Bachelor Political Science (624 [2] - Version 2011)

BAK1 Introductory and Orientation Period (15 ECTS)

BAK1.1 Basics of Methodology in Social Siences (6 ECTS)

• EXAM COMM ON-SITE Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
• 230001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP - VO Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences
• 210001 VO ( STEOP ) STEOP: BA1.1. Foundations of Social Methods
• 240001 VO ( STEOP ON-SITE ) STEOP: Basics of Methodology in Social Sciences

BAK1.2 Introduction to the Subject (9 ECTS)

• EXAM ON-SITE COMM BA 1.2 Foundations of Social Methods
• 210002 VO ( STEOP ON-SITE ) BAK1.2: STEOP Subject-specific Introduction
• 210003 VO ( OV STEOP ON-SITE ) BAK1.2: STEOP Propeadeuticum Political Science

BAK2 Basics of Social Sciences (22 ECTS)

BAK2 Basics of Social Sciences (22 ECTS)

• 210004 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK2 Current Societal Issues and Social Science Research
• 210005 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK2 Historical Basics of Policy
• 210006 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK2 Policy and Economy
• 210007 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK2 Policy and Law
• 220006 VO INSOWI A: VO WITHEGI Theory and History of Science

BAK3 Introduction to Scientific Work (5 ECTS)

BAK3 Introduction to Scientific Work (5 ECTS)

• 210008 PS [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK3: Introduction to scientific work - (engl.)
• 210009 PS ( ON-SITE ) BAK3: Introduction to Scientific Work
• 210010 PS ( ON-SITE ) BAK3: Introduction to Scientific Work
• 210011 PS ( ON-SITE ) BAK3: Introduction to Scientific Work
• 210012 PS ( REMOTE ) BAK3: Introduction to Scientific Work
• 210013 PS ( ON-SITE ) BAK3: Introduction to Scientific Work

BAK4 Methods (18 ECTS)

BAK4 Methods of empirical social sience (18 ECTS)

• 210014 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative methods in the empirical social sciences
• 210015 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210016 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210017 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210018 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210019 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210020 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210021 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210022 UE ( REMOTE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210023 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210024 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210025 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - (engl.)
• 210026 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210027 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research
• 210028 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK 4 Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research

BAK5 - BAK8 Core Subjects of Political Science (36 ECTS)

BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory (9 ECTS)

• 210029 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210030 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210031 LK [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory - (engl.)
• 210032 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210033 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210034 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210035 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5: History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210036 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory
• 210098 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK5 History of Theory and Debates on Theory

BAK6 The Austrian Political System and the EU (9 ECTS)

• 210037 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210038 LK [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210039 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210040 LK [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU - (engl.)
• 210041 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210042 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210043 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU
• 210044 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK6: The Austrian Political System and the EU

BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210045 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210046 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210047 LK [ en ] ( REMOTE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210048 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210049 LK [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210050 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210051 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210052 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7: Comparative Political Analysis
• 210158 LK ( ON-SITE ) BAK7 Comparative Analysis of Politics

BAK8 International Politics (9 ECTS)

BAK9-BAK16 Block of Alternative Compulsory Modules: Specialisation (27 ECTS)

BAK9 Political Theories and Research on Theories (9 ECTS)

• 210053 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK9: SpezialVO Political Theories and Research on Theories - (NIE) WIEDER KRIEG - Kriegstheorie und Kriegsrecht in aktueller Perspektive
• 210054 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK9: Political Theories and Research on Theories - Die Erfindung der Volkssouveränität
• 210055 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK9: Political Theories and Research on Theories - Messianism and Critical Theory: Benjamin, Scholem, Adorno
• 210056 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK9: Political Theories and Research on Theories - Hegemony, democracy, discourse: the basics of the Essex School

BAK10 International Politics and Development (9 ECTS)

• 210057 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK10: SpezialVO International Politics and Development - Introduction Latin America
• 210058 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK10: International Politics and Development - Introduction to International Political Economy
• 210059 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK10: International Politics and Development - What role does inequality play in global crises? Experiences with the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
• 210060 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK10: International Politics and Development - Between the COVID-19 crisis and the geoeconomic world order: Current conflicts and fields of action
• 210061 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK10: International Politics and Development - International Political Economy: Debates in the Global South

BAK11 European Union and Europeanisation (9 ECTS)

• 210062 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK11: SpezialVO European Union and Europeanisation - The political system of the EU
• 210063 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK11: European Union and Europeanisation - Sovereignty in and of the European Union
• 210064 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK11: European Union and Europeanisation - The EU’s foreign policy with a special focus on EU - Africa relations
• 210065 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK11: European Union and Europeanisation - External and Internal Challenges for EU Foreign Policy: From Europeanisation to De-Europeanisation?

BAK12 Austrian Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210066 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK12: SpezialVO Austrian Politics - Religion, Politics and Society in Transformation: Concepts, Theories and Findings
• 210067 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK12: Austrian Politics - Austrian Politics: Asylum and Borders in Times of The Ukraine War.
• 210068 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK12: Austrian Politics - Political culture and pluralism in Austria after 1945. Central aspects of dealing with social plurality in Austrian politics.
• 210069 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK12: Austrian Politics - . Local Governance of Asylum. A comparative perspective
• 210162 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK12 Austrian Politics - Austrian Politics: Asylum and Borders in Times of The Ukraine War.

BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses (9 ECTS)

• 210070 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK13: SpezialVO State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Political attitudes and public opinion
• 210071 SE [ en ] ( REMOTE ) BAK13: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Individual preferences and collective decision-making
• 210072 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK13: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Political Parties and Elections
• 210073 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK13: State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Corruption research: state of the art and future perspectives
• 210150 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK13 State Activity, Policy and Governance Analyses - Gesundheitssysteme im Vergleich

BAK14 Gender and Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210074 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK14: SpezialVO Gender and Politics
• 240107 VO ( ON-SITE ) VM7 - One out of Five - Violence in the health sector
• 210075 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK14: Gender and Politics - Decolonial Feminisms in the Context of Hetero-Patriarchy, Racism and Neoliberal Capitalism
• 210077 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK14: Gender and Politics - Masculinism and Temporality in the context of (trans-)formations of the nationstate: queer-feminist and intersectional perspectives.
• 210076 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK14: Gender and Politics - Introduction into Queer Theory

BAK15 East European Studies (9 ECTS)

• 210078 VO [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK15: SpezialVO East European Studies - Russia`s war in Ukraine
• 210079 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK15: East European Studies - States, markets and democracy in turbulent times: insights from Southeastern Europe
• 210080 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK15: East European Studies - Democratization and de-democratization in Central and Eastern Europe
• 210160 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK15 East European Studies - The Development of Ukraine. From state independence to war

BAK16 Culture and Politics (9 ECTS)

• 210081 VO ( ON-SITE ) BAK16: SpezialVO Culture and Politics - Visual politics
• 210082 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK16: Culture and Politics - Cultural Studies
• 210083 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK16: Culture and Politics - Raising political awareness in salons and coffee houses
• 210084 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK16: Culture and Politics - Politisches Storytelling

BAK17 Alternative Group of Compulsory Modules: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

BAK17a Alternative Compulsory Module a: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

BAK17b Alternative Compulsory Module b: Consolidation (15 ECTS)

• 210085 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK17b.1: Political Science in practice - PEER-Mentoring Political Science
• 210086 UE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK17b.1: Political Science in practice - Doing research in a political archive: Ghosts and myths of Red Vienna
• 210087 UE ( ON-SITE ) BAK17b.1: Political Science in practice - Science communication: How do social-ecological topics get into the media?
• 220101 VU INSOWI A: VU SOGES Social Sciences and Society

BAK18 Bachelorseminar and Bachelorthesis (12 ECTS)

BAK18 Bachelorseminar and Bachelorthesis (12 ECTS)

• 210088 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210090 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210091 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210092 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210093 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210094 SE [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar - (engl.)
• 210095 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18: Bachelor's Seminar
• 210151 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210152 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar
• 210153 SE ( ON-SITE ) BAK18 Bachelor's Seminar

Suggested Lectures

• 070279 VO Lecture Series: Education - Democracy - Inequality
• 090099 VO [ en ] Catholics in the Ottoman Levant (15th-19th centuries)
• 090100 VO Diaspora, Emigration and Migrant Workers (15th to 21st centuries)
• 090101 VO [ en ] The Holocaust in Greece: survivors, historians and historiography
• 143219 PS ( ON-SITE ) Anti-Racist Reading in African Studies - The Text, the Self and Society
• 150122 VU [ en ] ( ON-SITE ) Strategic Gaming: The South China Sea Dispute
• 233002 UK Technology and Society - from door closers to AI
• 233003 UK Secrets of Medicine - How Medicine Shapes Society and Social Inequalities
• 233004 UK Knowledge and Science Cultures - boundaries, community and identity
• 233005 UK Nature, Risk, Society - Science, technology and nature in the Anthropocene
• 490400 VU PM1 Digital Transformations