Studies Programme 29 - Geography
29.01. Bachelor Degree Programme in Geography (Curriculum 2007)
B1. Group of Required Modules - Orientation Period (STEP)
B1.1. Basics and Concepts of Physical Geography
B1.2. Basics and Concepts of Human Geography
B1.3. Introduction to Cartography and Geographic Information Science
B1.4. Basics and Concepts of Regional Planning
B.1.5. Basic Techniques in Geography
- 290260 VU Introduction Scientific Thinking and Method, Group C
- 290402 PS Presentation Techniques
- 290164 PS Project Management, Group A
- 290257 PS Project Management, Group B
B1.6. Introductory Field Trip I
- 290303 EX Introductory Field Trip I (Human and Physical Geography): Vienna, group D - (only Bachelor Students)
- 290300 EX Introductory Field Trip I (Human and Physical Geography): Vienna, group E - (only Bachelor Students)
- 290123 EX Introductory Field Trip II (Human and Physical Geography) - Northern Alpine Foreland, Granite & Gneiss Highlands (only Bachelor students)
B2. Group of Required Modules - Physical Geography
B2.1. Basic Module - Physical Geography
- 290412 VO Introduction to Hydrogeography
- 290129 VO Information on the criteria to classify vegetation
- 290321 UE Exercises in vegetation geography, group A
- 290325 UE Exercises in vegetation geography, group B
- 290317 UE Exercises in vegetation geography, group C
- 290415 UE Exercises in climate geography, group A
- 290414 UE Exercises in climate geography, group B
- 290413 UE Exercises in climate geography, group C
- 290411 UE Exercises in soil geography, group A - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
- 290399 UE Exercises in soil geography, group B - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
- 290398 UE Exercises in soil geography, group C - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
B2.3. Advanced Module - Physical Geography
- 290418 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group A
- 290417 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group B
- 290416 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group C
- 290410 UE Exercises in landscape ecology, group A
B2.3. In-Depth Studies Module - Physical Geography
- 290304 VO Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290305 UE Tutorial in Global Change in Mountain Regions
B3. Group of Required Modules - Human Geography
B3.1. Population Geography
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
B3.2. Social and Economic Geography
- 290222 VO Introduction to economic geography - Die Räumlichkeit der Wirtschaft
B3.3. Political Geography and Human Ecology
B3.4. Geography in Urban and Rural Areas
- 290291 VO Introduction to Urban Geography
- 290289 UE Applied Urban Geography, group A
- 290288 UE Applied Urban Geography, group B
- 290369 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group A - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290223 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group B - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290368 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group C - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290378 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group D - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290434 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group E - (einschl. zweitägigem Geländepraktikum)
B4. Group of Required Modules - Cartography and Geographic Information Science
B4.1. Basics of Cartography
- 290205 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group A
- 290204 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group B
- 290403 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group C
- 290355 PS Spatial Reference Systems
B4.2. Applied Geographic Information Science
- 290407 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group A
- 290284 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group B
B5. Group of Required Modules - Regional Research and Regional Planning
B5.1. Regional Research and Regional Planning
- 290247 UE Excercise for Instruments of Spatial Planning on Local and Regional Level in Austria, Group C
B6. Group of Required Modules - Methods
B6.1. Methods of Geographic Information Science
- 290221 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group A
- 290220 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group B
- 290219 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group C
- 290218 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group D
B6.2. Methods of Physical Geography
- 290404 PR Field Class in Physical Geography, group A
- 290405 PR Field Class in Physical Geography in Obergurgl, group B
B6.3. Methods of Human Geography
- 290217 VO Introduction to Empirical Social Research for Geographers
- 290146 UE Survey and Questionnaire Research in Geography/Regional Research - Course on survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional research
B6.4. Statistics and Regional Analysis I
- 290152 VO Introduction into Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II
- 290150 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group A
- 290149 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group B
- 290148 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group C
B6.5. Statistics and Regional Analysis II
- 290363 PS Methods of Regional Analysis
B7. Additional Required Modules
B7.1. Bachelor Seminars
- 290387 SE Bachelorseminar Physical Geography - (auch für Lehramtsstudierende)
- 290379 SE Bachelorseminar Human Geograpy - (auch für Lehramtsstudierende)
- 290271 SE Bachelorseminar Cartography and Geoinformation: Cartographic Designing
B7.2. Field Trips II - Abroad
- 290261 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290117 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290374 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290373 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Namibia and Botswana - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme
- 290104 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290118 EX Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290431 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Ex: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290170 EX Scientific Excursion: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290093 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France - (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290094 EX Field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France
B7.3. Field Trips III - Austria
- 290351 EX Field Trip: Regional development Carinthia
- 290122 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Northern Borderland - (Waldviertel, Lower Austria)
- 290171 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
- 290390 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Geomorphology Salzkammergut
- 290242 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Land Slides in Lower Austria
- 290350 EX Physiogeographical field trip
- 290302 EX Physiogeographical field trip: Central Ennstal
- 290241 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Thayatal
- 290448 EX Field Trip: Waterbalance and agriculture Marchfeld
- 290395 EX Field Trip
- 290183 EX The Water Supply of Vienna - Structural System and Fundamentals of the Physical Region - Anlagenstruktur und naturräumliche Grundlagen
- 290287 EX Field Trip: Vegetation ecology in the limestone mountains of the "Gesäuse-area" - Einblicke in Vegetation und Ökologie der Gesäuseberge
- 290358 EX Field Excursion Cartography and Geoinformation - GPS and Geoinformation
B7.4. Bachelor's Paper
- 290279 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in physical geography
- 290295 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in geoecology
- 290296 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in human geography, regional development
- 290318 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in human geography, spatial research and spatial planning
- 290315 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in human geography, regional geography
- 290272 SE Preparatory seminar for bachelor paper in cartography and geoinformatics
29.02. Master Degree Programmes in Geography, Regional Research and Regional Planning, Cartography and Geographic Information Science
1. Master Degree Programme "Geography"
MG1. Specialisation Modules
MG1.1. Specialisation Module - Geomorphology and Risk Research
- 290212 VO [ en ] Scientific Progress in Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gilt als: Aktuelles Forschungsspektrum in der Naturgefahren- und Georisikoforschung)
- 290213 UE [ en ] Exercises for Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gitl als: Fachpraktikum zur Geomorphologie und Georisikoforschung)
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290440 UE Field methods in physical geography - Dendroclimatology
- 290419 PS Scientific Principles of Physical Geography - Dating Methods
MG1.2. Specialisation Module - Geoecology and Quaternary Research
- 290365 VO Scientific Progress in Quaternary Science
- 290262 UE Field methods in physical geography (soil ecology)
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290440 UE Field methods in physical geography - Dendroclimatology
- 290419 PS Scientific Principles of Physical Geography - Dating Methods
MG1.3. Specialisation Module - Social and Economic Geography
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290328 VO International Economics. Theory, Institutions and Policy
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290397 VO Place Identity
- 290107 SE Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Southeast Europe
- 290320 SE Seminar for Economic Geography: Innovation and Economic Development in a Globalizing World
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
MG1.4. Specialisation Module - Population and Urban Research
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
MG1.5. Specialisation Module - Focus on Europe
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290107 SE Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Southeast Europe
MG1.6. Specialisation Module - Focus on Asia
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
MG2. Elective Modules
MG2.1. Elective Module - Methods and Functional Consolidation of Physical Geography
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290262 UE Field methods in physical geography (soil ecology)
- 290440 UE Field methods in physical geography - Dendroclimatology
- 290419 PS Scientific Principles of Physical Geography - Dating Methods
MG2.2. Elective Module - Project Module Physical Geography
- 290326 PRS Project seminar from Physiogeography: - Teil II: Projektdurchführung (Datenerhebung und analyse, Interpretation und Präsentation)
MG2.3. Elective Module - Regionale Development
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290397 VO Place Identity
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290203 PS Proseminar Regional Development
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
MG2.4. Elective Module - Regional Tourism and Leisure Research
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
MG2.5. Elective Module - Methods of Human Geography
- 290245 PS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
- 290394 PS [ en ] Urban Analysis III
- 290190 VO Moderation and Mediation
MG3. Field Trips
- 290261 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290117 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290374 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290373 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Namibia and Botswana - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme
- 290104 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290118 EX Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290431 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Ex: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290170 EX Scientific Excursion: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290351 EX Field Trip: Regional development Carinthia
- 290122 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Northern Borderland - (Waldviertel, Lower Austria)
- 290171 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
- 290390 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Geomorphology Salzkammergut
- 290242 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Land Slides in Lower Austria
- 290350 EX Physiogeographical field trip
- 290302 EX Physiogeographical field trip: Central Ennstal
- 290241 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Thayatal
- 290448 EX Field Trip: Waterbalance and agriculture Marchfeld
- 290395 EX Field Trip
- 290183 EX The Water Supply of Vienna - Structural System and Fundamentals of the Physical Region - Anlagenstruktur und naturräumliche Grundlagen
- 290287 EX Field Trip: Vegetation ecology in the limestone mountains of the "Gesäuse-area" - Einblicke in Vegetation und Ökologie der Gesäuseberge
MG4. Master's Thesis
2. Master Degree Programme "Regional Research and Regional Planning"
MR1. Advanced Methods of Regional Research
- 290190 VO Moderation and Mediation
- 290245 PS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
- 290394 PS [ en ] Urban Analysis III
MR2. Concepts, Tools and Legal Basics of Regional Planning
MR3. Processes of Spatial Development and Opportunities for Social Control
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
MR4. Theoretical and Applied Regional Research and Regional Planning I
MR5. Theoretical and Applied Regional Research and Regional Planning II
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
MR6. Elective Modules
MR7. Field Trips
- 290104 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290118 EX Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290351 EX Field Trip: Regional development Carinthia
- 290122 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Northern Borderland - (Waldviertel, Lower Austria)
- 290448 EX Field Trip: Waterbalance and agriculture Marchfeld
- 290395 EX Field Trip
- 290183 EX The Water Supply of Vienna - Structural System and Fundamentals of the Physical Region - Anlagenstruktur und naturräumliche Grundlagen
MR8. Master's Thesis
3. Master Degree Programme in "Cartography and Geographic Information Science"
MK1. Elective Modules
MK1.1. Geodatea Acquisition and Processing
- 290187 PS Geodatabases
- 290329 PR Practical Surveying and Mapping Exercises
MK1.2. Analysis and Modelling in Geographic Information Processing
- 290012 PR Applied Image Processing and Remote Sensing
- 290442 PS Business Geographics
MK1.2. Analysis and Modelling in Geographic Information Processing
- 290230 PS Thematic Cartography: Fields of Application
- 290357 VO Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
MK1.4. Geo-Multimedia
- 290188 PS Animation and 3D-Visualization
MK1.5. Additional Elective Modules
MK2. Special Issues in Cartography and Geographic Information Science
MK3. Field Trips
- 290093 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France - (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290094 EX Field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France
- 290358 EX Field Excursion Cartography and Geoinformation - GPS and Geoinformation
MK4. Seminars
- 290443 SE Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Geodata Infrastructure in the European Union - INSPIRE
MK5. Master's Thesis
29.03. Joint-Master-Studium "Urban Studies" (Euromaster in Urban Studies)
Module 07. Demography of European Cities
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
Module 08. Principles of Urban Planning
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
Module 09. Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
Module 10. Urban Development and Planning in Eastern Europe
- 290391 EX [ en ] Urban Development and Planning in Eastern Europe
Module 11. Urban Analysis III
- 290394 PS [ en ] Urban Analysis III
Module 16. Master's Thesis and Master's Examination
- 290377 SE [ en ] Preparatory seminar for Master Thesis in "Urban Master"
Field Trips
- 290007 EX [ en ] Introductory Excursion for Master Students: Vienna (course taught in English)
- 290002 EX [ en ] Urban Studies Excursion for Master Students: The second tier city Linz (course taught in English)
- 290003 EX [ en ] Urban Studies Excursion for Master Students: Zagreb (course taught in English)
29.03. Teacher Training Programme in "Geography and Economics"
First Stage of the Degree Programme (Curriculum 2002)
1.1. Basics of Physiogeography
- 290412 VO Introduction to Hydrogeography
- 290129 VO Information on the criteria to classify vegetation
1.2. Basics of Human Geography (including Economic Geography)
- 290291 VO Introduction to Urban Geography
- 290289 UE Applied Urban Geography, group A
- 290288 UE Applied Urban Geography, group B
- 290369 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group A - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290223 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group B - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290368 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group C - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290378 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group D - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290434 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group E - (einschl. zweitägigem Geländepraktikum)
- 290222 VO Introduction to economic geography - Die Räumlichkeit der Wirtschaft
1.3. Basics of Cartography and Geographic Information Science
1.4. Methodical Basics
- 290260 VU Introduction Scientific Thinking and Method, Group C
- 290217 VO Introduction to Empirical Social Research for Geographers
1.5. Basics of Economics
- 290139 VO Foundations of Business Administration - Foundations of Business Administration
- 290332 VO Introduction to Economic Policy in Austria
1.6. Introduction to Didactics of Geography and Economics
- 290298 PS Introduction to the Teaching of the Subject "Geography and Economics", Group D - (Gruppen A bis C wurden im WS gelesen)
- 290286 PS Introduction to the Teaching of the Subject "Geography and Economics", Group E - (Gruppen A bis C wurden im WS gelesen)
- 290216 PS Didactic concepts and contents of the schoolsubject "GW"
- 290155 PS Workshop in Didactics: Class Arrangements, Methods and Media in Geographical Education - (Gruppe A wurde im WS gelesen)
- 290025 PS Workshop in Didactics: Class Arrangements, Methods and Media in Geographical Education, Group C - (Gruppe A wurde im WS gelesen)
- 290141 PS Workshop in Didactics: Class Arrangements, Methods and Media in Geographical Education - (Gruppe A wurde im WS gelesen)
- 290182 PS Cartography in Education, Group A - Cartography in Education, Group A
- 290445 PS Cartography in Education, Group B
- 290346 PS Cartography in education, Group C
Second Stage of the Degree Programme (Curriculum 2002)
2.1. Physiogeography and Landscape Ecology
- 290214 UE Exercises in landscape ecology, group A - Kartierungsbereich Wolkersdorf, Weinviertel
- 290311 UE Exercises in landscape ecology, group B - Kartierungsbereich Wolkersdorf, Weinviertel
- 290144 PS Progress in Physical Geography - Development of concepts, methodologies, current trends and challenges in Physical Geography
- 290304 VO Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290305 UE Tutorial in Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290387 SE Bachelorseminar Physical Geography - (auch für Lehramtsstudierende)
2.2. Human Geography (including Economic Geography)
- 290246 VO Basic Concepts and Paradigms in Geography
- 290197 VO Recent Research Agendas in Human Geography
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290107 SE Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Southeast Europe
- 290379 SE Bachelorseminar Human Geograpy - (auch für Lehramtsstudierende)
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
- 290320 SE Seminar for Economic Geography: Innovation and Economic Development in a Globalizing World
2.3. Basics of Regional Research and Regional Planning
- 290251 VO Principles and Concepts of Regional Planning
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290397 VO Place Identity
- 290203 PS Proseminar Regional Development
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
2.4. Austria, the EU and Selected World Regions - Regional Structure and Problems of Regional Development
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290107 SE Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Southeast Europe
2.5. Economics
- 290328 VO International Economics. Theory, Institutions and Policy
- 290092 VO Basics of the Austrian and international monetary and financial systems
- 290319 SE Seminar in Economics: The value of enterprises
- 290446 PS Course in Didactics of "Geography and Economics"
- 290046 EX Field Trip: Excursion in Economics and Business Administration
2.6. Didactics of Geography and Economics
- 290016 SE Attendant Seminar for Schoolgeography, group A
- 290301 SE Attendant Seminar for Schoolgeography, group B
- 290307 PS Proseminar in Geography Didactics - Analyses of Textbooks and Syllabi for the Subject "Geography and Economics" Used in Secondary Higher Education - Selected Topics
- 290226 PR Course in practical didactics: a joint university and school project in schoolgeography, group A
- 290313 PR Course in practical didactics: a joint university and school project in schoolgeography, group B
- 290028 PR Course in practical didactics: a joint university and school project in schoolgeography, group C
- 290030 PR Course in practical didactics: a joint university and school project in schoolgeography, group D
- 290312 PS Global Education
- 290447 PS "Blended Learning" and "E-Learning" in "Geography and Economics"
Recommended Electives (Second Stage of Degree Programme)
- 290278 PS Lecture and Course Part 2 "Geography and Economics - Teacher Training" - The obligatory subject "Career Guidance for the School of Ten- to Fourteen-Year-Olds" and PREPARATION for CHOICE of STUDY and OCCUPATION at higher schools
- 290146 UE Survey and Questionnaire Research in Geography/Regional Research - Course on survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional research
- 290402 PS Presentation Techniques
- 290190 VO Moderation and Mediation
- 290164 PS Project Management, Group A
- 290257 PS Project Management, Group B
Field Trips
1. Field Trips in Austria
- 290351 EX Field Trip: Regional development Carinthia
- 290122 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Northern Borderland - (Waldviertel, Lower Austria)
- 290171 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
- 290390 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Geomorphology Salzkammergut
- 290242 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Land Slides in Lower Austria
- 290350 EX Physiogeographical field trip
- 290302 EX Physiogeographical field trip: Central Ennstal
- 290241 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Thayatal
- 290448 EX Field Trip: Waterbalance and agriculture Marchfeld
- 290395 EX Field Trip
- 290183 EX The Water Supply of Vienna - Structural System and Fundamentals of the Physical Region - Anlagenstruktur und naturräumliche Grundlagen
- 290287 EX Field Trip: Vegetation ecology in the limestone mountains of the "Gesäuse-area" - Einblicke in Vegetation und Ökologie der Gesäuseberge
- 290041 EX Didactics Excursion - Umsetzung von neuen pädagogischen Konzepten und Schwerpunktsetzungen in ausgewählten österreichischen Schulen
2. Field Trips Abroad (incl. Preparatory Seminars)
- 290261 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290117 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290374 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290373 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Namibia and Botswana - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme
- 290104 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290118 EX Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290431 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Ex: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290170 EX Scientific Excursion: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290093 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France - (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290094 EX Field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France
Additional Courses
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290194 AG Working Group "Quaternary Research"
- 290006 KO Colloquium for Geography and Regional Research
- 290306 PV Colloquium Geomorphology for Graduate Degree Students
- 290052 PV Colloquium for Graduate Degree Students
29.01. Geography
A. Branches of Study: "Theoretical and Applied Geography", "Regional Science and Regional Planning" and "Cartography and Geographic Information Science"
Level 1 of the Degree Programme (compulsory for all threee branches of study) (2002 Curriculum)
1.1. Basics of Physical Geography
- 290418 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group A
- 290417 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group B
- 290416 UE Exercises in geomorphology, group C
- 290415 UE Exercises in climate geography, group A
- 290414 UE Exercises in climate geography, group B
- 290412 VO Introduction to Hydrogeography
- 290129 VO Information on the criteria to classify vegetation
- 290411 UE Exercises in soil geography, group A - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
- 290399 UE Exercises in soil geography, group B - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
- 290398 UE Exercises in soil geography, group C - (Studienplan 2002 - part of landscape ecology)
- 290214 UE Exercises in landscape ecology, group A - Kartierungsbereich Wolkersdorf, Weinviertel
- 290311 UE Exercises in landscape ecology, group B - Kartierungsbereich Wolkersdorf, Weinviertel
- 290405 PR Field Class in Physical Geography in Obergurgl, group B
- 290404 PR Field Class in Physical Geography, group A
- 290413 UE Exercises in climate geography, group C
1.2. Basics of Human Geography
- 290291 VO Introduction to Urban Geography
- 290289 UE Applied Urban Geography, group A
- 290288 UE Applied Urban Geography, group B
- 290369 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group A - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290223 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group B - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290368 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group C - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290378 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group D - (incl. a 2day-practical training)
- 290434 UE Exercise on rural geography: peripheries and remote areas, group E - (einschl. zweitägigem Geländepraktikum)
- 290222 VO Introduction to economic geography - Die Räumlichkeit der Wirtschaft
1.3. Basics of Cartography and Geographic Information Science
- 290205 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group A
- 290204 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group B
- 290403 PS Principles of Cartographic Design, Group C
- 290355 PS Spatial Reference Systems
- 290221 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group A
- 290220 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group B
- 290219 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group C
- 290218 PS Methods of GIS-based data acquisition, Group D
1.4. Basic Methods and Concepts in Geography
- 290260 VU Introduction Scientific Thinking and Method, Group C
- 290246 VO Basic Concepts and Paradigms in Geography
- 290217 VO Introduction to Empirical Social Research for Geographers
- 290363 PS Methods of Regional Analysis
- 290152 VO Introduction into Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II
- 290150 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group A
- 290149 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group B
- 290148 UE Applied Statistical Data Analysis in Geography II, Group C
Level 2 of the Degree Programme
2. Branch of Study: "Theoretical and Applied Geography" (according to the 2002 Curriculum)
2.2.1. Advanced Methods in Geography
- 290245 PS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
- 290146 UE Survey and Questionnaire Research in Geography/Regional Research - Course on survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional research
- 290262 UE Field methods in physical geography (soil ecology)
- 290440 UE Field methods in physical geography - Dendroclimatology
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
- 290164 PS Project Management, Group A
- 290257 PS Project Management, Group B
- 290190 VO Moderation and Mediation
- 290419 PS Scientific Principles of Physical Geography - Dating Methods
2.2.2. Basics of Regional Science and Regional Planning
2.2.3. Contemporary Research Issues in Physical and Human Geography
- 290144 PS Progress in Physical Geography - Development of concepts, methodologies, current trends and challenges in Physical Geography
- 290197 VO Recent Research Agendas in Human Geography
2.2.4. Electives: Designed to Enhance In-Depth Specialisation and Scientific Project Work Skills
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290397 VO Place Identity
- 290203 PS Proseminar Regional Development
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
- 140239 KU Introductory Seminar: Development Economics
- 140247 KU Introductory Seminar: Development Economics
- 140297 KU Introductory Seminar: Development Economics
- 290212 VO [ en ] Scientific Progress in Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gilt als: Aktuelles Forschungsspektrum in der Naturgefahren- und Georisikoforschung)
- 290213 UE [ en ] Exercises for Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gitl als: Fachpraktikum zur Geomorphologie und Georisikoforschung)
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290326 PRS Project seminar from Physiogeography: - Teil II: Projektdurchführung (Datenerhebung und analyse, Interpretation und Präsentation)
- 290304 VO Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290305 UE Tutorial in Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290262 UE Field methods in physical geography (soil ecology)
- 290365 VO Scientific Progress in Quaternary Science
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
2.2.5. Electives
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290107 SE Seminary in human geography/regional geography: Southeast Europe
- 290266 SE [ de en ] Seminar in Human Geography/Regional Geography - Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290161 SE Seminar (Human / Regional Geography): Mass tourism in Developing Countries - Medium sozioökonomischer Transformationen: Schwerpunkt Asien
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290328 VO International Economics. Theory, Institutions and Policy
- 290320 SE Seminar for Economic Geography: Innovation and Economic Development in a Globalizing World
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
- 290212 VO [ en ] Scientific Progress in Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gilt als: Aktuelles Forschungsspektrum in der Naturgefahren- und Georisikoforschung)
- 290213 UE [ en ] Exercises for Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gitl als: Fachpraktikum zur Geomorphologie und Georisikoforschung)
- 290347 SE Seminar: Geomorphology and Global Environment Change
- 290365 VO Scientific Progress in Quaternary Science
- 290189 UE Laboratory methods in physical geography for advanced students
- 290262 UE Field methods in physical geography (soil ecology)
- 290304 VO Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290305 UE Tutorial in Global Change in Mountain Regions
- 290203 PS Proseminar Regional Development
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
- 290357 VO Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
- 290188 PS Animation and 3D-Visualization
- 290443 SE Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Geodata Infrastructure in the European Union - INSPIRE
- 290187 PS Geodatabases
- 290407 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group A
- 290284 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group B
- 290012 PR Applied Image Processing and Remote Sensing
- 290442 PS Business Geographics
- 290310 KO [ en ] Colloquium on Risk Assessment and Disaster Management
3. Branch of Study: "Regional Research and Regional Planning" (2002 Curriculum)
2.3.1. Advanced Methods
- 290245 PS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
- 290146 UE Survey and Questionnaire Research in Geography/Regional Research - Course on survey and questionnaire research in geography and regional research
- 290164 PS Project Management, Group A
- 290257 PS Project Management, Group B
- 290190 VO Moderation and Mediation
2.3.2. Processes of Spatial Development and Opportunities for Social Control
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
- 290167 VO Tourism and regional planning - Tourism and regional planning
- 290109 PS [ en ] Contemporary Problems in Urban Development - Comparing Urban Development: European and US-American Cities
- 290207 VO Theoretical fundamentals and organisational frames of regional development
2.3.3. Concepts and Tools of Regional Planning
- 290059 SE Seminar in applied geography, spatial research and spatial planning - Die räumliche Ordnung der Daseinsvorsorge
- 290251 VO Principles and Concepts of Regional Planning
- 290386 VU [ en ] Principles of Urban Planning and Urbanism
- 290433 PS Evaluation Procedures, Spatial and Environmental Impact Assessment
2.3.4. Electives
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290308 VO Population Geography of Austria - Selected Topics: Population Problems and Demographic Trends
- 290376 VU [ en ] Demography of European Cities
- 290203 PS Proseminar Regional Development
- 290396 VO Regional Economics - The specialisation of regions
- 290157 VU Tourism and open space planning - Tourism and open space planning
- 290187 PS Geodatabases
- 290443 SE Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Geodata Infrastructure in the European Union - INSPIRE
- 290188 PS Animation and 3D-Visualization
- 290407 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group A
- 290284 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group B
- 290357 VO Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
- 290012 PR Applied Image Processing and Remote Sensing
- 290442 PS Business Geographics
- 290332 VO Introduction to Economic Policy in Austria
- 290328 VO International Economics. Theory, Institutions and Policy
- 290320 SE Seminar for Economic Geography: Innovation and Economic Development in a Globalizing World
4. Branch of Study: "Cartography and Geographic Information Science" (2002 Curriculum)
2.4.1. Geodata Acquisition
- 290329 PR Practical Surveying and Mapping Exercises
- 290012 PR Applied Image Processing and Remote Sensing
2.4.2. Geographic Information Processing
- 290187 PS Geodatabases
- 290407 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group A
- 290284 PS Applied Geoinformation, Group B
2.4.3. Theory of Cartographic Design
- 290357 VO Topographic Mapping and High Mountain Cartography
- 290230 PS Thematic Cartography: Fields of Application
- 290362 VO History of Cartography II - From the 17th to the 19th century
2.4.4. Methods and Techniques of Geo-communication
- 290188 PS Animation and 3D-Visualization
2.4.5. Special Research Issues in Cartography and Geographic Information Science
- 290443 SE Seminar in Cartography and Geoinformation: Geodata Infrastructure in the European Union - INSPIRE
- 290354 SE Research Seminar for graduate degree and master students
2.4.6. Recommended Free-choice Elective Courses
- 290245 PS Advanced Methods in Spatial Statistics
- 290442 PS Business Geographics
Field Trips
1. Field Trips in Austria
- 290351 EX Field Trip: Regional development Carinthia
- 290122 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Northern Borderland - (Waldviertel, Lower Austria)
- 290171 EX Excursion in Human Geography: Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
- 290390 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Geomorphology Salzkammergut
- 290242 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Land Slides in Lower Austria
- 290350 EX Physiogeographical field trip
- 290302 EX Physiogeographical field trip: Central Ennstal
- 290241 EX Physiogeographical Field Trip: Thayatal
- 290448 EX Field Trip: Waterbalance and agriculture Marchfeld
- 290395 EX Field Trip
- 290183 EX The Water Supply of Vienna - Structural System and Fundamentals of the Physical Region - Anlagenstruktur und naturräumliche Grundlagen
- 290287 EX Field Trip: Vegetation ecology in the limestone mountains of the "Gesäuse-area" - Einblicke in Vegetation und Ökologie der Gesäuseberge
- 290358 EX Field Excursion Cartography and Geoinformation - GPS and Geoinformation
- 290374 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
2. Field Trips Abroad (incl. Preparatory Seminars)
- 290261 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290117 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Cyprus - Human- and physiogeographical perspectives of a divided island
- 290374 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290373 EX Field Trip - Foreign Country: Namibia and Botswana - Naturräumliche Grundlagen, Nutzungspotenziale und Nutzungsprobleme
- 290104 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290118 EX Scientific Excursion: Hungary, Slovakia, Austria, Germany - Theory and Practice in Spatial Planning and Urban Development in a Comparison Between Four Countries
- 290431 PS Preparatory Course for the Scientific Ex: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290170 EX Scientific Excursion: Southeast Asia - Rural Areas and Megacity Development
- 290093 PS Proseminar for preparating the field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France - (verpflichtend für Exkursionsteilnehmer)
- 290094 EX Field trip - Foreign Country: Cartography and GIS in France
Additional Courses
- 290381 VO Lecture series: Global population faces the 7th billion
- 290364 KO Colloquium for Geomorphology
- 290153 KO Colloqium for Geoecology
- 290194 AG Working Group "Quaternary Research"
- 290006 KO Colloquium for Geography and Regional Research
- 290306 PV Colloquium Geomorphology for Graduate Degree Students
- 290052 PV Colloquium for Graduate Degree Students
29.02. Doctoral programme (Branch "Geography", including Physical and Human Geography, Regional Science and Regional Planning, Cartography and Geographic Information Science)
1. Required Course (D1 to D4)
- 290114 SE Research Seminar for PhD Students
- 290113 SE Specialised Seminar on Human Geography (Social- and Economic Geography) for PhD Students
- 290112 SE [ en ] Research Seminar for PhD students
- 290246 VO Basic Concepts and Paradigms in Geography
2. Elective Course (D5)
- 290212 VO [ en ] Scientific Progress in Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gilt als: Aktuelles Forschungsspektrum in der Naturgefahren- und Georisikoforschung)
- 290213 UE [ en ] Exercises for Risk Assessment and Disaster Management - (gitl als: Fachpraktikum zur Geomorphologie und Georisikoforschung)
- 290364 KO Colloquium for Geomorphology
- 290153 KO Colloqium for Geoecology
- 290310 KO [ en ] Colloquium on Risk Assessment and Disaster Management
Last modified: We 13.06.2018 00:36