Minors (Complementary Subject Areas)

Minors (Complementary Subject Areas) are modules corresponding to 30 ECTS-Credits that complement the subject-specific contents with contents of other disciplines/study programmes that are not available in studied programme.

Whether a Minor can be passed is specified in the respective curriculum. Successfully passed Minors are listed in the Diploma Supplement as well as in the final certificate. If a Minor has been started but not finished, then only the successfully passed modules/courses are listed.

Minors (Complementary Subject Areas) are passed within the scope of the study programmes, this means within the 180 ECTS-Credits of the Bachelor’s Programme or within the 120 ECTS-Credits of the Master’s Programme. 

Precondition

Active Bachelor: Active bachelor's and/or master's Programme at the University of Innsbruck, if the programme's curriculum provides the possibility of passing a minor (complementary subject area).

Objective

The aim of a Complementary Subject Area is to look beyond the confines of the programme studied. Students learn and research together with researchers from other specialist disciplines/study programmes and this way, they get the opportunity to establish connections between their own disciplines and others. They are able to present, reflect and “translate” for other disciplines (transdisciplinarity) their own subject’s way of thinking and approaching things.

Learning Outcome

Graduates of a Complementary Subject Area know about contents, requirements and cultures of other disciplines/study programmes. They are able to learn and work in a trans- and interdisciplinary way.

Minors for Bachelor Programmes

Requirement: Active Bachelor's programme

New announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 11th 2023, Issue 37., No. 491
Re-announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 3rd 2024, Issue 54, No. 724 
University of Innsbruck Bulletin from June 27th 2024, Issue 79, No. 893 (Abandonment of the "Digital Humanities" elective package)

The bulletin contains all contents and structures of the elective packages in detail.

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Linguistics pass 10 ECTS-Credits from the elective module 1 – 8 instead of compulsory module 1.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme Classica et Orientalia pass 10 ECTS-Credits from the elective modules 1 – 8 instead of compulsory module 2.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Islamic-Theological Studies and the Bachelor’s Secondary School Teacher Programme in the subject Islamic Religion may not select elective module 2
  • Students of the Diploma Programme in Catholic Theology may not select elective module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme Classica et Orientalia with the specialisation in Ancient Near Eastern Philology and History may not select elective modules 1 and 4.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Linguistics may not select elective module 5.

Module structure

Compulsory Modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Methodological Fundamentals of Historic Linguistics
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Introduction to the Written Cultures of the Ancient Near East

Elective Modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits  Akkadian
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Arabic
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Biblical Hebrew
  • 10 ECTS-Credits  Sumerian
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Language Course 1
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Language Course 2
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Language Course 3
  •   5 ECTS-Credits  Language Course 4

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Ancient Near Eastern Languages" are able to present and independently use theories and tools of historical language research and philology. On the basis of their acquired and deepened language competences, they can classify different languages of the Ancient Near East and its contact zones and independently describe and edit them linguistically and philologically. They recognise the cultural and socio-political backgrounds of the emergence and spread of various ancient oriental writing systems. They can derive and analyse commonalities and differences as well as the underlying diachronic and synchronic language change processes from the languages and language families dealt with. They sharpen their logical thinking and broaden their sensibility and understanding for foreign ways of expression through the confrontation with foreign cultures and forms of society. 

Contact:
Dr Ursula Schattner-Rieser

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in History and the Secondary School Teacher Training Programme in History and Social Studies can select another elective module instead of compulsory module 1. If they nevertheless want to integrate compulsory module 1 in their study programme, they may only select courses from b.
  • If students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology and the Secondary School Teacher Programme in German want to integrate elective module 1 into their study programme, they may only select courses from b and c.
  • If students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Slavonic Studies as well as the Secondary School Teacher Training Programme in Russian want to integrate elective module 2 in their study programme, they may only select courses from c
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Music Studies may not select elective module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Art History may not select elective module 4.
  • Students of the Diploma Programme in Law may not select elective module 5.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Geography and of the Secondary School Teacher Training Programme in Geography may not select elective module 6.

Module structure

Compulsory Modules»

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Austrian History – A Construction

Elective Modules»

  • 10 ECTS-Credits The Literature and Language Area of Austria 
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Slavonic Languages, Literatures and Cultures in Eastern, Central and South-Eastern Europe
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Cultural Spaces in Music
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Classifications in Art
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Historic Jurisdiction in Austria
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Natural and Cultural Spaces

Expected Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Austrian Studies" have advanced knowledge of the history and culture of Central and Southeast-Central Europe. They recognise the importance of political and social structures for social, legal and economic processes as well as for cultural developments (architecture, visual arts, literature, music, etc.) in this region in its historical depth and in its interconnectedness and they are able to interpret and classify current processes. They are therefore able to apply the acquired knowledge and the findings derived from it to the solution of relevant problems in their individual scientific and later professional field of activity.

More information and specific courses

Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Ingrid Böhler

Dean of Studies
Assoc. Prof. Dr Brigitte Truschnegg

  • Students of the Bachelor's degree programme Classica et Orientalia cannot pass the elective package "Classics".
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Philosophy may not pass elective module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Archaeologies may not pass elective modules 4, 5, 6 and 7.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Credits History of Roman Literature
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Greek and Roman History
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Antiquity and the Present

Elective modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Highlights of Greek Literature
  • 5 ECTS-Credits History of Greek Literature
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Philosophy of Antiquity
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Greek Archaeology of the Classical Period
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Greek Archaeology of Hellenism
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Roman Archaeology of the Republican Period
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Roman Archaeology of the Imperial Period

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Classics” have acquired a broad overview of the literature and culture of classical antiquity in its historical context. They have also gained an insight in either the philosophy or the art of antiquity. They are competent in dealing with significant texts, myths, ideas and events from antiquity and are aware of the reception processes through which these are present in the cultural memory of posterity up to the present day.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Educational Studies may not pass the Minor “Diversity and Education”.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Disability Studies, Inclusive Education and Social Participation
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Gender Relations in Upbringing, Education and Society
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Migration and Post-Migrant Perspectives on Upbringing and Education

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor ‘Diversity and Education’ are able to analyse the role of diversity as an essential dimension of educational processes, have broadened their perspective on the dynamics of social inequality and difference and are able to explain diversity dimensions in their intersectional contexts. Graduates are able to critically assess diversity and deepen their knowledge of selected diversity dimensions.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Daniel Burghardt, MA

Dean of Studies
Associate Professor Dr Ulrich Leitner

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Introduction to Economics
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Markets and Market Failure
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Methods of Empirical Economics
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Behavioural and Experimental Economics with Applications in Digital Markets

Expected learning outcomes

  • Graduates of the Minor have acquired knowledge of the methods and instruments of economics.
  • They are familiar with economic principles such as supply, demand, costs, benefits, economic sustainability, production, scarcity, efficiency, preferences and decision-making processes. With a solid understanding of these concepts, graduates can actively participate in economic discussions and critically scrutinise economic studies.
  • They are able to analyse data in an economic context in order to improve their understanding of economic events and economic policy decisions.
  • Graduates can apply their economic knowledge to problems and interpret the results of analyses, taking into account limitations in context, and prepare them in reports.

Associate Dean of Studies
Felix Holzmeister, PhD

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr Janette Walde

Students of the Bachelor's degree programme in Political Science and the Bachelor's degree programme in Sociology cannot pass the Minor "Society and Politics".

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Fundamentals of Political Science
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Sociological Perspectives and Approaches

Elective modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Political Theory and Political Institutions
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Political System of Austria
  • 10 ECTS-Credits European Integration
  • 10 ECTS-Credits International Relations
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Political Communication and Electoral Analysis
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Sociological Theory
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Structures and Change in Modern Society
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Market, State, Social Institutions
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Life World - Life Forms: Individual and Society
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Rural and Regional Sociology

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Society and Politics" know the basic theories of political science and sociology, are aware of the influence of social and political structures and systems on human behaviour and social processes, and are able to apply this knowledge to the solution of relevant problems in their field of science.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Uunk

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Italian 1
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Italian 2
  • 8.0 ECTS-Credits Italian Literatures and Cultures
  • 7.0 ECTS-Credits Italian Language and Media

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Italian Studies” have an insight into the breadth of the subject of Italian Studies (language proficiency, literature, culture, media and linguistics). They have basic knowledge of current research issues in Italian Studies, are competent in dealing with language and media (especially film, music, social media, texts) and can apply and present literary, cultural and media theories in a reflective manner. Graduates of the Minor ‘Italian Studies’ have intercultural and transnational competences.

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr Beatrix Schönherr

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology may not select elective modules 1 and 4.
  • of the Bachelor’s Programme in Linguistics may not select elective modules 2, 3 and 8.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Slavonic Studies, French, Italian and Spanish may not select elective module 4.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-CP Writing and Communication Skills (Advanced)

Elective modules "

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Linguistics of Writing and Speaking
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Rhetoric
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Writing for Public Relations and Business
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Fundamentals of Media Studies
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Media Research and Media Practice
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Applied Linguistics
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Text Editing
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Gender Studies

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Communicative Skills for the Profession” can plan written and oral communication processes in a goal-oriented manner, carry them out appropriately and evaluate them critically as well as classify, analyse and assess writing products and rhetorical genres. They possess the competence to critically analyse oral and written communication, especially from professional practice and the media, with regard to the argumentative, stylistic and multimodal techniques observed in each case. They can assess the respective special characteristics and requirements of oral and written communication and take them into account appropriately in their own communication behaviour.

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Comparative Literature may not pass this Minor.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Literature and Culture
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Media

Elective modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits World Literature
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Theory of Literature

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Comparative Literature: Literature – Culture – Media” have a first insight into the entire breadth of the subject of Comparative Literature (General and Comparative Literary Studies). They have - from the general point of view of the transgression of disciplinary, medial and linguistic-cultural boundaries in view of the international or globalised production, distribution, reception and communication of artistic and cultural phenomena - a knowledge of current positions in literary studies and are competent in dealing with texts of world literary significance, with literature and art in the areas of inter-/transculturality and intermediality as well as with theories of literature, culture and media.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 11.5 ECTS-Credits Arts, Culture, Management
  • 8.5 ECTS-Credits Practice I

Elective modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Art, Architecture, Media
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Cultural History
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Cultural Theory
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Application-Related Module
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Applied Literary Studies

Expected learning outcomes

  • Graduates of the Minor “Culture and Management in Context” are familiar with theoretical concepts and empirical findings on the topics of art, culture, organisation and management. They are familiar with the analysis of cultural management as an inter- and transdisciplinary subject of research and have insights into the framework conditions of artistic and cultural forms of expression (theatres, opera houses, museums, the literary industry, the film industry, European Capitals of Culture as a form of temporary organisation, etc.) using the example of selected operational and project forms in the arts and culture sector.
  • Graduates are able to understand and apply basic theories and practices of management and organising in the field of art and culture, to combine and systematically reflect on theory and insights into organisational practices of art and cultural organisations, to critically reflect on and process concrete organisational practices and to build up an intellectually critical and practically relevant repertoire of thought and action.

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr Beatrix Schönherr

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Social Communication and Media Change
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Theoretical and Methodological Principles
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Media and Communication Studies - Advanced

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Media and Communication" are familiar with basic theories and methods of media and communication research. They are able to analyse and reflect on media and communication processes in an individual, social and international context. They are able to apply their knowledge to relevant problems in their field of science

Graduates of the elective package "Media and Communication" are able to

  • understand and apply theories and models of media and communication research,
  • model, analyse and reflect on media and communication processes,
  • establish media references in the context of their own field of study,
  • categorise technologically and ideologically truncated views of media and communication dynamics.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Uunkr

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology may not select Elective Module 1.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programmes in French, Italian and Spanish may not select Elective Module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Secondary School Teacher Programme for English may not select Elective Module 4a.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Comparative Literature may not select Elective Modules 5 and 6
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Slavonic Studies may not select Elective Module 7.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Teacher Training Programme in Russian may not select Elective Module 7b.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Fundamentals of Media Studies

Elective modules »

  • 10.0 ECTS-Credits Media Research and Media Practice
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Synchronic Linguistics
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Gender Studies
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Media and Culture in the Anglophone World
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Media Analysis and Intermediality
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Comparative Perspectives on New Media
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Media in Eastern, Central and/or South Eastern Europe
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Film in eastern/Central Eastern and/or South Eastern Europe

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Media, Language, Culture” have knowledge and skills in the field of theoretical, analytical and application-related analysis of media and media communication. They can present and discuss various approaches and methods of analysis from the field of linguistics and media studies as well as from the field of cultural and literary studies (e.g. film analysis, comparative media research, gender studies) and can apply these to different questions. They have knowledge of media in different cultural areas and can critically discuss media systems, media design and media effects. Thanks to their knowledge of approaches from various disciplines, graduates are able to describe media and media products from different perspectives, recognise connections and apply their media-related skills in interdisciplinary contexts.

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr Beatrix Schönherr

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Political Science and the Bachelor’s Programme in Sociology may not pass the Minor “Methods of Empirical Social Research”.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Introduction to Empirical Social Research
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Statistics

Elective modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Applied Methods – Advanced Level
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Qualitative Social Research
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Methods of Multivariate Analysis and Advanced Statistics

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Methods of Empirical Social Research" know the characteristics of qualitative and quantitative social research, are aware of the special features of data collection and data analysis and are able to understand basic social science methods (such as questionnaires, interviews, content, discourse, text and network analysis) and statistical procedures (hypothesis tests and regression analyses) and apply them to the solution of relevant problems in their field of science.

Graduates are able

  • to develop research designs for social studies and to plan and carry them out in the context of their own field of study,
  • to select and apply social science methods in the context of their own field of study,
  • to collect and analyse data independently.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Uunkr

Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology may not select the Minor “Methods of Empirical Language Data Analysis”.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Written and Spoken Language Analysis
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Specific Methods of Empirical Language Data Analysis

Elective modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Thematic specialisation
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Applied Linguistics
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Practice of Linguistic Research
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Digital Humanities
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Applied Linguistics (Advanced Course)

Expected learning outcomes

  • Graduates of the Minor “Methods of Empirical Language Data Analysis” are familiar with a broad spectrum of methods for the collection, processing and evaluation of language date (including methods of text analysis, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, conversation analysis, sociolinguistics, especially variation linguistics, qualitative and quantitative methods, digital methods). They are able to apply different methods and tools for the analysis of language data, to assess the suitability of methods for specific questions and types of language data (spoken and written language data, multimedia/multimodal data, historical language data) and to use the acquired knowledge for questions from their own disciplines.
  • Graduates of the Minor “Methods of Empirical Language Data Analysis” are able to reflect on the specific (e.g. medial) characteristics of different types of linguistic data, to apply different methods and tools of linguistic data analysis to questions and problems in the profession and science, to critically deal with the social relevance of linguistic data and the methods of their analysis.

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology may not select elective module 1.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in History may not select elective module 2.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Philosophy at the Faculty of Philosophy and History may not select elective module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Art History may not select elective module 4.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Classica et Orientalia may not select elective module 5.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Archaeology may not select elective modules 6 and 7.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Music Studies may not select elective module 8.

Module structure

Elective modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Credits German Medieval Studies
  • 10 ECTS-Credits History of the Middle Ages
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Medieval Philosophy
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Art History of the Middle Ages
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Medieval and Neo-Latin Language and Literature
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Archaeology - Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Medieval and Modern Archaeology
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Epochs of Musical History I
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Church History and Canon Law

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Medieval Studies” know fundamental theories, methods and contents of medieval studies. They are able to grasp these from different perspectives, reflect on them and relate them to their own subject. Thanks to their thematic focus on this field, they also have an overview of medieval studies through the interdisciplinary breadth, the multi-perspective approach to different areas of medieval studies and the transdisciplinary way of thinking and working on medieval objects and questions.

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Governance and Partnership
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Climate Change and Environmental Challenges
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Sustainable use of resources
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Basic human needs - "Right to a good life"
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Social and economic development
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Universal values

Expected learning outcomes

The Minor “Sustainability” at the University of Innsbruck is aimed at students who wish to place specialist knowledge acquired in their studies in the context of ecologically, socially and economically sustainable development.

The Minor “Sustainability” is based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015. The SDGs are understood as a global plan of action for people, planet and prosperity, whose explicit goal is to counteract inequalities and "leave no one behind". The diversity of the topics addressed and to be deal with, between which there are numerous tensions, is at the same time the strength and weakness of Agenda 2030. This variety is reflected in the Minor.

Graduates of the Minor “Sustainability”

  • Graduates of the Minor “Sustainability”
  • have an understanding for systemically networked thinking,
  • have the ability to handle multidimensional and complex decision situations, which have economic, ecological and social restrictions, to analyse them and name the conditions for participatory and fair decision-making,
  • have developed an understanding of power structures that sustain the exploitation of human and non-human beings,
  • have basic knowledge of the phenomenon of climate change,
  • have knowledge of sustainable use of resources in different areas,
  • understand how education systems contribute to maintaining or overcoming unsustainable structures,
  • are aware of the challenges of sustainable development in a wide range of practical fields and have relevant knowledge in selected specialist areas that complement the field of their Bachelor's programme,
  • have an advanced ability to think and act in a transdisciplinary way and have the ability to consider the sustainability perspective in different professional fields as well as to promote its implementation.

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr. Rudolf Sailer

Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Dr Gertraud Meißl

  • Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Slavonic Studies complete 10 ECTS credits from elective modules 1-11 instead of compulsory module 1 and the third Slavonic language in compulsory module 2, depending on the pre-selection of the first and second language in the Bachelor's degree programme in Slavonic Studies
  • Students of the Bachelor's degree programme in Political Science cannot choose elective modules 1 and 2.
  • Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Sociology cannot select elective module 3.
  • Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in History cannot choose elective modules 4-6.
  • Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Art History cannot choose elective modules 7-11.
  • Students on the Bachelor's degree programme in Slavic Studies cannot select elective modules 12-15.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 10.0 ECTS-Credits Fundamentals of Eastern European Studies
  • 10.0 ECTS-Credits Second Slavonic Language I: Polish or Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian or Russian or another Slavic language (for elective package graduates, this is the first Slavic language)

Elective modules »

  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Comparison of Political Systems
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits International Relations - Specialisation
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Sociology
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Region and History
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Specialisation in Austrian History
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Historical Excursion
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Epochs of Art History I
  • 5.0 ECTS-CreditsEpochs of Art History: High Middle Ages to the Present
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Painting, Graphics and New Media
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Architecture, Sculpture, Decorative Arts
  • 10.0 ECTS-Credits Excursion Art History II
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Eastern European Cultures I
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Eastern European Cultures II
  • 2.5 ECTS-Credits Film in Eastern/Central Eastern/South Eastern Europe
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Slavonic excursion

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the elective package "Eastern European Studies"
- have knowledge of Bosnian-Croatian-Montenegrin-Serbian or Polish or Russian or another Slavic language at level A1/A2
- have an overview of the Slavic languages and cultures of Eastern, East-Central and/or South-Eastern Europe
- have specialised knowledge of the history, society, art or politics of this region.

Associate Dean of Studies
ao. Professor Dr Helmut Weinberger

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Catholic Religious Education, the Bachelor’s Secondary School Teacher Programme – Subject Catholic Religion and the Bachelor’s Programme of Philosophy at the Faculty for Catholic Theology may not select the Minor “Religion – History – Christianity”.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 8.5 ECTS-Credits The World of Religions
  • 6 ECTS-Credits The Holy Scriptures of Christianity
  • 9.5 ECTS-Credits The History of Christianity
  • 6 ECTS-Credits The Rituals of Christianity

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Religion - History - Christianity" have acquired in-depth knowledge of religious studies and in particular of Christianity with its historical, textual and ritual foundations. They are able to analyse the role of Christianity as an important culture-forming factor in human history, have thereby broadened their perspective on the complex phenomenon of human culture and are able to explain the connections between religion and culture in a manner that is appropriate with regards to the context and the situation.

Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Liborius Olaf Lumma

  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in German Philology may not select module 1.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Geography may not select module 3.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in European Ethnology may not select module 4.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in History may not select module 5.
  • Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Sociology may not select module 6.

Module structure

Elective modules »

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Language and Society
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Linguistic Diversity
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Humans and Space
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Culture and Region
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Society and History
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Social Structure and Identity

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Language – Space – Society” know the basic theories and methods of sociolinguistics, human geography, European ethnology, history or sociology. They understand language as a social phenomenon and can recognise, reflect and analyse processes of social transformation in the context of their socio-spatial anchoring. They know about the importance of social and regional spaces for the development of social relations and cultural conflicts. They are able to describe and critically question the mutual relationship between language, space and society on the basis of scientific methods and theories. They can relate the knowledge they have acquired to their own field of study and thus expand their ability to reflect on social processes. 

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Students of the Bachelor’s Programme in Translation Studies may not pass the Minor “Translation: Translating and Interpreting”.

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 7 ECTS-Cerdits in Translation Studies
  • 8 ECTS-Cerdits Translation in Practice
  • 7.5 ECTS-Cerdits Translating
  • 7.5 ECTS-Cerdits Interpreting

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Translation: Translating and Interpreting” know the differences and special features of the various forms, modes and settings of translation and have developed an awareness of the necessity of professional translation. They have gained a first insight into the activity of professional translation and interpreting as well as into translation studies.

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr Astrid Schmidhofer

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud


Elective packages for Master's programmes

Requirement: Active Master's programme

New announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 3rd 2024, Issue 52, No. 722
Re-announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 3rd 2024, Issue 55, No. 725

The bulletin contains all contents and structures of the elective packages in detail.

Students of the Master's degree programme in English and American Studies cannot pass the Minor "English and American Studies".

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Linguistics and Culture I
  • 10 ECTS-Cerdits English Literature and Culture I
  • 10 ECTS-Cerdits American Literature and Culture I

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “English and American Studies” can access highly specialised knowledge on topics, concepts and contexts in the field of English and American Studies and apply the research methods and theories they have learned in order to independently develop and implement solutions to complex, unforeseeable subject-specific problems. They are able to critically reflect on specialised language, linguistic, literary and cultural studies as well as (inter)cultural topics and bring them together in the course of independent academic work.

Graduates of the Minor “English and American Studies” are able to link complex areas of knowledge from the field of English and American Studies as well as principles and conclusions derived from them with other disciplines with critical awareness. They are able to communicate their knowledge clearly and unambiguously to their target group.

Associate Dean of Studies
Assistant Professor Dr Reinhard Heuberger

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

The Minor “Biomedical Engineering” covers 30 ECTS-Credits. It can be completed by degree students of master’s programmes established at the Facultiesfor Technical Engineering as well as Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics, provided that the possibility of completing a Minor is provided for in the respective curriculum.
All courses are offered as part of a co-operation between the University of Innsbruck and UMIT TIROL - Private University for Health Sciences and Technology and are held at the UMIT TIROL. The study regulations of the University of Innsbruck apply

Module structure

  • 7.5 ECTS-Cerdits Technologies for Personalised Medicine
  • 7.5 ECTS-Cerdits Biomedical Modelling and Regulation
  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Innovation in Biomedical Engineering
  • 10 ECTS-Cerdits Sensor Technology, Electronics and Signal Processing

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Biomedical Engineering” are able to

  • understand selected technologies for personalised medicine and develop and apply corresponding algorithms, 
  • analyse, conceptualise, implement and characterise methods for biomedical modelling and simulation and independently develop solutions for direct and inverse problems, 
  • understand and categorise current trends and developments in biomedical engineering and evaluate and discuss real-life problems from an ethical and legal perspective, 
  • analyse complex, practical, electrotechnical problems in biomedical engineering, break them down into sub-problems, implement and validate them.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr Manfred Kleidorfer

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Cerdits German as a Foreign Language/German as a Second Language
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Research Seminar I
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Selected Topics in German Philology

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the elective package "German as a Foreign and Second Language"

  • have specialised knowledge and specialised problem-solving skills and competences in the field of German as a foreign and second language in order to develop and implement methodically sound solutions to subject-specific questions;
  • have a critical awareness of key issues in the field of German as a foreign and second language;
  • are able to successfully develop complex and unpredictable learning contexts in the field of German as a foreign and second language in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner;
  • take into account the social and ethical responsibility associated with the application of their knowledge and understanding.

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Forms of Scientific Communication
  • 10 ECTS-Credits In-Depth-Study German Philology I
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Selected Topics in German Philology I

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the elective package "German Language and Literature"

  • can analyse and reflect on language and communication events in their various forms of expression;
  • have in-depth knowledge of linguistic regularities and linguistic norms as well as a comprehensive understanding of their dependence on non-linguistic factors and are able to analyse and optimise texts and linguistic forms of expression of various kinds and produce them in a target group-oriented manner;
  • are able to communicate their conclusions, the knowledge and the principles on which they are based clearly and unambiguously to their target group;
  • know about the historical development and current manifestations of the German language and/or German-language literature;
  • are able to critically reflect on the knowledge and findings of German Studies and link them with other fields, and to use this transfer for new approaches and to tackle complex tasks in other disciplines;
  • have the competence to use findings from complex and unpredictable working and learning contexts in German Studies and/or at the interface between German Studies and other fields for innovative approaches in their field of work and learning;
  • are able to assume leadership responsibility for teams.

Associate Dean of Studies
Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr Peter Pohl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Introduction to Digital Cultural Data
  • 15 ECTS-Credits Aspects of Information Technology of Digital Cultural Data

Elective modules »

  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Digital Cultural Data and History
  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Digital Cultural Data and Ethnology
  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Digital Cultural Data and Archaeology
  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Digital Cultural Data and Ethics
  • 5 ECTS-Cerdits Practice

Expected learning outcomes

  • Due to the combination of critical analysis and practical testing, graduates who have completed the Minor “Digital Cultural Data” will have acquired the conceptual skills that make them knowledgeable in the use of digital media and processes in research, museum and exhibition practice, project acquisition and strategic planning.
  • Graduates have acquired advanced knowledge in the digitisation, archiving, dissemination and networking of cultural artefacts, texts and research data. assess datafication and automation in the humanities and cultural studies. They are able to take a critical stance when it comes to fairness and transparency in digital humanities and cultural studies (e.g. appropriateness, data protection, equality, recognition). They have put the knowledge they have learnt into practice in relevant internships.
  • Graduates have acquired basic knowledge in the field of programming tools and routines for archiving and analysing in cultural studies and humanities contexts.
  • They are able to apply ethical perspectives and concepts independently and appropriately to a problem of digital cultural data and consider the implications of this application.

More information and specific courses

Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Ingrid Böhler

Dean of Studies
Assoc. Prof. Dr Brigitte Truschnegg

Module structure

Compulsory module »

  • 15 ECTS-Credits Film as a Cultural Practice

Elective modules »

One module totalling 15 ECTS-Credits must be completed from the following elective modules »

  • 15 ECTS-Credits American Film Studies
  • 15 ECTS-Credits Film History of Romania

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Film Studies” have highly specialised knowledge as well as problem-solving skills and competences for analysing films in the fields of film and media history, film theory and film-cultural practice. They are able to develop, critically reflect on and creatively answer questions in film studies at a high methodological level and communicate their knowledge in a target group-orientated manner. They have intercultural competences in film and cultural studies and are able to develop complex areas of knowledge from interdisciplinary and transnational perspectives.

Associate Dean of Studies
Assistant Professor Dr Reinhard Heuberger

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits French 1
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits French 2

Elective modules »

One of the following elective modules totalling 15 ECTS-Credits must be completed:

  • 15 ECTS-Credits Language, Media Politics I
  • 15 ECTS-Credits Romance Literatures and Cultures Transversal I

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “French” use the French language independently and have skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing at language levels B1+ to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They have specialised knowledge and skills in the field of French linguistics with application to French media and politics or in the field of French literature and cultural studies. They are able to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions and present them orally and in writing. They are able to develop ideas and questions in the respective research context and to explore complex interdisciplinary fields of knowledge.

Associate Dean of Studies
Assoz. Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Julia Pröll

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits The languages of Greece and the Aegean
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Asiatic Languages
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Anatolian Languages
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Western Indo-European Languages

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Indo-European Linguistics” have

  • basic knowledge and specialised problem-solving skills and competences in the field of Indo-European linguistics, which serve as a basis for advanced approaches in order to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions using a critical understanding of theories and principles;
  • critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field of Indo-European linguistics;
  • the ability to develop learning contexts in the field of Indo-European linguistics in a differentiated and interdisciplinary way.

Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Gerhard Rampl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Italian 3
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Italian 4
  • 5.0 ECTS-Credits Italian 5

Elective modules »

One of the following elective modules totalling 15 ECTS-Credits must be completed:

  • 15 ECTS-Credits Language, Media, Politics I
  • 15 ECTS-Credits Romance Literatures and Cultures Transversal I

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Italian” use the Italian language independently and have skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing at language levels B2+ to C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They have specialised knowledge and skills in the field of Italian linguistics with application to Italian media and politics or in the field of Italian literature and cultural studies. They are able to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions and present them orally and in writing. They are able to develop ideas and questions in the respective research context and also open up complex areas of knowledge in an interdisciplinary manner.

Associate Dean of Studies
Assoz. Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Julia Pröll

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Grammar I
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Latin Reading
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Interpretation
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Thematic Specialisation

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Latin”

  • have advanced knowledge and advanced skills and problem-solving competences in the field of Latin studies, with the help of which they can develop and implement methodically sound solutions to subject-specific questions;
  • have a critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field of Latin studies;
  • are able to successfully and innovatively develop complex areas of knowledge in the field of Latin studies and to cope with unpredictable contexts;
  • are able to communicate their conclusions and knowledge clearly and unambiguously to their target group;
  • take into account the social and ethical responsibility associated with the application of their knowledge and understanding.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Print Production and Trimediality
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Social Media and Public Communication
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Advanced Media Practice

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor "Media Practice" are able to understand and apply fundamental aspects of media practice in the areas of print media, audiovisual media and social media.

Graduates of the Minor “Media Practice” are able to

  • select and use media and media tools,
  • understand, analyse and implement media, their design forms as well as respective playout channels,
  • pick up on current events and implement them in the media,
  • plan and carry out practical media projects in the context of their own degree programme.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Uunk

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Media Linguistics
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Media and Literature
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Aspects of Media Practice

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Media Studies” can access highly specialised knowledge on topics, concepts and contexts in the field of media studies and apply the research methods and theories they have learned in order to independently develop and implement solutions to complex, unforeseeable subject-specific problems. Graduates of the Minor “Media Studies” are able to successfully develop complex areas of knowledge from the field of media studies as well as principles and conclusions derived from them with critical awareness in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner and to communicate them clearly and unambiguously to their target group.

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Grammar I
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Latin Studies II
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Extensive Reading
  • 10 ECTS-Credits History of Literature and Culture

Expected learning outcomes

The graduates of the Minor “Middle and Modern Latin”

  • have advanced knowledge and advanced skills and problem-solving competences in the areas of Middle and Modern Latin, with the help of which they can develop and implement methodically sound solutions to subject-specific questions.
  • have a critical awareness of questions of knowledge in the area of Middle and Modern Latin and are able to successfully and innovatively develop complex areas of knowledge in the field of intermediate and advanced studies and to cope with unpredictable contexts;
  • are able to communicate their conclusions and knowledge clearly and unambiguously to their target group;
  • take into account the social and ethical responsibility associated with the application of their knowledge and understanding.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Overview of Fields of Application and Research Approaches
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Law and Society
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Sociology of Crime and Social Science Security Research

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Law, Security and Society” are able to recognise and analyse law, crime and security as socially constituted, to understand fundamental aspects of the interaction between law, security and society and to approach these relationships empirically.

Graduates of the Minor “Law, Security and Society”

  • understand basic theoretical approaches and key areas of application in the field of research,
  • are able to analyse and critically reflect on social phenomena and discourses on law, deviance, crime and security from a social science perspective,
  • and have a sound knowledge of methodological approaches and practical research characteristics in empirical research in this field.

Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof Dr Wilhelmus Johannes Gerardus Uunk

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Second Slavonic Language I (Polish; Bosnian/ Croatian/ Montenegrin/ Serbian; Russian; or other slavonic languages)
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Russian/Slavonic Literature(s)
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Culture and Media

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Slavonic Literary and Cultural Studies” are able to scientifically explain manifestations and processes in the field of Slavonic literatures and cultures and to recognise and assess connections.

Graduates of the Minor “Slavonic Literary and Cultural Studies” are able to

  • use Polish, Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Russian or another Slavonic language independently and have mastered the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing at language level A1/A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
  • have specialised knowledge and specialised problem-solving skills and competences in the field of Slavonic literary and cultural studies in order to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions;
  • have a critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field of Slavonic literary and cultural studies;
  • are able to successfully develop complex areas of knowledge in the field of Slavonic literature and cultural studies in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner.

Associate Dean of Studies
ao. Professor Dr Helmut Weinberger

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Second Slavonic Language I (Polish; Bosnian/ Croatian/ Montenegrin/ Serbian; Russian; or other Slavonic languages)
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Linguistics
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Slavonic Linguistics

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Slavonic Linguistics” are able to explain forms and processes in the field of Slavonic languages from a linguistic perspective and to recognise and assess interrelationships.

Graduates of the Minor “Slavonic Linguistics”

  • use Polish, Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian, Russian or another Slavonic language independently and have mastered the skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing at language level A1/A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages;
  • have specialised knowledge and specialised problem-solving skills and competences in the field of Slavonic linguistics in order to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions;
  • have a critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field of Slavonic linguistics;
  • are able to successfully develop complex areas of knowledge in the field of Slavonic linguistics in an innovative and interdisciplinary manner.

Associate Dean of Studies
ao. Professor Dr Helmut Weinberger

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

Compulsory modules »

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Spanish 1
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Spanish 2

Elective modules "

One of the following elective modules totalling 15 ECTS-Credits must be completed »

  • 15.0 ECTS-Credits Language Media, Politics I
  • 15.0 ECTS-Credits Romance Literatures and Cultures Transversal I

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Spanish” use the Spanish language independently and have skills in the areas of listening, speaking, reading and writing at language levels B1+ to B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. They will have specialised knowledge and skills in the field of Spanish linguistics with application to Spanish media and politics or in the field of Spanish literature and cultural studies. They will be able to develop and implement methodologically sound solutions to subject-specific questions and present them orally and in writing. They will be able to develop ideas and questions in the respective research context and also open up complex areas of knowledge in an interdisciplinary manner.

Associate Dean of Studies
Assoz. Prof. Mag. Mag. Dr. Dr. Julia Pröll

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Corporate Communication
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Interactive Media
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Communication Theory
  • 7.5 ECTS-Credits Communication Analysis

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Corporate Communication” have the following qualifications:

  • Graduates of the Minor “Corporate Communication” have the following qualifications:
  • a basic understanding of the forces at work within business communication and individual fields such as interactive media or AI applications;
  • a basic understanding of the theoretical foundations of corporate communication and corresponding applications of communication analysis;
  • the ability to develop learning contexts in the field of corporate communication in a differentiated and interdisciplinary way.

Associate Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Gerhard Rampl


Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Module structure

  • 10 ECTS-Credits Introduction to General and Comparative Literary Studies
  • 10 ECTS-Credits World Literature and Intertextuality
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Comparative Media and Cultural Studies

Expected learning outcomes

The graduates of the Minor “Comparative Literature”

  • have specialised insights into the following fields of work: a) international literary phenomena (including within the framework of the concept of ‘world literature’); b) text, literary and cultural theory and c) intermediality;
  • have the competence to reflect on their own cultural position and promote understanding for other cultures and for gender-specific differences;
  • take into account the social and ethical responsibility associated with the application of their knowledge and understanding;
  • are aware of the possibilities of practice-orientated application of their skills in the fields of literature and culture and
  • are able to communicate their conclusions and knowledge clearly and unambiguously to their target group.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud


Elective package for Bachelor's and Master's programmes

Requirement: Active Bachelor's or Master's degree programme

New announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 3rd 2024, Issue 51, No. 721
Re-announcement - University of Innsbruck Bulletin from May 3rd, Issue 53rd, No. 723

The bulletin contains all contents and structures of the elective packages in detail.

Module structure

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Chinese 1
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Chinese 2
  • 10 ECTS-Credits China/Taiwan - History and Culture
  • 5 ECTS-Credits East Asia
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Specialisation China/Taiwan/East Asia

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “China/Taiwan/East Asia” have a knowledge of Chinese at level A1/A2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages and a basic understanding of the language and culture of China/Taiwan/East Asia

The graduates are able

  • to use the Chinese language at an elementary level and to develop these skills independently;
  • understand and critically analyse the historically evolved political, social and cultural diversity of East Asia (both with regard to the historical dominance of the Chinese cultural and economic area and in terms of the autonomy of modern nations and cultural and linguistic communities);
  • recognise the areas of tension (between traditions and modernity, regional and cosmopolitan world views, subcultures and officially represented culture) that are characteristic of East Asian culture and society as a whole;
  • recognise and develop links between their respective subject and the cultural area of China/Taiwan/East Asia;
  • to work together on an interdisciplinary basis in relation to their own field of study and the language and cultural area of China/Taiwan/East Asia.

Associate Dean of Studies
Univ.-Prof. Dr Martin Sexl

Dean of Studies
Mag. Dr Elisabeth De Felip-Jaud

Only course examinations that have not yet been completed as part of a degree programme for which admission has been granted may be taken. Students of a subject-specific Computer Science programme cannot complete the Minor “Digital Science”.

Module structure

  • 5 ECTS-Credits Introduction to Programming
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Introduction to Data Management
  • 10 ECTS-Credits Data analysis
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Aspects of Digitalisation
  • 5 ECTS-Credits Data Analysis Lab

Expected learning outcomes

Graduates of the Minor “Digital Science” are able to understand basic digital methods from the fields of programming, data analysis and data management and apply them to solve relevant problems in their field of science, particularly in the humanities, social sciences and economics.

The graduates of the Minor “Digital Science” are able to

  • understand and create programmes in a programming language suitable for data analysis,
  • model, prepare and manage data,
  • select and apply data analysis methods in the context of their own field of study,
  • plan and carry out data analysis projects in the context of their own field of study.

General information from the Digital Science Centre

Associate Dean of Studies
Dr Joanna Chimiak-Opoka

Dean of Studies
Prof. Dipl.-Math. Dr Tim Netzer


Elective packages for Bachelor programmes

Elective package for Bachelor's and Master's programmes

Elective packages for Master's programmes

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