Incoming Students

Our department and the neighbouring departments offer a wide range of courses in English for Erasmus students who do not have sufficient knowledge of German. In some courses taught in German language, it may also be possible to write the final examination or term paper in English after consultation with the lecturers.

On UniGrazOnline, students can find a list of courses that are currently or have been offered at our university in the past. These courses can be filtered by language. Please note that not all courses taught in English-language are offered every semester.

The course programme for the coming academic year is usually available from June each year. Syllabi (i.e. more detailed descriptions of the course programme) are regularly published on UniGrazOnline and can be viewed there at the beginning of the semester at the latest.

Most BA and MA courses are offered every semester, but the contents may change from semester to semester, especially if they are offered by other lecturers. The BA Research-Oriented Practical and the MA Research Laboratory last two semesters.

The Office for International Relations takes care of the Learning Agreements and all formalities in connection with Erasmus and similar exchange programmes.

If you wish to transfer to Graz from another university in Austria or abroad where you studied sociology and wish to continue (and complete) your degree in sociology here, you must have your previous academic achievements recognised. The recognition itself takes place in UniGrazOnline. Please consult the Graz curriculum to find out which examinations you have taken are eligible for which modules or courses .

In general, we will try to ensure that all your ECTS points are recognised. However, there may be minor "losses" of ECTS points.

You can obtain advice from the Chair of the Sociology Curriculum Commission during his office hours. Please bring a list of the examinations you have taken with you.

Contact:

Chairman of the Curriculum Commission Institute of Sociology
Prof. Dieter Reicher
dieter.reicher(at)uni-graz.at

If you wish to continue with the MA programme in Sociology after completing another BA programme, it is necessary to check whether your previous studies are "subject-related" and whether you have acquired sufficient sociological knowledge. Please see the admission requirements in § 2, paragraph 4 of the Master's curriculum in Sociology.

Admission requirements

a. Admission to the Master's degree programme in Sociology requires the completion of a Bachelor's degree programme in Sociology or another relevant Bachelor's degree programme or a relevant Bachelor's degree programme at a university of applied sciences or another equivalent degree programme at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution.

b. A Bachelor's degree programme or a Bachelor's degree programme at a university of applied sciences or another degree programme at a recognised domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution is deemed to be a relevant course of study, provided that knowledge from the following areas of sociology can be proven by appropriate examinations:

• from the subjects Introduction to Sociology, History of Sociology and Sociological Theory totalling 18 ECTS credits,
• from the subject Empirical Social Research, including multivariate analysis methods to the extent of 18 ECTS credits,
• from the subjects Micro-, Meso-, Macrosociology and Special Sociologies totalling 18 ECTS credits,
• from statistics to the extent of 6 ECTS credits.

c. Admission to the Master's programme is the responsibility of the Rectorate in accordance with § 60 UG.

Information and advice can be obtained from the Chair of the Sociology Curricula Commission during his office hours (Prof. Dieter Reicher).

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