Study

Our institute offers three degree programmes.

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Bach­e­lor's pro­gramme in Phi­los­o­phy

Faculty of Catholic Theology

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Master's pro­gramme Phi­los­o­phy of Reli­gion

Faculty of Catholic Theology

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PhD pro­gramme (doc­to­ral stu­dies)

Faculty of Catholic Theology

You can find the current exam dates at here.

1ST SEMESTER

5.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Methodology of Philosophical Thought
3.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Metaphysics Basics
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophical Anthropology
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO History of Philosophy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophy of Language
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophy of Science
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Individual specialisation or interdisciplinary competences

2ND SEMESTER

3.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Ethics Basics
4.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophical Theory of God
2.0 ECTS-C: VO Contemporary Philosophy of Religion
3.0 ECTS-C: VO History of Philosophy in the Modern Era
4.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Classics of the History of Philosophy
5.0 ECTS-C: VU Formal Logic
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VU Interdisciplinary Learning
4.0 ECTS-Credits: Individual specialisation or interdisciplinary competences

3RD SEMESTER

2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Religions of the World
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Empirical Religious Studies
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Psychology and Ethics
2.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Epistemology
3.0 ECTS-Credits: UE Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Social Philosophy
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Exemplary topic explorations: First of four seminars

4TH SEMESTER

5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Special Topics in Contemporary Epistemology
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Philosophy and Society
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Current Issues in Ethics and Contemporary Culture
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Exemplary exploration of topics: Second of four seminars
6.0 ECTS-Credits: Individual specialisation or interdisciplinary skills

5TH SEMESTER

10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Philosophy of Mind
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Metaphysics and Analysis of Worldviews
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Exemplary exploration of topics: Third of four seminars
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Individual specialisation or interdisciplinary competences

6TH SEMESTER

5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Current Issues in Ontology
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Exemplary exploration of topics: Third of four seminars
15.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Seminar with Bachelor's thesis
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Individual specialisation or interdisciplinary competences

1ST SEMESTER

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Fundamentals of Philosophy of Religion
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Faith and Reason
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective modules according to § 8 para. 2

2ND SEMESTER

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Critical Analysis of Worldviews
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Contemporary Philosophy of Religion
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Religion, Culture and Society

3RD SEMESTER

10.0 ECTS-C: Philosophy of Religious Traditions
10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective modules according to § 8 para. 2
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Preparation of the Master's thesis
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Master's thesis

4TH SEMESTER

10.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective modules according to § 8 para. 2
17.5 ECTS-Credits: Master's thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Defence of the Master's thesis

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You can find current courses in the Course cataloguein the LFU:online.

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The institute supervises the philosophical parts of the theological degree programmes at the University of Innsbruck, as well as an Bachelor's degree- and an Master's programme Philosophy. In addition, the PhD programme of the Faculty of Catholic Theology with a specialisation in Philosophy (C794 140 030) can be studied.

Focus of research and teaching:

  • analytical ontology
  • philosophical anthropology and philosophy of mind
  • the investigation of philosophical prerequisites of religious-ideological dialogue
  • epistemology (especially social epistemology and problems of the concept of knowledge)
  • Ethics (especially metaethics and applied ethics)
  • Source studies and research into the philosophy of the Middle Ages
  • Philosophy of religion
  • Specifically, we are currently working within the framework of the Philosophy of Religion research centre and within the major international Analytic Theology project. In addition, the Institute also runs the doctoral programme "Philosophy of Religion".

Courses are regularly offered on the following topics

  • Logic
  • Metaphysics and the philosophical doctrine of God
  • philosophical anthropology
  • psychology
  • ethics
  • philosophy of language
  • epistemology
  • Philosophy of science
  • Introduction to scientific thinking
  • History of Philosophy
  • Philosophical medieval studies

Further activities:

  • Organisation of regular guest professorships and guest lectures
  • Management of a Wittgenstein archive (manuscripts from his estate on microfilm)
  • Management of a microfilm archive of medieval manuscripts and numerous early prints

These facilities are also available to students.

In addition, our teaching staff also contribute to the various theological study programmes at the university or at Faculty of Teacher Education. Other courses are designed to complement the curricula of other faculties, such as Faculty of Social Sciences or DiSC. We are also involved in ethics teacher training in cooperation with KPH Edith Stein and offer guest students the opportunity to put together an individual programme from our exciting range of courses.

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