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The doctoral programme in Sociology enables independent scientific work. A large number of blocked courses enable intensive work on one's own dissertation through relatively flexible time management. The doctoral programme is aimed at all those who aspire to an academic career or senior positions in the fields of politics, economics and culture.

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Graduates are qualified junior academics. They have mastered the theories and methods applied in sociological research and are capable of critically discussing, analysing, and further developing them. As they have contributed to the knowledge in the field, they possess the competence to develop and conduct substantial research projects with scientific integrity, and they are qualified to reflect on these processes scientifically and theoretically.

Their acquired key competences include the ability to work independently and to communicate about their area of expertise within the scientific community and in society. They are therefore capable of making innovative contributions in scientific and professional contexts.

The Doctor of Philosophy Programme Sociology is grouped among the social and economic science study programmes.

As a reflexive discipline, sociology continually validates its issues and approaches in the light of the present day. As an empirical discipline, it constantly subjects its results to the test of experienced reality. Both aspects are reflected in the curriculum.

In accordance with the structure of the study programme, the central work on the dissertation will be accompanied by intensive mentoring by the faculty’s instructors as well as by corresponding courses (for example on questions of theoretical and methodological reflection of one’s own research). In addition, modules are offered that offer a preview of future occupational activities and that go beyond subject-specific aspects toward the development of generic competences and toward participation in the scientific community.

The Doctor of Philosophy Programme Sociology is the highest level of the scientific education and enables its graduates to theoretically structure sociological questions at the current level of the discipline, to methodically process them adequately, to present their own research results and to enter into interdisciplinary dialogue. In the modern knowledge society, graduates of the doctoral programme are equally equipped for academic careers as they are for planning and decision-making tasks at the intersections of science and practice.

In the society of the 21st century that is increasingly characterised by conflicting patterns of interpretation, there is a growing need for sociological explanations. In key positions of the knowledge society (research institutes, education, public administration, economy, associations, media), but also in the political public, the consideration of sociological knowledge is important for the further development of the society.

Moreover, the graduates are provided with the opportunity to participate first-hand in professional changes by acquiring social science core competences with regard to the performance demands of the rapidly changing professional world.

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Department of Sociology

Faculty of Social Sciences

Welcome to the Department of Sociology

The Department of Sociology combines sociological research and teaching at the University of Vienna.

Sociological research at the Department is characterised by a wide range of key research areas and methodologies as well as numerous research projects. In the area of teaching , the Department offers a six-term bachelor´s programme and a four-term master´s programme in Sociology.

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Admission to the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences

To be able to apply for admission to the doctoral programme at the University of Vienna, the applicant must hold a subject-related diploma or master's degree or another subject-related degree of at least the same level of higher education, issued at a recognized domestic or foreign post-secondary educational institution. In addition, documents on the planned dissertation project must be submitted (see link below). Applications for admission will be forwarded to the responsible doctoral programme director for content review. Please note that the processing may take several weeks. The result of the examination will be communicated by an admission letter. 

Application takes place online via u:space and is possible throughout the year.

Please note that you have to renew your enrollment every semester. This has to take place within the regular admission period.

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Application and admission to a doctoral programme in the Social Sciences is open throughout the year.

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• winter semester: 1 October
• summer semester: 1 March

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Required documents

• Description of the intended doctoral project
• Letter of motivation
• Curriculum vitae
• Indication of Willingness to Supervise a Doctoral/PhD Candidate
• Optional: Proof of language competence: Depending on the field of doctoral research and the intended doctoral project, a prerequisite for admission to the doctoral programme is usually language proficiency in German or English corresponding to level C1. Please specify any relevant language skills during the admission procedure and provide relevant evidence.

If you have a degree from another university or university of applied sciences, please additionally submit the following documents: 

• Your passport or personal ID
• A passport photograph
• Your bachelor and master/diploma certificates and transcripts with the required legalisation for the issuing country
• All for the application process necessary documents have to be translated, if they are not issued in German or English. This translation has to be done by a court sworn translator after the documents were legalised.

Your steps in the admission procedure

Step 1: Application for admission via u:space

Register in u:space and activate your u:account. You will need this account during your studies at the University of Vienna. Log in to u:space, select the degree programme of your choice and upload the above mentioned required documents as PDF. Then click on "submit application."

Please note: Documents that have already been processed in earlier applications are saved in your application as "Nachweisvorhanden.pdf" or "pseudo.txt" and do not have to be uploaded again.

As soon as the status of your application in u:space is "submitted", the admission office will take care of your application.

Please note that any missing or formally incorrect document will prolong the processing time and lead to a later admission. Only submit your application once you uploaded all required documents. The admission office needs several weeks to process your application.

Where required, interviews with candidates will take place. In this case, you will be contacted by E-Mail.

Step 2: Waiting for your admission letter

Due to administrative reasons it is not possible to inform you about the status of your application. Your admission letter will be sent to the e-mail address you provided in u:space.

Step 3: Admission to the doctoral programm

The admission may be either

• without stipulations,
• with stipulations of additional exams (up to a maximum of 60 ECTS) from the bachelor or master programme which you have to pass before the public presentation or
• rejected due to qualitative deficiencies

You will be notified about possible stipulations in the admission letter. A seperate admission to a bachelor/master programme to participate in the required courses is not necessary. Please note: Required stipulations need to be passed before the public presentation!

You are admitted as soon as the prescribed tuition fee/students' union fee is registered as paid.

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Faculty of Social Sciences

Welcome to the Faculty of Social Sciences!

The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of currently 15 faculties and five centers of the University of Vienna. It engages in both research and teaching, which are considered inseparable constituents of higher education. The Faculty is a place of tertiary and continuing education, giving students the opportunity to specialise in a wide range of disciplines and thematic areas. Engaging in analyses of the structures and problems of contemporary societies is key to research at the Faculty.

The Faculty’s research contributes significantly to finding answers to academic questions of great social relevance, and thus to fulfilling the social function and responsibility of both the University and science in general. To this end, the Faculty engages in well-established intra- and interdisciplinary research areas as well as innovative multidisciplinary research, cooperating across different subjects within the Faculty, as well as with other faculties and international, national and local research institutions. Pursuing critical reflection on the structure and problems of present-day society is among the guiding principles of its research activities.

Students of the Faculty of Social Sciences study in bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes in Political Science, Social and Cultural Anthropology, Communication, Sociology, which partially are among the largest degree programmes in Europe, as well as in master's or doctoral programmes in Nursing Science, Gender Studies, Development Studies and Science and Technology Studies.

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The University of Vienna is announcing fully funded doctoral positions in the social sciences all year round.

The University offers both predefined doctoral projects within the framework of externally funded projects and positions as predoctoral university assistants announced by the departments or the doctoral schools. Currently, the following doctoral positions in the social sciences are announced by the ViDSS or the departments supporting the ViDSS.

• Predoctoral University Assistant at the Department of Science and Technology Studies Research area: environmental challenges in nuclear waste, microplastic and digital waste/wasting Working hours: 30 | employment duration: 2+1 years | application deadline: 8 September 2024
• Predoctoral University Assistant at the Department of Communication Research area: employee communication, corporate social responsibility, diversity & inclusion, crisis communication and criticism in social media Working hours: 30 | employment duration: 3+1 years | application deadline: 11 September 2024
• 2 Doctoral Researchers at the Department of Sociology Research project: Communicative AI: The Automation of Societal Communication Working hours: 30 | employment duration: 4 years | application deadline: 27 September 2024
• Predoctoral University Assistant at the Department of Communication Research project: Mental Health Portrayals on Social Media and Implications on Adolescents’ Awareness and Well-being Working hours: 30 | employment duration: 3 years | application deadline: 30 September 2024
• 2 Predoctoral University Assistants at the Department of Nursing Science Research area: nursing science with a social science and public health orientation as well as an international focus Working hours: 30 | employment duration: 3+1 years | application deadline: 30 September 2024

Why apply to the ViDSS?

• We offer doctoral training across all research fields of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Vienna,
• close supervision by top researchers in the social sciences and
• a structured doctoral programme and support through cohort integration, career development and different funding programmes.

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34 Best universities for Sociology in Austria

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Below is a list of best universities in Austria ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 1.45M citations received by 62.1K academic papers made by 34 universities in Austria was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Vienna

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2. University of Innsbruck

3. Medical University of Vienna

4. Vienna University of Economics and Business

5. University of Graz

6. University of Salzburg

7. Vienna University of Technology

8. Johannes Kepler University Linz

9. Medical University of Innsbruck

10. Graz University of Technology

11. University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences, Vienna

12. Medical University of Graz

13. University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

14. Paracelsus Medical University

15. Danube University Krems

16. Institute of Science and Technology Austria

17. mci management center innsbruck.

18. University of Klagenfurt

19. Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna

20. University of Leoben

21. MODUL University Vienna

22. FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

23. Webster Vienna Private University

24. University of Applied Arts Vienna

25. University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna

26. University of Music and Performing Arts Graz

27. University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien

28. University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt

29. St. Polten University of Applied Sciences

30. Vorarlberg University of Applied Sciences

31. Kufstein University of Applied Sciences

32. Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

33. Danube Private University

34. IMC University of Applied Sciences in Krems

The best cities to study Sociology in Austria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Vienna , Innsbruck , Graz , and Salzburg .

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PhD in Sociology (PhD) University of Innsbruck Innsbruck

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The University of Innsbruck is West Austria’s largest institution of higher education and research and serves as the home university for Tyrol, Vorarlberg, South Tyrol and Liechtenstein. Due to the geographical position, an emphasis in research and study programmes can be found on social, ecological and economic issues of the alpine region.  With its great variety of offers, the University of Innsbruck is very attractive for students, researchers and lecturers from all over the world: Approximately one third of the students and one third of the staff are from abroad and enrich the university with their ideas and experiences.

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Austria, largely mountainous landlocked country of South-Central Europe and is a great place for future international students like you. It has very affordable tuition fees and The quality of life is very high.

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Innsbruck – the alpine-urban student city. 

Innsbruck is the capital of Tyrol, offers a special mixture of urban flair and impressive nature thanks to its geographical location. The city is situated in the middle of the Alps and attracts its inhabitants (Tyrol: approx. 740,000, Innsbruck: approx. 133,000, students: approx. 35,000) with a breathtaking panorama and a wide range of different activities. The capital of Tyrol provides a high quality of life and invites you to feel good and relax. Innsbruck is where city and nature, as well as tradition and modernity, meet. Innsbruck shows its urban character in many different ways: from a first-class transportation network, numerous cultural activities, entertainment possibilities and shopping facilities, to traditional or alternative restaurants and bars.

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Sociology aims to analyze and understand the various components that make up a society or civilization. Students learn how these societies are organized, as well as how they are sustained. Issues related to other humanities may also be studied.

If you are thinking of furthering your education in an institution, where academic excellence is adhered to then Austria offers the best destination. These institutions are research based thus enabling students to get ideas on how solve real life problems.

Requirements for the PhD program often involve the student having already obtained a Master’s degree. Additionally, a thesis or dissertation primarily consisting of original academic research must be submitted. In some countries, this work may even need to be defended in front of a panel.

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The Ph.D. program is defined by a commitment to highly analytical sociology

The program trains graduate students to use a range of methods – quantitative and qualitative – and data – survey, administrative, experimental, interview, direct observation, and more – to answer pressing empirical questions and to advance important theoretical and policy debates.

The Ph.D. curriculum and degree requirements provide students with the methodological skills, substantive knowledge, and mentorship to make important and impactful contributions to sociological knowledge. The program guides Ph.D. students to work on ambitious, independent research projects about which students are passionate. Graduates finish the program well-positioned to be leaders in the field of sociology.

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