applied Sciences: Social Work (bachelor)
Has to be examined on an individual basis.
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University of Graz, Innsbruck, Linz, Salzburg: Sociology (bachelor)
Admission without supplementary examinations.
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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.
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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.