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• 1. Contacts

  Mobility coordinator

  For specific questions about your degree program in Musicology please contact your mobility coordinator. She can give you answers to questions about the learning agreement, about registering for courses and examinations, about courses in English and to questions about specific courses.

  Your mobility coordinator for Musicology is Sonja Tröster (see above).

  If you are coming to Vienna to do research (e.g. for your Master's thesis) and need additional support in addition to your own research work, please contact your subject coordinator as soon as possible.

  If you are already in Vienna and have questions or need someone to sign any papers, please contact your mobility coordinator by e-mail for an appointment.

  International Office

  For all general queries about your ERASMUS stay, please visit the website of the International Office. The International Office receives your nomination from your home university and sends you your letter of acceptance. The International Office is responsible for questions related to your admission and your student ID card, and for queries about accommodation and living in Vienna etc.
• 2. Teaching curriculum and the selection of courses

  Course Catalogue

  The current course programme of your field of study can be found in the course catalogue u:find (Directorate of Studies 16 – Musicology). In the course catalogue you will find all the details about each course, such as the number of teaching units per week, when they start, the number of ECTS credits awarded, the language of instruction, etc. If you need more details about a course, please contact your mobility coordinator.

  The course catalogue for the coming winter or summer semester is available from around August or January respectively. If you need an overview before then, e.g. for the Learning Agreement, you can use the previous year's course catalogue as a guide. Please note, however, that not all courses are offered every term.

  Our courses usually take place at the Institut für Musikwissenschaft, Spitalgasse 2, Hof 9 (Campus), 1090 Vienna.

  Language-related requirements

  In order to study musicology, German language skills are required at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. You do not need an official certificate of your language skills at this level, but your home university must confirm in its online nomination that you have reached the language level required for our subject by the time you start your studies in Vienna. Please note, however, that it is recommended that you have at least a basic knowledge of German in order to be able to live in Vienna.

  In our field of study there are only a few courses taught in English.

  ECTS and courses

  Please note that your home university will determine how many courses you need to take and how many ECTS credits you need to earn at the University of Vienna. At least three courses in musicology must be completed.

  The University of Vienna distinguishes between different types of courses. Lectures (VO) are not continuously assessed. Regular attendance is not compulsory, and performance is assessed at the end of the semester, usually by means of a written or oral examination.
  Exercises (UE), proseminars (PS) and seminars (SE) are courses with continuous assessment; regular attendance is compulsory. Assessment criteria are active course participation, presentations, midterm-tests, papers (e.g. Proseminar- or Seminararbeit) and written and/or oral end-of-term tests. The specific criteria for each course are named in u:find.

  Assessment is carried out on the basis of five grades ranging from 1 (very good) to 5 (unsatisfactory).
  As exchange students, you do not have to attend any of the courses of the introductory and orientation phase (called StEOP).

  Students who have been nominated for a bachelor's programme may normally also attend courses of the master's programme, provided that they have the necessary prior knowledge. In any case, this should be discussed in advance with the mobility coordinator and the course instructor.

  If you have been nominated for Musicology by your home university, you will have the opportunity to attend and complete all courses offered in our field of study. However, if you are a Bachelor's student, we advise you not to take seminars (SE), as these are intended for Master's students, but rather proseminars. If you think you are really interested in a certain topic and are prepared to do more work than expected, you can discuss your participation with your mobility coordinator.

  Due to the large number of students in our subject, places in exercises (UE), proseminars (PS) or seminars (SE) cannot be guaranteed before the beginning of the semester (see below, 4. Registration for Courses)

  Attendence of Musicology courses by students of other subjects

  Exchange students who have not been nominated for Musicology but wish to attend courses in our field of study can attend lectures (VO). To do so, you will have to fill in a separate Learning Agreement form (for studies outside your nominated field of study) and have it signed by the mobility coordinator of musicology. It is not possible for students nominated for other fields of study to participate in courses with continuous assessment (e.g. seminars).
• 3. Learning agreement and confirmations

  Learning agreement

  For the University of Vienna it is sufficient to present your learning agreement at the beginning of your stay after arriving in Vienna. To do so, please use either Erasmus without paper (EWP) or the appropriate form.

  Confirmation of other courses

  Please note that our mobility coordinator can only confirm courses in Musicology. For courses in other fields of study, a separate learning agreement should be presented to the mobility coordinator of that field. Further details on this topic can be found here.

  Participation in language courses at the language centre and in courses related to Austria is confirmed by the International Office and not by our mobility coordinator.

  Subject-specific confirmations

  If you have special forms from your home university that need to be filled in with subject-specific information, such as the language of instruction, please make an appointment with your subject coordinator. If you only need to confirm the dates of your enrolment and withdrawal at the International Office of the University of Vienna, please contact the International Office directly.
• 4. Registration for courses

  Deadlines for registration

  Registration for courses in Musicology usually takes place at the beginning of September for the winter semester, and at the beginning of February for the summer semester. During these periods, registration is not carried out on a first come, first served basis.

  Please note that you have to register even if you are only interested in a course. It is not possible to attend a course without registration (deadlines for registration).

  Registration for courses takes place via U:SPACE. You do not have to be in Vienna already in order to register. You receive your matriculation number in good time by e-mail as well as an explanation of how you can activate your u:account in order to carry out registration.

  Registration process

  To register for a course, follow the registration link in the course catalogue (u:find). You will find this link under the heading “Register/Deregister for this course”. (Please note: this link is only active during the registration period). During the registration process, please select the option [Erasmus-Modul] from the menu item “Studienplanpunkt”. Further information is available here.

  At the end of a registration period, successful registration for a course is shown by the fact that you see the status ‘registered’ in u:space. If another status is displayed there, please get in touch with your mobility coordinator to clarify the issue. In the case of courses with continuous assessment, it is absolutely necessary to attend the first unit of the course. If you do not show up without having given a valid reason beforehand, you might lose your place on the course.

  If you have been placed on the waiting list, you should make sure that you attend the first session of the course. There you will be told if you are likely to get a place on the course.

  For more general information on how to register for courses at the University of Vienna, please follow this link.

  Deregistration

  If you decide that you do not want to attend a course, please cancel your registration in u:space as soon as possible: this may allow us to give your place to someone else. If you decide during the semester that you no longer wish to attend a course, you can cancel your registration in u:space until 31 October (winter semester) or 30 April (summer semester). Please also inform your course teacher that you have cancelled your registration.

  If you forget to cancel your registration, the course may appear in your transcript of records with a negative grade.
• 5. Examinations and transcript of records

  In order to take an exam, it is usually necessary to register for the exam via u:space. Registration for exams usually takes place 1–3 weeks before the exam.

  Dates of examinations

  Dates of examinations are usually announced at the beginning of the semester (or you can find them in u:find). Exams usually take place at the end of the semester or up to a week after the end of the semester.

  Transcript of records / confirmation of participation

  All grades including announcement of the ECTS are announced in u:space within a month of the (last) exam. You can print out your transcript of records including a digital signature yourself via u:space until at least the end of April (winter semester) or the end of November (summer semester).

  If you do not need a grade, but only a certificate of participation without the inclusion of ECTS credits, please contact your course teacher about this wish right at the beginning of the semester.