Bachelor in English

Bachelor in English is one of 3 English-taught Education programmes at bachelor’s level in the register, offered by 3 institutions. 3 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 3 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters. The same programme title is offered at 3 institutions, so compare the content, campus and requirements before you choose.

What you study

This is the English teaching subject within the teacher training programme at the University of Vienna. The register describes it as occupation-oriented and research-based, and it prepares students to teach English as a foreign language at secondary schools.

The content rests on five areas named in the register:

• Language skills
• Subject-specific didactics
• Linguistics
• Cultural studies
• Literature studies

The degree is a Bachelor of Education, BEd, worth 180 ECTS over six semesters, three years. The register lists the keywords Literatur, Sprache and Englisch.

Admission, language and next steps

Entry runs through the admission procedure for teacher training. The register names this entrance examination as the route in, so plan for it rather than treating the degree as open admission.

Teaching is in German and English. The programme is partly taught in English, so check with the University of Vienna which parts are held in which language before you apply.

There is no central application portal. You apply directly to the University of Vienna, and its own programme page gives the application period and the details of the admission procedure. Read that page before you start, because the entrance examination and the application steps sit with the institution, not with a national office.

The subject of English, which is part of the teacher training programme at the University of Vienna, aims at preparing students for a career as English as a foreign language teachers at secondary schools through an occupation-oriented and research-based education. The degree programme focuses on language skills, subject-specific didactics, linguistics, cultural studies and literature studies.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here University of Vienna. For most bachelor’s programmes at public universities the general application period ends on 5 September for the winter semester and on 5 February for the summer semester. The dates are earlier for applicants from outside the EU/EEA and for programmes with an entrance procedure, so confirm the exact date on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: Admission procedure Teacher training. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.