Philosophy (Bachelor)
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The bachelor’s programme in Philosophy aims at providing fundamental insights into the historic, systematic and current variety of philosophical questions. It equips students with the necessary skills to analyse philosophical works, critically assess philosophical approaches and systematically apply philosophical reasoning. Additionally, it aims at preparing students for a master’s programme in the area of philosophy.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 541
6 semester / 180 ECTS credits (including 15 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German
Compulsory Online-Self-Assessment (in German)
Facts & Figures
- Students: 2178
- Graduates in the last academic year: 126
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 8,7
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Attention
Instruction Language German
Please note that the instruction language of this programme is German. To start the degree programme, you need to hold a certificate of German proficiency on C1 level.
Admission Procedure
Additional exam in Latin (during the degree programme)
Information about the admission procedure
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Getting Informed
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Students' Representatives Philosophy
Study programme
The bachelor’s programme in Philosophy consists of an Introductory and Orientation Period (STEOP) and seven compulsory modules on the following subjects: basic skills in philosophy; thought and language; history of philosophy until the end of the 19th century; reality and truth; good and evil; technology and media; and the foreign and the familiar. Furthermore, students have to select three elective modules on the core topics of philosophy. To successfully complete the bachelor’s programme, students have to write two bachelor’s theses.
Five concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Ontology
- Phenomenology
- Theory of argumentation
- Metaphysics
- Ethics
... and many more.
Overview of the programme structure & topics
Here you find the current offer of courses for this programme to gain better insight into the topics and structure. For more information please click on the respective level.
Study Entrance and Orientation Phase (18 ECTS)
M-01.a STEOP-Module: Introduction to Theoretical Philosophy (9 ECTS)
M-01.b STEOP-Module: Introduction to Practical Philosophy (9 ECTS)
M-02 Basic Skills in Philosophy (12 ECTS)
M-02.1 Introduction to Academic Writing in Philosophy
M-02.2 Supervised Reading Course
M-03 Thought and Language (20 ECTS)
M-03.2 Exercise Course in Logic
M-03.3 Reasoning in Philosophy
M-03.4 Lecture Course with Readings on the Philosophy of Language
M-04 History of Philosophy until the End of the 19th Century (20 ECTS)
M-04.1 Lecture Course with Readings on Greek Terminology
M-04.2 Lecture Course with Readings on the History of Philosophy I (Antiquity)
M-04.3 Lecture Course with Readings on History of Philosophy II (Middle Ages and Early Modernity)
M-04.4 Lecture Course with Readings on the History of Philosophy III (Modern Philosophy)
M-05 Fundamentals of Theoretical Philosophy (15 ECTS)
M-05.1 Metaphysics and Ontology
M-05.2 Lecture Course with Readings on Metaphysics and Ontology
M-06 Fundamentals of Practical Philosophy (15 ECTS)
M-06.2 Lecture Course with Reading on Ethics
M-06.4 Elements of Applied Ethics
M-07 Philosophy of Media, Philosophy of Technology (10 ECTS)
M-07 non-continuous assessment
M-08 Intercultural Philosophy, Non-European Philosophy (10 ECTS)
M-08 non-continuous assessment
M-09 Epistemology, Logic, Philosophy of Language (10 ECTS)
M-09 non-continuous assessment
M-10 Philosophy of Mind, Metaphysics, Ontology (10 ECTS)
M-10 non-continuous assessment
M-11 Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Culture, Aesthetics (10 ECTS)
M-11 non-continuous assessment
M-12 Ethics, Applied Ethics (10 ECTS)
M-12 non-continuous assessment
M-13 Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy, Gender Theory (10 ECTS)
M-13 non-continuous assessment
M-14 Contemporary Philosophy (10 ECTS)
M-14 non-continuous assessment
M-15 Philosophy of Science (10 ECTS)
M-15 non-continuous assessment
M-16 Individual Specialisation (15 ECTS)
M-17 Focused Research, Bachelor's Theses (20 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Due to the nature of philosophy, this degree programme does not prepare students for a narrow and specific occupational field. Graduates have general communication and reasoning competences, as well as the ability to analyse complex conceptual structures and systematically provide rationales for their own paths of thought and decisions. This qualifies them for occupational fields that extend beyond the core area of the discipline, such as
- non-university academic institutions
- adult education
- publishing
- academic, cultural and general management
- media (scientific editing for radio, television and print media) and
- consulting professions.
Master's Programmes
- Advanced Theological Studies (Master)
- Epistemologies of Science and Technology (EST) (Master)
- Interdisciplinary Ethics (Master)
- Philosophy (Master)
- Philosophy and Economics (Master)
- Master Access Guide
Continuing after Graduation
- Alumni of the University of Vienna
- [Postgraduate Center - postgraduate programmes at the University of Vienna](http://www.postgraduatecenter.at/en)
- [Uniport - career service of the University of Vienna](https://www.uniport.at/uniport-fuer-studierende)
Graduates' Perspective on the Degree Programme
#### Degree programme in retrospect
Graduates ...
- say that this degree programme receives the grade: 2.0 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.3 (appropriate)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 92 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in Philosophy graduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 4 months after graduation on average.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "BA Philosophy".