Theatre, Film and Media Studies (Bachelor)
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Theatre, film and media studies is a discipline within cultural studies. It investigates theatric and media constellations and processes, and investigates the history and theory of theatre, film and media.
In this regard, it is crucial to clarify the characteristics of these three subject areas – a task that repeatedly poses new challenges. The bachelor’s programme does not only focus on the analysis of productions, the discussion of film theories and social media but also on political theories, economics, philosophy and culture theory.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 580
6 semesters / 180 ECTS credits (including 30 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German
Compulsory Online-Self-Assessment (in German)
Facts & Figures
- Students: 1480
- Graduates in the last academic year: 161
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 7,8
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
Information about the admission procedure
Online-Self-Assessment (OSA) (in German)
Getting Informed
Directorate of Studies: Theatre, Film and Media Studies
StudiesServiceUnit Theatre, Film and Media Studies
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Study programme
The bachelor’s programme in Theatre, Film and Media Studies covers a wide thematic area and provides students with the opportunity to independently organise their studies according to their own interests. Students have to write short academic papers as part of seminars, enabling them to practice thinking from the perspective of cultural studies. Reading and understanding philosophical texts as part of their studies often requires patience. The bachelor’s programme does not provide a training for artistic professions (directing, acting, camera, etc.).
For an overview of the structure of the bachelor’s programme, please click here: graphic representation of the curriculum of the bachelor’s programme in Theatre, Film and Media Studies (in German)
Five concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Performance analysis
- Forms of media staging
- Film theory
- Body practices
- Narrativity
... 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.
Introductory and Orientation Period (16 ECTS)
Introduction to Theatre, Film and Media Studies (8 ECTS)
Forms of Theatre and Media Staging (8 ECTS)
Techniques of Scientific Writing
Scientific Writing and Presentation Skills
Performance and Staging Analysis
Body, Staging, Interaction (11 ECTS)
Concepts and Techniques of Acting
Body Practices and Gender Presentations
Narrativity in Theatre, Film and Media
History of Theatre, Film and Media (20 ECTS)
History of Theatre, Film and Media (9 ECTS)
Discussion Course on the History of Theatre, Film and Media (2 ECTS)
Compulsory Supplementary Module (30 ECTS)
Theory and Aesthetics (10 ECTS)
Fields of Practice and Communication (10 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Graduates of the bachelor’s programme are qualified for a career in a wide range of occupational fields that require an analytical understanding of the history and social dependence of theatre, film and media aesthetics. These include:
- traditional and innovative professions in theatre, film and media production, distribution and reception, in the area of arts, organisation and communication
- academic and administrative activities at public institutions, research institutions and universities.
Master's Programmes
- Contemporary History and Media (interdisciplinary Master's programme)
- Theatre, Film and Media Studies (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: 2.2 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.2 (appropriate)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 176 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in Theatre, Film and Media Studies graduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.
- earn an average of € 2,429 (women) and € 2,654 (men) gross per month within three years after graduation.
- work full time at a percentage of 58% (women) and 71% (men) within three years after graduation.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "BA Theatre, Film and Media Studies".