FAQ

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• Admission: Is there anentrance examination or registration limit?

  No. At the moment our study programme has neither an entrance examination nor a limit of new students per semester.

  However, if you apply for your Master Studies and did not study our Bachelor programme, there is an assessment of equality of your Bachelor Studies.
  (the linked website is currently only available in German. Please contact the colleagues in case you have trouble with the text)
• Admission: Is my qualification in Latin/qualification in Greek sufficient for my admission?

  • In order to be accepted for the BA Classical Archaeology a qualification-exam in Latin is mandatory.
  • In order to be accepted for the MA Classical Archaeology qualification-exams in Latin and Greek can be enacted as stipulations (Curriculum §3(3)).
    This is only of concern to you if your BA-studies were not in Classical Archaeology and/or not from the University of Vienna and if Latin and Greek were not sufficiently considered during your prior studies.

  According to the University's regulation §2 a qualification-exam is omitted, if...

  • you took the "(Berufs-)reifeprpüfung" (school leaving examination) during secondray school.
  • Latin was part of your schedule for at least 10 hours/week during secondray school.
  • Greek was part of your schedule for at least 10 hours/week after the 8th grade during secondray school.

  If you took classes in Latin/Greek during school but thehours/week are not displayed on your certificate/if you have a different certificate you want us to cosider, kindly sent a scan the document(s) in question to Lavinia Enache and cc the Study Admission Office. This way you can check your situation in advance.

  Information: Study Admission Office
  Information: Department of Classical Philology (content of exams) - available only in German
  Information: SSC Phil.Cult. (exam dates) - available only in German
  University of Vienna: Regulation full text - available only in German

   

   
• Admission: Can I start my master's studies directly after finishing my BA?

  If your MA is a continuation study programme, yes. This is possible due to the "up-to-the-minute admission". (Sorry, the website is currently only available in German. Please contact the Study Admission office if you have trouble with the website!)

  Be aware:

  • With the "up-to-the-minute-admission" the current semester counts as the first proper semester of your studies. This might effects grants and the duration of your studies. Example: BA-graduation November 28, 2025, admission MA-registration November 29, 2025: WS 2025 is your first full semester.
  • If you are registered for only one study-programme and do not use the "up-to-the-minute-admission", you loose your status as student until the start of the next semester (Okt 1/Mar 1). You cannot take exams, make registrations or submit recognition of courses during this time.
  • If you make use of the "up-to-the-minute-admission", you still need to register properly for your MA.

   

   
• My Studies: Ailments are hindering my studies: What should I do?

  If you suffer from a physical or mental disability that hinders your participation in everyday life at the University and/or your study progress, please contact Team "Barrierefrei (Accessible Studies). Here at the department we show consideration for your individual situation in the best possible way, but we can only guarantee an alternative mode of assassment if an application is submitted via Team Barrierefrei!

  If you have any concerns, at first please contact the person directly responsible at the department (course instructor, supervisor, library, secretariat, etc.). If you have any problems or concerns here, please contact the SSU or our Students' Representatives. If no direct solution can be found, or if there is a problem directly involving the progress of your studies (participation in courses, exams, graduation, etc.), please submit an application via Team Barrierefrei for your protection and ours.

  If you have fallen victim to a circumstance that severely or completely hinders your study progress (accident, illness - personal or relatives, employment, etc.) consider a leave of absence! This way your semester count will not continue. Further supervision of your final thesis (MA, PhD) at the department is possible despite the leave of absence.
• My Studies: I need a written confirmation...

  Certain written confirmations can be downloaded directly in your u:space account (=> Personal).
  All other confirmations can be requested at the competent authority. 

  For confirmations regarding a course at the Universtity, kindly contact the course instructor or  Studyserviceunit directly. 

  More information about this topic is available at the department of Teaching Affairs and Student Services. 

   

   
• Graduation: How do I submit my BA

  First of all kindly check your record of exams (Prüfungspass) and transcript of records (Sammelzeugnis):

  • Are all courses you want to use for your diploma displayed correctly on the record of exams?
  • Are there too many courses displayed in any module? (Any waste courses need to be marked as "Interessensmodul".)
  • Are all courses you do not want to use for your diploma listed as "Interessensmodul" on the transcript of records?
  • Is your qualification in Greek displayed on your transcript of records? (If not, kindly contact the SSU Classical Philology.)

  Afterwards kindly contact the SSU Classical Archaeology and ask for your record of exams to be approved.
  Should any courses be listed wrongly, kindly provide the following information:

  • Date of the exam
    
  • Name/designation of the course
  • Where do you want the course to be listed (such as: "M1 Course of desrcibing and comparing" or "Interessensmodul")
    ! The employees at the SSU are not allowed to decide on the the content-related allocation. You need to decide where you want your courses to be listed.

  Your record of exams will be approved of within four weeks and sent directly to the SSC. You will be contacted via email after this has happened.
  If there is a deadline ahead you need to meet (such as: admission for your Master's studies), please tell us this in your request.
  Please understand, that the approval of your record of exams cannot be made the day you submit and that we can't submit to the SSC at a date of your choice.

  Kindly take a look at the SSC's Checklist and update your personal data! 

   

   

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  • Graduation: How do I register my Master's examination?
  • Graduation: How do I submit my Master's thesis?
• Graduation: How do I submit my Master's thesis?

  Please check beforehand, that you have officially announced the topic of your thesis. The submission takes place with our SSC. Please mind the SSC's instruction and contact the SSC's staff dirctly, should you fact a problem. 

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  • Graduation: How do I submit my BA
• Graduation: How do I register my Master's examination?

  The registration for your master's examination is done by the SSC. You can find a detailed plan of procedure including deadlines and contacts here.
  The record of exams, which is necessary before the registration is provided by the SSU. Please contact us via email as soon as you need the pass and tell us of any exams that are shown on your current pass that you do not want to submit. (For details check "How do I submit my BA". It's the same procedure.) The pass will be forwarded by us directly to the SSC within 4 weeks.
  The two examiners and the chair need to agree on the date of your exam. You find more information on that matter here on the department's website. Please contact the department's secretariat to make a room reservation for the date!

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  • Graduation: How do I submit my BA
• Graduation: How do I register for a graduation ceremony?

  You can register here for your graduation ceremony after your diploma is leagal (4 weeks after receiving the documants or by waiver of legal remedies).
  If you have any questions, kindly contact our Eventmanagement directly.