Student services during my BA studies
Generally speaking, there are three main offices, which are involved in the administrative processes, directly connected to your studies. The SSS Anglistik (Studies Service Unit for students of English and American Studies) is responsible for issues and questions concerning your studies at the Department of English and American studies. The SPL Anglistik (Studienprogrammleitung 12) is the directorate of studies at the English Department. The SSC Phil.-Kult., the Studies Service Center, is responsible for all study programmes at our faculty.
More information about the tasks each of these offices governs.
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Directorate of Studies (SPL12)
The directorate of studies (in German: Studienprogrammleitung, SPL) fulfils administrative and legal tasks. The office is responsible for providing students with legal information and consultations and for organising the teaching programme. What the SPL team can help you with:
- information on course offer
- special permissions regarding course registrations
- information on study law
- validations of professional or non-professional qualifications
- confirmations (e.g. of your academic progress)
- internships
- formal complaints
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SSC Phil.-Kult.
The SSC Phil.-Kult. is the StudiesServiceCenter at our faculty. The SSC is responsible for various tasks such as the issuing of the degree certificate or nostrification. Contact the SSC, if you need help with the following:
- Processing forms related to the topic and supervision of the master's thesis
- Submission of the master's thesis
- Registration for final exams (Master's Exam, Thesis Defense)
- Issuance of degree certificates
- Recognition of foreign qualifications
How do I organise my studies?
You can check the information on how to plan your semester and which courses to take on our recommended path of study page.
Further services
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Planning your Extension Curricula
The BA English and American Studies includes 45 ECTS worth of extension curriculum. You can choose from a wide variety of extension modules, specialising in different fields across various disciplines.
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Course Registration
You can register for courses with continuous assessment during the regular and the late registration period.
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Recognition of previously completed courses
Have you taken classes in another degree programme, which are relevant for your studies at our department? Check the information on how to apply for recogniton here.
Exam Calendar
All official information about announced exam dates and registration for exams is available on U:SPACE and U:FIND. Below you can find an overview of all exams taking place at our department throughout the semester at a glance.
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In case of illness
If you can't come to a lecture exam that you registered for because you're ill and it's too late for you to deregister, send a doctor's note to the SSS Anglistik and we will do this for you.
Common Final Test - CFT
At the end of Argumentation and Critical Thinking (ACT) and Integrated Language and Study Skills 2 (ILSS 2), all students are required to sit the Common Final Test (CFT), a standardised test of academic reading and argumentative writing skills. Further information can be obtained from your ACT/ILSS 2 lecturers during the semester.
Still need to take the VELT (Vienna English Language Test)?
Specifications for research papers
Students who are writing academic papers for courses at the English department have to adhere to the department's specifications for research papers in terms of style, word limits, AI policy etc.
You can find the documents below. For any questions that may arise after reading through them, please turn to your course lecturer directly.
Deadlines for handing in final course assignments
At the end of the semester, courses with continuous assessment (pi-Lehrveranstaltung) usually involve a final assignment (portfolio, seminar/bachelor paper, etc.). The deadlines are set individually for each course and are appointed by the lecturer.
The latest possible date to hand in course assignments for the winter semester is April 30th*.
The latest possible date to hand in course assignments for the summer semester is September 30th.
Please keep in mind that the final deadlines appointed by teachers can be set earlier than these dates!
*Due to the changes in the period of grace regulation (Nachfrist), students who are not enrolled for the subsequent summer term, should hand in their assignments no later than March 31st (end of the period of grace for the winter term). More information on the payment of the tuition/student union fee.