Courses and exams

• Academic year
• Academic offer
• Course directory (u:find)
• Lectures (Vorlesungen, VO) and exams
• Courses with continuous assessment
• Registration deadlines for courses with continuous assessment

Academic year

• Winter semester
  • Lecture period: 1 October - 31 January
  • Lecture-free period (semester break): February

• Summer semester
  • Lecture period: 1. März - 30. Juni
  • Lecture-free period (summer break): 1. July - 30. September

Exams usually take place during the lecture period.

Exchange students who have been nominated for Psychology can register for any course offered by our Faculty except for the Master's Thesis Seminars. These seminars are aimed at students who are writing their Master's thesis at the University of Vienna.

You must register separately for every exam.

As soon as the date of an examination is set, you will find it on the lecture page in u:find.

• Registration (exam)
  • Click on a date to check the registration deadlines.
  • Then click on "Register/Deregister for this exam" (this link is visible only while registrations for the exam are open!) and you will be forwarded to the u:space login page.

Types of courses with continuous assessment

Proseminars (PS) impart basic knowledge of scientific work, introduce the subject literature and deal with exemplary problems of the subject by means of presentations, discussions, case studies, etc. The students are expected to complete the course in the following semester. Presentations, written contributions, tests, group work, homework and active participation can be used in varying combinations for performance assessment.

Exercises (UE) complement and deepen scientific content; these are practically applied and practised. Group work, presentations, active participation, written tests and homework can be used in varying combinations or individually for performance assessment.

Lecture and tutorial (VU) combine the forms of teaching of both types of courses. Practical examples are presented by the course instructor. Group work, presentations, active participation, written tests and homework can be used in varying combinations or individually for performance assessment.

Seminars (SE) are courses with an immanent examination character that serve scientific work. This means acquiring detailed knowledge of a subject area by studying specialist literature, developing further questions from this if necessary and answering them using suitable methods. The work is reported on an ongoing basis in oral and/or written form. These partial performances as well as the participation are included in the assessment in an appropriately weighted form.

Research-oriented internships (PR) impart practical skills and knowledge about the concrete application of scientifically based methods in research. Finally, a written report is written on the skills and knowledge acquired in the process, which must comply with the rules of the subject. At least one second piece of work is taken into account for the grade (e.g. participation, presentation or homework).

Course registration - summer semester 2024

Registrations for courses with continuous assessment open on 01/02/2024 at 09:00 a.m. and close on 26/02/2024 at 09:00 a.m.

First come first served does not apply!

• Open the course page in u:find and click on "Register/Deregister for this course". You will be forwarded to the u:space login page. In u:space you can apply for admission to the course. The status of your registration should be "Allocation by registration deadline" ("Zuteilung nach Anmeldefrist").
  • Since there is only a limited number of places in courses with continuous assessment, we recommend that you consider some alternatives to the courses you included in your Learning Agreement. You can register for more courses than you actually need, even if they are not (yet) part of your Learning Agreement. The Learning Agreement can be changed after the allocation of places.

• First allocation of places: on 26/02/2024 your status will change to either
  • "angemeldet" (if you have been accepted into the course) or
  • "auf Warteliste" (on waiting list).

• First deregistration period: students who decide not to attend a course they have registered for can cancel their registration in u:space without any consequences.

• Second allocation of places on 29/02/2024: Places that have become available during the first deregistration period are given to students on the waiting list.

• Second deregistration period: students can still deregister from courses until 04/03/2024, 09:00 a.m. Places that have become available during the second deregistration period will be allocated during the first course session (see Infobox AFTER THE ALLOCATION below).

• Mandatory attendance on the first day of class: If you are accepted into a course during the first or second allocation of places but do not attend the first session of the course without notifying the course lecturer, you will be de-registered. Please contact the lecturer in advance if you are unable to attend the first course session.