Extension Curricula

From 01.10.2024 there will be changes in our EC offer:

• The curriculum for the EC Ethics will be changed.
• The EC Philosophicum will expire on 01.10.2025.
• The EC "History of Philosophy" is now called EC "Philosophy: Ancient to Modern Times".
• Two new ECs "Theoretical Philosophy: An Introduction" and "Scientific Methods in Philosophy" will be offered.

Please read the information on this page carefully. If you have any questions, please contact us via our service desk.

• General Information
  
• EC Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture (no changes)
• EC Ethics old (expiring)
• EC Ethics Version 2024 (new from 01.10.2024)
• EC Philosophicum (expiring)
• EC Philosophy: Ancient to Modern Times (formerly: EC History of Philosophy)
• EC Innovation & Knowledge Creation: How the new is created (Minor name change)
• EC Theoretical Philosophy: An Introduction  (new from 01.10.2024)
• EC Scientific Methods in Philosophy (new from01.10.2024)

The extension curriculum in Aesthetics and Philosophy of Culture aims to provide students with a basic orientation in interdisciplinary discourses on the concept of culture. The main aim is to impart knowledge of the most important and fundamental positions in cultural philosophy and philosophical aesthetics, taking into account both historical and current approaches.

In addition, students should also have the opportunity to acquire an initial orientation in theories of contemporary art. The aim is also to promote the ability to engage independently with cultural and artistic trends.

In addition to fundamental positions and problems of current philosophy of language and hermeneutics, the history and current significance of the media are also covered. Students also acquire knowledge in the fields of aesthetic and cultural-philosophical theory formation, both from a historical perspective and with regard to the current theoretical situation.

• Complete Curriculum

The study objectives of the extension curriculum in ethics are the acquisition of fundamental knowledge of various ethical and moral philosophical concepts, the ability to reflect both historically and systematically on basic concepts of ethics such as action, decision, attitude, freedom, norm, responsibility, etc., as well as the ability to relate ethical and pragmatic modes of justification to each other in philosophical reflection on preconditions. In addition, orientation in the fields of social philosophy, philosophy of law, political philosophy and applied ethics should also be offered.

Please note: If you would like to complete the EC Philosophy and the EC Ethics, the curriculum points EC 3.2 and EC 2.1 (both VO-L Introduction to Practical Philosophy) overlap. In this case, instead of the second VO-L Introduction to Practical Philosophy, you complete an alternative course from the modules M06 Foundations of Practical Philosophy or M12 Ethics, Area Ethics of the Bachelor's curriculum (2017) for one of the two ECs. This alternative course must also be a VO-L with 5 ECTS.

The aim of the extension curriculum "Ethics" is to provide an overview of basic questions and central problems of practical philosophy, from a systematic and historical perspective, as well as basic knowledge in various areas of practical philosophy, such as political philosophy, applied ethics, contemporary or historical ethics. The extension curriculum "Ethics" can be chosen by all students of the University of Vienna who are not studying philosophy. Registration for the courses of this extension curriculum can only take place after completion of the introductory and orientation phase of the underlying Bachelor's degree program.

Code number: 15 ECTS

Scope: 182

Curriculum: Complete Curriculum EC Ethics 2024

•    Introduction to Practical Philosophy (9 ECTS)
  • Lecture StEOP Introduction to Practical Philosophy
• Extended introduction to practical philosophy (6 ECTS) 2 VOs (3 ECTS credits each) from the following 4 options:
  
  •  VO Philosophy and Society (from the BA Philosophy)
  •  VO Fundamentals of Applied Ethics (from the BA Philosophy)
  •  VO on the history of philosophical ethics (from the BEd Ethics)
  •  VO on contemporary philosophical ethics (from the BEd Ethic

The aim of the Philosophicum extension curriculum is to provide access to the historical, systematic and current diversity of philosophical issues. Familiarity with the various disciplines of theoretical and practical philosophy is just as much a learning objective as knowledge of the various methods and working methods of philosophy. The EC Philosophicum thus provides an overview of some of the most important problem areas in philosophy and teaches students the ability to engage independently with current research directions.

Please note: If you would like to complete the EC Philosophicum and the EC Ethics, the curriculum points EC 3.2 and EC 2.1 (both VO-L Introduction to Practical Philosophy) overlap. In this case, instead of the second VO-L Introduction to Practical Philosophy, you complete an alternative course from the modules M06 Foundations of Practical Philosophy or M12 Ethics, Area Ethics of the Bachelor's curriculum (2017) for one of the two ECs. This alternative course must also be a VO-L with 5 ECTS.

The learning objective of the History of Philosophy extension curriculum is to provide an overview of the epochs, trends and schools of philosophy and to recognize historical continuities and discontinuities, as well as to provide orientation in conceptual and problem-historical contexts. The ability to deal independently with primary texts is taught, as well as orientation in problem and conceptual-historical contexts. The most important authors, works and schools in the history of philosophy from antiquity to the end of the 19th century are covered.

•     EC 4.1 History of Philosophy I (Antiquity)
•     EC 4.2 History of Philosophy II (Middle Ages and early modern period)
•     EC 4.3 History of Philosophy III (classical modern period to the end of the 19th century)

Key Questions:

• What is knowledge creation and innovation?
• How does something new come into the world? How do new knowledge and innovations emerge?
• Where do ideas come from and how can their generation be supported? How should spaces be designed to enable these processes?
• What types of knowledge are involved in these processes? What role does design play as a way of thinking and attitude?
• What does the process look like from idea generation, research, observation, exploration, conception, prototyping, implementation and innovation?
• What does “Learning from the future as it emerges” mean?

Goals:

After successfully completing the EC, you will have the following skills, among others:

• To generate, evaluate and analyze knowledge
• To design and plan self-organized knowledge and innovation projects
• To think in a design-oriented way
• Creating spaces for knowledge and innovation
• To know the socio-epistemological foundations of innovation & knowledge work
• To use digital (and non-digital) knowledge tools in a targeted and reflective manner
• Implement the basics of project management and teamwork
• Knowing and applying the legal foundations of innovation and knowledge work

• Knowledge Creation: Theoretical Foundations of Knowledge Creation, VO 2 ECTS
• Designing Innovation: Designing knowledge, innovation and learning processes, VU 5 ECTS
• Knowledge Atelier: Designing and implementing knowledge projects, SE 8 ECTS

Find out more about the comprehensive concept, didactic information and courses on the EC Innovation and Knowledge Creation!

The aim of the extension curriculum "Theoretical Philosophy: An Introduction" is to provide an overview of basic questions and central problems of theoretical philosophy, from a systematic and historical perspective, as well as basic knowledge of Epistemology and the Philosophy of Science.

Students can only register for the courses in this extension curriculum after they have completed the introductory and orientation phase of the underlying Bachelor's degree program.

Scope: 15 ECTS

Code Number: 188

Complete Curriculum: Curriculum EC Theoretische Philosophie: eine Einführung

•  Introduction to Theoretical Philosophy (9 ECTS)
  • VO StEOP Introduction to Theoretical Philosophy
•    Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (6 ECTS)
  • VO Epistemology, 3 ECTS (from the BA Philosophy) and
  • VO Philosophy of Science, 3 ECTS (from the BA Philosophy

The aim of the extension curriculum "Scientific Methods in Philosophy" at the University of Vienna is to provide students with basic skills in scientific work and scientific methods in philosophy.The extension curriculum "Scientific Methods in Philosophy" is particularly aimed at students who have already completed other extension curricula in philosophy and now wish to acquire basic methodological skills in philosophy in order to meet the admission requirements for a Master's degree program in philosophy.The extension curriculum "Scientific Methods in Philosophy" can be chosen by all students of the University of Vienna who do not study philosophy and who have already completed two of the following extension curricula in philosophy: "Ethics", "Theoretical Philosophy: An Introduction", "Philosophy: Ancient to Modern Times". Registration for the courses of this extension curriculum can only take place after completion of the introductory and orientation phase of the underlying Bachelor's degree program.

Scope: 16 (!) ECTS

Code Number: 180

Complete Curriculum: Curriculum EC Wissenschaftliche Methoden in der Philosophie

Attention! There is a registration requirement for this EC.

The prerequisite for registration is the successful completion of 2 of the following 3 extension curricula in Philosophy:

•     "Ethics"
•     "Theoretical philosophy: an introduction"
•     "Philosophy: Ancient to Modern Times"

• VU Introduction to scientific work in philosophy, 7 ECTS and
• LPS Reading Proseminar, 5 ECTS and
• PS Metaphysics and Ontology, 4 ECTS or PS Ethics, 4 ECTS