Study programmes
At the 16 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 programmes 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 Teacher Training programmes. After finishing a Master or Teacher Training Programme, 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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| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
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 |
| Applied Economics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Archaeological Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Archaeological Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Architecture | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Applied Geometry | German |
| Architecture | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Architecture | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Art Education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240* | Matura/equivalent | Supplementary Examination Artistic Aptitude | German |
| Art History | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Art Science | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Astrophysics (Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Program in Astrophysics) | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Atmospheric Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
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B
| Academic studies, | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
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 | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240* | 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 | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Business Law | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
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C
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Career Guidance/Life Skills | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Catholic Religious Education | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Catholic Religious Education | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Catholic Religious Education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | 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 | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Civil and Environmental Engineering | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Applied Geometry | German |
| Civil Engineering | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Classica et Orientalia | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Comparative Literature | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| 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 | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Doctoral programme (PhD) Faculty of Catholic Theology |
PhD (Doctoral) |
6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
E
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Earth Sciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Biology and Environmental Protection |
German |
| Earth Sciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Earth Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Ecology and Biodiversity | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German English |
| Economy, Health and Sports Tourism | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Education | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Educational Sciences | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Educational Sciences | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Educational Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Environmental Engineering | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Environmental Management of Mountain Areas (EMMA) | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German, English, Italian |
| Engineering Sciences | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| English | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | 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 Ethnology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| European Ethnology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| European Master in Classical Cultures | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| European Youth Studies (1) | Master | -/- | Bachelor/equivalent | - | - |
F
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| French | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| French | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | Latin | German |
| French | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
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G
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
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 | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Geography: Global Change - Regional Sustainability | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| German | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| German Philology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| German Philology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Greek | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin/Greek | German |
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H
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| History | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| History | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| History, Social Studies and Political Education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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I
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Inclusive Education (focus disability) | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Informatics | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Information Systems | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - |
English |
| Instrumental music education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - |
|
| International Economics and Business Sciences | Diploma | 8/240 | Matura/equivalent | - |
German |
| Islamic Religion | 8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German | |
| Islamic Religious Education | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Italian | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Italian | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Italian | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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L
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Latin | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin/Greek | German |
| Latin | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Law | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master/equivalent | - |
German |
| Law - Integrated Programme | Diploma | 8/240 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German Italian |
| Law | 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 | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
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 | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - |
German |
| Mechatronics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Applied Geometry | German |
| Mechatronics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Media | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Microbiology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German English |
| Molecular Cell and Developmental Biology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German English |
| Movements and Sports | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Supplementary Examination Physical and Motor Aptitude | Deutsch |
| Music Education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | ( | - |
| Music Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Music Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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N
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Nutrition and Housekeeping | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | Deutsch |
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O
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Organization Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
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P
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences | PhD (Doctoral) | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
| Pharmacy | Bachelor | 6/180 | 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/Dottorato di ricerca in materie giuridiche | PhD (Doctoral) | 6/180 | Diploma/Master/equivalent | - | German |
| 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 |
| Physical Education | 8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | KME | German | |
| Physics | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Physics | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
| Physics | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | English |
| Physics | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Political Science | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Political Science: European and International Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Political Science | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German |
| Psychology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | § 71d | German |
| Psychology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | § 71d | German |
| Psychology | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | German English |
R
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Russian | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
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S
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Slavonic Studies | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Slavonic Studies | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German |
| Sociology | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
| Sociology: Social and Political Theory | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/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 | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | Latin | German |
| Sport Management | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | KME | German |
| Sport Science | Bachelor | 6/180 | Matura/equivalent | KME | German |
| Sport Science | Master | 6/180 | Bachelor/equivalent | KME | German |
| Sport Science | Doctoral | 6/180 | Diploma/Master | - | German English |
| Strategic Management | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | English |
T
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
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 |
V
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Vocational Education | Bachelor's Programme Secondary School Teacher Training |
8/240 * | Matura/equivalent | - | German |
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Z
| Academic studies | Academic Degree | Semesters/ ECTS-Credits |
Requirements | Additional Exams | Language |
| Zoology | Master | 4/120 | Bachelor/equivalent | - | German/English |
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