Master programme in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations

Your steps in the admission procedure depend on whether you have completed your previous degree programme at the University of Vienna or another post-secondary educational institution.

 Multilingual degree programme

The languages of instruction in this degree programme are German and at least one more language.

Additional requirements

German language proficiency at level A2

To be admitted to the multilingual master programme in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations, you have to provide a proof of German language proficiency at level A2. You already have to upload this proof when you apply for admission to the degree programme. 

English language proficiency at level B2

To be admitted to an English or multilingual master programme at the University of Vienna, you have to provide a proof of English language proficiency. 

To apply for admission to this degree programme, you require a proof of English language proficiency at level B2. 

Qualitative admission requirements (QZB)

The admission to a master programme is only possible, if you have completed an eligible degree programme in the same discipline. To be admitted to this master programme you also have to prove qualitative admission requirements (QZB) when submitting your application for admission. The QZB are binding and determine which knowledge and competencies you must have at the time you apply for admission to this master programme. QZB cannot be completed during the degree programme you have applied for (other than supplementary examinations).

As a requirement for admission, applicants must provide evidence of the following knowledge and competences amounting to 30 ECTS according to the curriculum (only available in German):

  • a) Basic social science knowledge at university level to the extent of at least 15 ECTS from the fields of:
    • Development Studies, Geography, Communication Studies, Cultural and Social Anthropology, Planning Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Urban Studies or Economics
  • b) Basic prior knowledge of quantitative or qualitative methods of empirical social science totaling 15 ECTS:
    • Up to 5 of these 15 ECTS points can be provided through basic prior knowledge in geoinformatics, geocommunication, or remote sensing.

Prospective students who have completed the bachelor programme in Geography or the Bachelor programme in Teacher Education with Geography and Economic Education at the University of Vienna already fulfill the QZB. All other prospective students must create a description of qualifications (details and required form see below).

Description of qualifications

To be admitted to the master programme in Geographies of Global Change and Sustainability Transformations, you need previous knowledge relevant to the field. You may prove the required knowledge by completing the extension curricula in "Geography: Society and Space" and either "Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences" or "Statistics I: Basics". If you have completed the required ECs, upload your transcript of records at "Further documents and proofs" as document type "Description of qualifications" when applying for admission in u:space.

If you can not prove your previous knowledge by completing the programme at the University of Vienna, you have to provide a description of qualifications (form, PDF). This is a depiction of achievements that correspond to the required knowledge, which you obtained before your application for admission. Save the form and fill it in. Attach the form when applying for admission in u:space at "Further documents and proofs" as document type "Description of qualifications".

Fill in the description of qualifications as follows: 

  1. Enter the title of the achievement. 
  2. Enter the date, when you completed the achievement.
  3. Enter the ECTS, that you achieved thereby.
  4. State at which educational institution you completed the achievement.
  5. Describe which of the QZB you fulfil thereby. 

You can find detailed information on the required previous knowledge in the curriculum (only available in German)

Application and admission procedure

Degree from the University of Vienna

This information is only available in German.