Slavonic Studies (Bachelor)
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Are you interested in Slavic countries and cultures? The bachelor’s programme in Slavonic Studies equips you with a sound language education as well as extensive philological knowledge of the Slavic languages, from their origins to the present. Furthermore, you will discover the diversity of Slavic cultures in Austria, Europe and around the world.
Offered Languages
Languages: Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian
Information on the language options can be found in the curriculum.
You will acquire level B2 in your main language and level A1 in a second language (previous knowledge is not required).
Bachelor of Arts
Degree Programme Code: 033 650 XXX
6 semesters / 180 ECTS credits (including 45 ECTS credits of extension curricula)
Language: German & language(s) according to offered languages
Compulsory Online-Self-Assessment (in German)
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
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Data updated on: 26.11.2025
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Admission Procedure
Additional exam in Latin (during the degree programme)
Information about the admission procedure
Online-Self-Assessment (OSA) (in German)
Getting Informed
Department of Slavonic Studies
Students' Representatives Slavonic Studies
Getting Started
Orientation in the first semester
Introductory and orientation period (STEOP)
Study Programme
The bachelor’s programme consists of an Introductory and Orientation Period (STEOP), compulsory modules focusing on acquisition of a Slavonic language (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Czech, Ukrainian), linguistics, literary studies, regional and cultural studies, acquisition of a second Slavonic language, and an individual specialisation. To successfully complete the programme, students have to write two bachelor’s theses.
Five Concepts
which you will deal with during your studies:
- Language skills
- Slavic literatures
- Slavic cultures
- Theory
- Language history
... 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
PM 1a Introduction to Slavonic Linguistics (5 ECTS)
PM 1b Introduction to Slavonic Literature (5 ECTS)
PM 1c Basics of Slavonic Studies (5 ECTS)
PM 2 Language Acquisition: Basic Level (10 ECTS)
PM 3 Language Acquisition: Intermediate Level 1 (10 ECTS)
PM 4 Language Acquisition: Intermediate Level 2 (6 ECTS)
PM 5 Language Acquisition: Intermediate Level 3 (6 ECTS)
PM 6 Academic Methods in Slavonic Studies and Academic Research and Writing (12 ECTS)
PM 8 Literature Studies (7 ECTS)
PM 9 Regional and Cultural Studies (7 ECTS)
PM 10 Language Acquisition: Advanced Level (6 ECTS)
PM 11 Second Slavonic Language (13 ECTS)
PM 12 Individual Specialisation (16 ECTS)
A. Older Literature: An Overview
B. Diachronic Linguistics: An Overview
Further Slavic Courses (all slavonic languages)
Further Slavic Courses (Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian)
Further Slavic Courses (Bulgarian)
Further Slavic Courses (Polish)
Further Slavic Courses (Russian)
Further Slavic Courses (Slovak)
Further Slavic Courses (Slovene)
Further Slavic Courses (Czech)
Further Slavic Courses (Ukrainian)
PM 13 Bachelor's module: LiteratureStudies (10 ECTS)
PM 14 Bachelor's Module: Linguistics (10 ECTS)
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After Graduation
Graduates can pursue a career in the following occupational fields:
- libraries, publishers and media,
- education,
- senior positions in the area of cultural administration and organisation, and
- diplomatic service, economics and commerce.
Master Programmes
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: 2.3 (good)
- rate the level of difficulty as: 3.4 (appropriate)
→ These results are basd on feedback from 68 graduates.
*You can find further assessments of the degree programme from its graduates’ perspective in the graduate survey of thebachelor’s programme in Slavonic Studiesgraduation survey (in German).
Graduates ...
- find employment within 2 months after graduation on average.
*You can find further information on career entry and career paths in the tracking of graduates "BA Slavonic Studies".