European Ethnology (Bachelor)
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European ethnology is a field of empirical cultural studies that investigates and analyses historical and modern cultural phenomena in European societies. Students of the bachelor’s programme in European Ethnology acquire the necessary academic competences to identify and analyse cultural phenomena in the context of social, historical and economic aspects, and communicate their knowledge in a solution-oriented manner.
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 623
6 semesters / 180 ECTS credits (including 60 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German
NO entrance examination
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.
Facts & Figures
- Students: 261
- Graduates in the last academic year: 26
- Number of semesters needed for graduation (median): 7,4
Data updated on: 26.11.2025
Information about presentation & calculation
Admission procedure
Information about the admission procedure
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Getting Informed
StudiesServiceUnit European Ethnology
Students' Representatives European Ethnology
Study programme
The bachelor’s programme consists of an Introductory and Orientation Period (STEOP), a specialisation phase, a research phase, the compulsory module „Bachelor“ as well as 60 ECTS credits of Extension Curricula.
Five concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Everyday worlds
- Qualitative methods and cultural analysis
- Society and lifestyles
- Urban research
- Museums and other occupational fields
... 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 (20 ECTS)
B110 Principles of Thinking in Historical and Cultural Studies (5 ECTS)
B120 Introduction to European Ethnology (15 ECTS)
B200 Fields of Research in European Ethnology (15 ECTS)
B300 Empirical Methodology (15 ECTS)
B400 Theories of Culture (15 ECTS)
B500 Space as a Category of Cultural Analysis (13 ECTS)
B600 Analysis of Society in Cultural Studies (13 ECTS)
B700 Fields of Professional Practice (14 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Graduates can apply their knowledge of cultural studies in the following occupational fields:
- cultural communication
- public relations
- journalism
- market research
- adult education, and more.
Master's Programmes
- Contemporary History and Media (interdisciplinary Master's programme)
- European Ethnology (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: 1.6 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.6 (high)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 18 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in European Ethnology graduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.
- earn an average of € 2,663 (women) and € 2,829 (men) gross per month within three years after graduation.
- work full time at a percentage of 66% (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 "Diploma Programme European Ethnology".