Level 2 of the Degree Programme

1. Branch of Study: "Geography" (according to the 1996 Curriculum; to be applied to students who do not switch to the 2002 Curriculum)

2.1.1. Comparative Physical Geography

• 290410 UE 2 ECTS Exercises in landscape ecology, group A
  Bauer
• 290409 UE 2 ECTS Exercises in landscape ecology, group B
  Teufl
• 290408 UE 2 ECTS Exercises in landscape ecology, group C
  Terhorst
• 290407 UE 2 ECTS Exercises in landscape ecology, group D
  Rottensteiner
• 290173 PS 4 ECTS Recent Research in Physical Geography
  Glade
• 290252 VO 4 ECTS Risk Research: A contribution in applied geomorphology
  Glade
• 290171 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Principles of Hydrogemorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290286 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for the Principles of Hydrogeomorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290154 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Sediment Budgets as a Unifying Theme in Geomorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290159 VO 1 ECTS [ en ] Global Environmental Change
  Slaymaker
• 290333 UE 1 ECTS [ en ] Exercises Global Environmental Change
  Slaymaker
• 290153 VO 2 ECTS Ecosystem Theory
  Terhorst
• 290091 PS 4 ECTS Introductary seminar course about special issues in climatology
  Holawe
• 290256 PS 4 ECTS Resilience and vulnerability in risk research - Theoretical concepts, case studies and action strategies
  Birkmann
• 290262 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (surface and subsurface investigations)
  Bell
• 290440 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (Dendroclimatology)
  Holawe
• 290133 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (Pedology)
  Peticzka
• 290302 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography for Advanced Students I (Methods of Chemical Analysis)
  Peticzka
• 290189 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students II - Labormethoden in der Physiogeographie für Fortgeschrittene II (Physikalische Analytik)
  Peticzka
• 290387 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in physical geography: Current research topics of karst geomorphology
  Embleton-Hamann
• 290388 SE 6 ECTS Seminar for physical Geography and Landscape Ecology: General and Applied Climatology
  Holawe
• 290427 SE 6 ECTS The evolution of landscape and environment in the loess regions of Lower Austria - Part II
  Terhorst

2.1.2. Comparative Cultural and Social Geography

• 290246 VO 3 ECTS Basic Concepts and Paradigms in Geography
  Weichhart
• 290251 VO 3 ECTS Concepts and principals of spatial planning
  Faßmann
• 290058 VU 2 ECTS Place Identity
  Weichhart
• 290309 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290310 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - in Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290283 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Analysis of Crime: Concepts, Methods and Applications
  Leitner
• 290389 VO 4 ECTS The Deep South of the USA - Regional and Socioeconomic Development Problems
  Leitner
• 290135 VO 4 ECTS Urban Tourism and Event Management
  Baumhackl
• 290331 VO 4 ECTS Economic & social change in the MENA-Region (Middle East & Northern Africa): a geographical analysis
  Husa
• 290432 VO 4 ECTS Austrian Development Policy and Core Areas of Austrian Development Cooperation
  Nissel
• 290109 PS 4 ECTS Contemporary Problems in Urban Development
  Hatz
• 290108 VU 4 ECTS Urban and Regional Marketing
  Jekel
• 290434 UE 4 ECTS Gender - Power - City. Introduction to Gender Planning
  Knoll
• 290438 VO 4 ECTS Trends and Perspectives of Population Development in the European Union
  Lebhart
• 290433 PS 4 ECTS Evaluation methods, environmental risk assessment
  Seidl
• 290229 VO 4 ECTS Destination management and Regional development
  Stanzer
• 290215 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Planning and Regional Policy in Austria
  Kunze
• 290195 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography: The vulnerability of Tourism
  Baumhackl
• 290379 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography / Regional Geography: India - China - A Comparison of the Development Perspective of Two Future Superpowers.
  Husa
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa
• 290107 SE 6 ECTS Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Regional and political geography of Southeast Europe
  Jordan
• 290059 SE 8 ECTS Retail and Spatial Planning - Retail and Spatial Planning
  Faßmann
• 290106 SE 8 ECTS Project Seminar (Applied Geography and Regional Planning): "Borderlands" - Cross Border Cooperations
  Weixlbaumer

2.1.3. Comparative Economic Geography

• 290320 SE 4 ECTS Seminar (Economic Geography): Technological Progress, Regional Disparities and Globalisation
  Fischer

2.1.4. Thematic Cartography

2.1.5. Regional Geography of Europe and of One Region Outside Europe

• 290389 VO 4 ECTS The Deep South of the USA - Regional and Socioeconomic Development Problems
  Leitner
• 290331 VO 4 ECTS Economic & social change in the MENA-Region (Middle East & Northern Africa): a geographical analysis
  Husa
• 290309 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290310 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - in Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290432 VO 4 ECTS Austrian Development Policy and Core Areas of Austrian Development Cooperation
  Nissel
• 290379 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography / Regional Geography: India - China - A Comparison of the Development Perspective of Two Future Superpowers.
  Husa
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa
• 290107 SE 6 ECTS Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Regional and political geography of Southeast Europe
  Jordan

2.1.6. Elective Courses (Providing for Specialisation)

2. Branch of Study: "Theoretical and Applied Geography" (according to the 2002 Curriculum)

2.2.1. Advanced Methods in Geography

• 290245 PS 4 ECTS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
  Leitner
• 290146 UE 3 ECTS Methods of survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional science
  Haindlmaier
• 290342 VO+UE 4 ECTS Methods in Demography for Advanced Students, Part II
  Winkler-Dworak
• 290184 PS 4 ECTS Qualitative Methods for Advanced Students
  Matznetter
• 290192 PS 4 ECTS Geographic Information Systems
  Kainz
• 290262 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (surface and subsurface investigations)
  Bell
• 290440 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (Dendroclimatology)
  Holawe
• 290133 UE 4 ECTS Field methods in physical geography (Pedology)
  Peticzka
• 290433 PS 4 ECTS Evaluation methods, environmental risk assessment
  Seidl
• 290164 PS 2 ECTS Project Management, Group A
  Berger
• 290257 PS 2 ECTS Project Management, Group B
  Berger
• 290190 VO 4 ECTS Moderation and Mediation
  Scheer

2.2.2. Basics of Regional Science and Regional Planning

• 290251 VO 3 ECTS Concepts and principals of spatial planning
  Faßmann

2.2.3. Contemporary Research Issues in Physical and Human Geography

• 290173 PS 4 ECTS Recent Research in Physical Geography
  Glade

2.2.4. Electives: Designed to Enhance In-Depth Specialisation and Scientific Project Work Skills

2.2.4.1. Specialisation on Regional Development

• 290058 VU 2 ECTS Place Identity
  Weichhart
• 290108 VU 4 ECTS Urban and Regional Marketing
  Jekel
• 290433 PS 4 ECTS Evaluation methods, environmental risk assessment
  Seidl
• 290229 VO 4 ECTS Destination management and Regional development
  Stanzer
• 290059 SE 8 ECTS Retail and Spatial Planning - Retail and Spatial Planning
  Faßmann
• 290106 SE 8 ECTS Project Seminar (Applied Geography and Regional Planning): "Borderlands" - Cross Border Cooperations
  Weixlbaumer

2.2.4.2. Specialisation on Spatial Aspects of Population Studies / Regional Demography

• 290342 VO+UE 4 ECTS Methods in Demography for Advanced Students, Part II
  Winkler-Dworak
• 290438 VO 4 ECTS Trends and Perspectives of Population Development in the European Union
  Lebhart
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa

2.2.4.3. Specialisation on Development Research / Third World Studies / Co-operation and Development: Emphasis on Asia

• 290432 VO 4 ECTS Austrian Development Policy and Core Areas of Austrian Development Cooperation
  Nissel
• 290379 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography / Regional Geography: India - China - A Comparison of the Development Perspective of Two Future Superpowers.
  Husa
• 290331 VO 4 ECTS Economic & social change in the MENA-Region (Middle East & Northern Africa): a geographical analysis
  Husa
• 290309 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290310 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - in Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa

2.2.4.4. Specialisation on Applied Geomorphology

• 290252 VO 4 ECTS Risk Research: A contribution in applied geomorphology
  Glade
• 290387 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in physical geography: Current research topics of karst geomorphology
  Embleton-Hamann
• 290171 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Principles of Hydrogemorphology
  Slaymaker

2.2.4.5. Specialisation on Landscape Ecology and Natural Environmental Research

• 290153 VO 2 ECTS Ecosystem Theory
  Terhorst
• 290091 PS 4 ECTS Introductary seminar course about special issues in climatology
  Holawe
• 290189 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students II - Labormethoden in der Physiogeographie für Fortgeschrittene II (Physikalische Analytik)
  Peticzka
• 290302 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography for Advanced Students I (Methods of Chemical Analysis)
  Peticzka
• 290388 SE 6 ECTS Seminar for physical Geography and Landscape Ecology: General and Applied Climatology
  Holawe
• 290427 SE 6 ECTS The evolution of landscape and environment in the loess regions of Lower Austria - Part II
  Terhorst

2.2.4.6. Specialisation on Spatial Tourism and Leisure Research

• 290229 VO 4 ECTS Destination management and Regional development
  Stanzer
• 290135 VO 4 ECTS Urban Tourism and Event Management
  Baumhackl
• 290195 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography: The vulnerability of Tourism
  Baumhackl

2.2.5. Electives

2.2.5.1. Electives in Accordance with the Specialisations in Examination Subject d

2.2.5.2. Electives in Regional Geography

• 290215 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Planning and Regional Policy in Austria
  Kunze
• 290438 VO 4 ECTS Trends and Perspectives of Population Development in the European Union
  Lebhart
• 290142 RV 2 ECTS Cultures of Difference - Transformation Processes in Central Europe IV
  Faßmann
• 290107 SE 6 ECTS Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Regional and political geography of Southeast Europe
  Jordan
• 290331 VO 4 ECTS Economic & social change in the MENA-Region (Middle East & Northern Africa): a geographical analysis
  Husa
• 290309 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290310 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - in Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290432 VO 4 ECTS Austrian Development Policy and Core Areas of Austrian Development Cooperation
  Nissel
• 290379 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Human Geography / Regional Geography: India - China - A Comparison of the Development Perspective of Two Future Superpowers.
  Husa
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa

2.2.5.3. Other Electives

• 290320 SE 4 ECTS Seminar (Economic Geography): Technological Progress, Regional Disparities and Globalisation
  Fischer
• 290109 PS 4 ECTS Contemporary Problems in Urban Development
  Hatz
• 290058 VU 2 ECTS Place Identity
  Weichhart
• 290283 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Analysis of Crime: Concepts, Methods and Applications
  Leitner
• 290389 VO 4 ECTS The Deep South of the USA - Regional and Socioeconomic Development Problems
  Leitner
• 290309 VO 4 ECTS [ en ] Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290310 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for Socio-economic Transformation and Problems of Ethnic Minorities - in Peripheral Regions of Southeast Asia
  Leepreecha
• 290266 SE 6 ECTS [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography: Economic and Social Change of Ethnic Minorities - in the Mountain Areas of Southeast Asia
  Husa
• 290107 SE 6 ECTS Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Regional and political geography of Southeast Europe
  Jordan
• 290434 UE 4 ECTS Gender - Power - City. Introduction to Gender Planning
  Knoll
• 290252 VO 4 ECTS Risk Research: A contribution in applied geomorphology
  Glade
• 290256 PS 4 ECTS Resilience and vulnerability in risk research - Theoretical concepts, case studies and action strategies
  Birkmann
• 290171 VU 4 ECTS [ en ] Principles of Hydrogemorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290286 KO 1 ECTS [ en ] Colloquium for the Principles of Hydrogeomorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290154 VO 2 ECTS [ en ] Sediment Budgets as a Unifying Theme in Geomorphology
  Slaymaker
• 290302 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory Methods in Physical Geography for Advanced Students I (Methods of Chemical Analysis)
  Peticzka
• 290189 UE 4 ECTS Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students II - Labormethoden in der Physiogeographie für Fortgeschrittene II (Physikalische Analytik)
  Peticzka
• 290159 VO 1 ECTS [ en ] Global Environmental Change
  Slaymaker
• 290333 UE 1 ECTS [ en ] Exercises Global Environmental Change
  Slaymaker
• 290433 PS 4 ECTS Evaluation methods, environmental risk assessment
  Seidl
• 290215 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Planning and Regional Policy in Austria
  Kunze
• 290059 SE 8 ECTS Retail and Spatial Planning - Retail and Spatial Planning
  Faßmann
• 290357 VO 3 ECTS Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
  Kriz
• 290179 VO 4 ECTS History of Cartography II (1500 to 1800)
  Kretschmer
• 290292 VO 2 ECTS Toponomy - The Lore of Geographical Names
  Stani-Fertl
• 290188 PS 4 ECTS Multimedia Technology and Geocommunication II
  Riedl
• 290443 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Cartography as Science
  Kainz
• 290187 PS 4 ECTS Geodatabases
  Kainz
• 290284 PS 6 ECTS Applied Geoinformation
  Riedl
• 290442 PS 3 ECTS Business Geographics
  Messner

3. Branch of Study: "Regional Science and Regional Planning" (2002 Curriculum)

2.3.1. Advanced Methods

• 290245 PS 4 ECTS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
  Leitner
• 290146 UE 3 ECTS Methods of survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional science
  Haindlmaier
• 290184 PS 4 ECTS Qualitative Methods for Advanced Students
  Matznetter
• 290192 PS 4 ECTS Geographic Information Systems
  Kainz
• 290164 PS 2 ECTS Project Management, Group A
  Berger
• 290257 PS 2 ECTS Project Management, Group B
  Berger
• 290190 VO 4 ECTS Moderation and Mediation
  Scheer

2.3.2. Processes of Spatial Development and Opportunities for Social Control

• 290106 SE 8 ECTS Project Seminar (Applied Geography and Regional Planning): "Borderlands" - Cross Border Cooperations
  Weixlbaumer
• 290434 UE 4 ECTS Gender - Power - City. Introduction to Gender Planning
  Knoll
• 290109 PS 4 ECTS Contemporary Problems in Urban Development
  Hatz
• 290256 PS 4 ECTS Resilience and vulnerability in risk research - Theoretical concepts, case studies and action strategies
  Birkmann

2.3.3. Concepts and Tools of Regional Planning

• 290059 SE 8 ECTS Retail and Spatial Planning - Retail and Spatial Planning
  Faßmann
• 290251 VO 3 ECTS Concepts and principals of spatial planning
  Faßmann
• 290215 VU 4 ECTS Spatial Planning and Regional Policy in Austria
  Kunze
• 290433 PS 4 ECTS Evaluation methods, environmental risk assessment
  Seidl

2.3.4. Electives

• 290438 VO 4 ECTS Trends and Perspectives of Population Development in the European Union
  Lebhart
• 290342 VO+UE 4 ECTS Methods in Demography for Advanced Students, Part II
  Winkler-Dworak
• 290058 VU 2 ECTS Place Identity
  Weichhart
• 290108 VU 4 ECTS Urban and Regional Marketing
  Jekel
• 290135 VO 4 ECTS Urban Tourism and Event Management
  Baumhackl
• 290229 VO 4 ECTS Destination management and Regional development
  Stanzer
• 290256 PS 4 ECTS Resilience and vulnerability in risk research - Theoretical concepts, case studies and action strategies
  Birkmann
• 290252 VO 4 ECTS Risk Research: A contribution in applied geomorphology
  Glade
• 290357 VO 3 ECTS Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
  Kriz
• 290179 VO 4 ECTS History of Cartography II (1500 to 1800)
  Kretschmer
• 290187 PS 4 ECTS Geodatabases
  Kainz
• 290188 PS 4 ECTS Multimedia Technology and Geocommunication II
  Riedl
• 290284 PS 6 ECTS Applied Geoinformation
  Riedl
• 290442 PS 3 ECTS Business Geographics
  Messner
• 290292 VO 2 ECTS Toponomy - The Lore of Geographical Names
  Stani-Fertl
• 290002 VO 3 ECTS Introduction into economic theory and policy
  Blaas
• 290332 VO 1.5 ECTS Introduction to Economic Policy in Austria
  Blaas
• 290328 VO 2 ECTS International Economics. Theory, Institutions and Policy
  Blaas
• 290320 SE 4 ECTS Seminar (Economic Geography): Technological Progress, Regional Disparities and Globalisation
  Fischer

2.3.5. Additional Courses (Compulsory only for Students Following the 1996 Curriculum)

• 290002 VO 3 ECTS Introduction into economic theory and policy
  Blaas

4. Branch of Study: "Cartography and Geographic Information Science" (2002 Curriculum)

2.4.1. Geodata Acquisition

• 290131 VO 3 ECTS Terrestrial data acquisition II
  Paul
• 290228 VU 3 ECTS Photogrammetric data acquisition II
  Franzen

2.4.2. Geographic Information Processing

• 290187 PS 4 ECTS Geodatabases
  Kainz
• 290284 PS 6 ECTS Applied Geoinformation
  Riedl
• 290192 PS 4 ECTS Geographic Information Systems
  Kainz

2.4.3. Theory of Cartographic Design

• 290357 VO 3 ECTS Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
  Kriz
• 290179 VO 4 ECTS History of Cartography II (1500 to 1800)
  Kretschmer

2.4.4. Methods and Techniques of Geo-communication

• 290188 PS 4 ECTS Multimedia Technology and Geocommunication II
  Riedl
• 290356 VO 2 ECTS Map production and publication techniques II
  Knabl
• 290281 UE 4 ECTS Exercises in Map production and publication techniques II
  Kinberger

2.4.5. Special Research Issues in Cartography and Geographic Information Science

• 290443 SE 6 ECTS Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Cartography as Science
  Kainz
• 290354 SE 4 ECTS Research Seminar for graduate degree students
  Kainz
• 290271 SE 4 ECTS Research Seminar for graduate degree students
  Kretschmer

2.4.6. Recommended Free-choice Elective Courses

• 290442 PS 3 ECTS Business Geographics
  Messner
• 290329 UE 3 ECTS Practical Surveying and Mapping Exercises
  Paul
• 290292 VO 2 ECTS Toponomy - The Lore of Geographical Names
  Stani-Fertl
• 290245 PS 4 ECTS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
  Leitner