Study programmes
At the 15 faculties, scientists teach and research in the diverse scientific fields of humanities, natural sciences, social sciences and economics, theology, law, as well as structural engineering sciences and architecture. By offering more than 100 programs and comprehensive continuing education courses and employing excellent scientists the University offers (continuing) education at the highest level.
The University of Innsbruck offers Bachelor, Diploma, Master and Secondary school teacher accreditation programmes. After finishing a Master or Teacher Training program, students can enrol in Doctoral programmes to deepen their scientific knowledge. Upon graduation the University of Innsbruck automatically provides every student with a Diploma Supplement free of charge. It is designed to provide a description of the nature, level, context, content and status of the studies that were successfully completed.
Study programmes A-Z
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A
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Accounting, Auditing and Taxation | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Ancient History and Ancient Oriental Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Ancient History and Ancient Near Eastern Studies | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Applied Economics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Archaeological Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Archaeological Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Archaeological Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Architecture | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Darstellende Geometrie | German |
| Architecture | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Architecture | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Art History | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Art History and Musicology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Art Science | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Astrophysics (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program in Astrophysics) | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Atmosphere Sciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Atmosphere Sciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
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B
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Banking and Finance | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Biology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Biology and Environmental Protection | German |
| Biology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Biology and Environmental Protection | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270* | Matura/equivalent | Biology and Environmental Protection | German |
| Botany | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Business Education | Master | 5/150 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Business Law (1) | Diploma | 9/263 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Business Informatics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
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C
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Catholic Religious Education | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Catholic Religious Education | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Catholic Religious Education | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Catholic Theology | Diploma | 10/300 | Matura/equivalent | Latin/Greek | German |
| Catholic Theology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Chemistry | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Chemistry | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Chemistry | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Chemistry | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Darstellende Geometrie | German |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Classica et Orientalia | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Classical Philology - Latin (1) | Diploma | 8/230 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Climate Change in Mountain Regions and Cryosphere (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
| Comparative Literature | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Computer Science | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Computer Science | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Computer Science | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
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D
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Doctoral programme (PhD) Faculty of Catholic Theology | PhD (Doctoral) | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Domotronics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
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E
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Earth Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Ecology and Biodiversity | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Educational Sciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Educational Sciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Educational Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Engineering Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| English | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| English and American Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| English and American Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| European Cultural Anthropology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| European Master in Classical Cultures | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| European Policy and Society | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| European Youth Studies (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
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F
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| French | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| French | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | Latin | German |
| French | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - |
German |
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G
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Gender, Culture and Social Change | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Geography | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Geography | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Geography and Economics | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Geography: Global Change - Regional Sustainability | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Geosciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Biology and Environmental Protection | German |
| Geosciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| German | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| German Philology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| German Philology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Greek | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin/Greek | German |
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H
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Health and Competitive Sports | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | KME | German |
| Historical Sciences and European Ethnology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| History | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| History | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| History, Social Studies and Political Education | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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I
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Informatics and Informatics Management | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Information Systems | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/Äquivalent | - | English |
| Instrumental music education (3) | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | (3) | - |
| International Economics and Business Sciences (1) |
Diploma | 8/240 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Italian | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Italian | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Italian | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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L
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Latin | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin/Greek | German |
| Latin (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
| Law | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Law - Integrated Programme | Diploma | 8/240 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German/ Italian |
| Law (1) | Diploma | 8/240 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Linguistic and Literary Varieties in the Francophone World/Variétés linguistiques et littéraires dans le monde francophone (Master conjoint/DoppelDiploma) | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/ French |
| Linguistics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Linguistics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Linguistics and Media Studies | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Literature and Cultural Studies | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
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M
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Management and Economics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Materials Sciences and Nanosciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Mathematics | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Mathematics | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Mechatronics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Darstellende Geometrie | German |
| Media | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Medien, Kommunikation und Europäische Öffentlichkeit (2) | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
| Microbiology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Movement and Sports | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | KME | German |
| Music Education (3) | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | (3) | - |
| Music Education (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
| Music Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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O
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Organization Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
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P
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
| Pharmacy (1) | Diploma | 9/246 | Matura/equivalent | Latin/ Biology and Environmental Protection |
German |
| PhD Program in Economics | PhD (Doctoral) | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
| PhD Program Management | PhD (Doctoral) | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
| PhD Program Italien Law (2) | PhD (Doctoral) | -/- | Diploma/Master | - | - |
| Philosophy | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Philosophy | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Philosophy | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Philosophy at Faculties of Catholic Theology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Philosophy at Faculties of Catholic Theology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Physics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Physics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
| Physics | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Physics | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Political Science | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Political Science | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Psychology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | § 124b | German |
| Psychology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Psychology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
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R
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Regional Governance und nachhaltige Raumentwicklung (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
| Russian | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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S
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Slavonic Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Slavonic Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Social and Political Theory | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Sociology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Sociology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Spanish | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Spanish | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Spanish | Secondary school teacher accreditation | 9/270 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Sport Science | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German/English |
| Sports and Human Movement Science | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Sports Management | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | KME | German |
| Strategic Management | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| studium liberale (2) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
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T
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Technical Mathematics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Technical Mathematics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Translation Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - |
German |
| Translation Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
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Z
| Academic studies | Programmes | Semesters/ ECTS-AP |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Zoology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
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Explanations:
(1) The degree program is effective for the academic year 2010/2011. A re-organisation into the tripartite system is planned.
(3) Music and instrumental music education:
Music studies are taught at the Department for Musical Education Innsbruck of the University Mozarteum Salzburg but have to be registered with the University of Innsbruck. Before enrolment prospective students have to pass an entry exam pursuant to § 63.(1) UG 2002 at the Mozarteum Salzburg. Information about the exam can be found at the University Mozarteum Salzburg.