Master’s Programme Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship
Curriculum (2025W)
Master of Science
Duration/ECTS-AP
4 semesters/120 ECTS-Credits
Mode of Study
Full-Time
Language
English
Requirements
Relevant bachelor's degree or equivalent and Language Certificates
Faculty
Faculty of Economics and Statistics
Qualification Level
Master (Second Cycle)
ISCED-11: Level 7, EQF/NQF: Level 7
ISCED-F
0388 Social sciences, journalism and information, inter-disciplinary programmes
Study Code
UC 066 627
The curriculum is the basis of a degree programme. A look at the curriculum for the Master’s Programme Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship gives you a detailed overview of the structure, content, examination regulations and qualification profile of this Master's degree.
The curriculum can clarify several important questions before you start your studies. For example, which criteria must be fulfilled for enrolment in the Master’s ProgrammeDigital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship, how long the programme lasts, which modules must be completed and much more.
The 2025W curriculum currently applies to the Master’s Programme Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship.
Information on the Curriculum (2025W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies, available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
- English version of the Curriculum (form October 1st 2025)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin March 3rd 2025, Issue 32, No. 398
Requirements
The joint study programme is based on a cooperation agreement between the partner universities Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II (UNINA), Italy, the Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck (UIBK), Austria, and the Univerzita Palackeho V Olomouci (UPOL), Czech Republic, and the Univerzita Palackeho V Olomouci (UPOL), Czech Republic, which was initiated by the Erasmus+ project EURIDICE, European Inclusive Education for Digital Society, Social Innovation and Global Citizenship (DIGITAL-2022-SKILLS-03-SPECIALISEDEDU, project number 101123121).
The admission, registration and selection procedure is regulated in the cooperation agreement and is published by the coordinating university:
https://digitalsociety4innovation.eu
Results of the admission test 2025/2026
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 4 semesters or 120 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
| Semester | ECTS-AP | Titel |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Introduction to Digital Society and Global Citizenship (CM 1a) |
| 1 | 4 | Introduction to the Collaboratorium (CM 1b) |
| 1 | 4 | Digital Technology and Society: Theories and Emerging Issues (CM 2a) |
| 1 | 4 | Digital Politics (CM 2b) |
| 1 | 4 | Ethics and Governance (CM 2c) |
| 1 | 4 | Global citizenship and sustainability (CM 3a) |
| 1 | 4 | Global Citizenship and Governance (CM 3b) |
| 1 | 4 | International and European Law Aspects of Digital Technologies (CM 3c) |
| 2 | 6 | Statistics and Data Science (CM 4a) |
| 2 | 6 | Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (CM 4b) |
| 2 | 4 | Digital Design (CM 5a) |
| 2 | 4 | Information and Communication Technologies for Development (CM 5b) |
| 2 | 8 | Social Digital Innovation for Education (EM 3) |
| 2 | 8 | Digital Communication Foundation (EM 4) |
| 2 | 4 | Philosophical Antrhopology and Digital Humanism - Foundations (EM 5a) |
| 2 | 4 | Philosophical Antrhopology and Digital Humanism - Foundations (EM 5b) |
| 3 | 10 | Individual Learning Pathways (CM 6) |
| 3 | 4 | Being human in the Age of Cyborgs (EM 6a) |
| 3 | 4 | Being human in the Age of Cyborgs (EM 6b) |
| 3 | 4 | The Normative Order of Digitality (EM 6c) |
| 3 | 8 | Collaboratorium, Sustainable Digitalization and Social Innovation (EM 6d) |
| 3 | 6 | Public Pedagogy in the Digital (EM 7a) |
| 3 | 6 | Social Innovation and Digital Education (EM 7b) |
| 3 | 8 | Collaboratorium: Navigating through Case Studies at the Interface of Education, Digitalisation and Innovation (EM 7c) |
| 3 | 6 | Digital Communication and Information (EM 8a) |
| 3 | 6 | Digital Communication and Security (EM 8b) |
| 3 | 8 | Collaboratorium on Digital Communication (EM 8c) |
| 4 | 10 | International Service Learning (EM 1) |
| 4 | 10 | Internship (EM 2) |
| 4 | 20 | Master Thesis (CM 7), Defence |
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Forms
- Assessment of the compulsory module: Preparation of the Master’s Thesis
- Cover Sheet for the Master's Thesis
- Recognition of examsANDSupplementary Sheet
Forms and Guideline for submitting the Master's Thesis (valid since 01.11.2023)
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Location Universitätsstraße 15
Associate Dean of Studies (from 01.10.2025)
Mag. Johannes Seiler, PhD
Dean of Studies
assoz.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Umlauf