Courses

Elective Modules (15 ECTS-Credits)

Module 1: Advanced Scientific Literature on Current Research Topics (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module serves to present, discuss, and critically analyze selected current topics at the "forefront of research" in geography on the basis of joint work on significant scientific texts. After the successful completion of the module, students have in-depth insights into central research questions of geography. They receive theoretical, methodical, and subject-related input which they can employ for the further development of their own research project; they also enhance their critical judgment of scientific literature.

Module 2: In-Depth Scientific Literature on Current Research Topics (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module serves to present, discuss, and critically analyze selected current topics at the "forefront of research" in geography on the basis of joint work on significant scientific texts. After the successful completion of the module, students have in-depth insights into central research questions of geography. They receive theoretical, methodical, and subject-related input which they can employ for the further development of their own research project; they also enhance their critical judgment of scientific literature.

Module 3: Supervision Dialogue of Doctoral Thesis (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module serves to present and critically discuss the students' dissertation progress. After the successful completion of the module, students have - in different phases of the research process and in critical discussion with the dissertation supervisor - received important input on the following: theoretical principles, subject-specific position, methodical concept, and empirical realization of the research project; this also includes the analysis and interpretation of research results and the way these results are to be processed.

Module 4: Integrative Geography 2 (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: For the subject-specific "Innsbruck" concept of integrative geography the manifold ecological and socio-economic manifestations and effects of global change and their consequences for sustainable development in a regional context play a central role. The module serves to critically discuss and develop these questions; this takes place in the regular meetings of the research center "Global Change - Regional Sustainability". After the successful completion of the module, students have comprehensive and detailed insights into the basic questions of an integrative understanding of geography. This puts them in a position to critically reflect on and position their own research project in scientific discourse.

Module 5: University Course 2 (5 ECTS-Credits, 2 h)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module requires the students' active participation in a special course on a topic relevant for their research project. Through the - potentially inter-disciplinary - discussion of significant questions with renowned Austrian and international scientists and through continuing education in the area of advanced working techniques, students receive significant subject-related input for positioning their own research project in the field. This course can be completed by participating in a university summer school.

Module 6: Participation at a Scientific Conference 2 (5 ECTS-Credits) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module focuses on the presentation of the students' research results, as a rule in international forums. Corresponding to scientific culture, students learn to expose their research to criticism in subject-specific and interdisciplinary dialog and, as a consequence, are able to position, analyze, and evaluate their research results in a self-critical manner. In the process, they achieve an enhanced awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses.

Active participation in international scientific discourse at a conference or workshop 3.

Module 7: Participation at a Scientific Conference 3 (5 ECTS-Credits) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: The module focuses on the presentation of the students' research results, as a rule in international forums. Corresponding to scientific culture, students learn to expose their research to criticism in subject-specific and interdisciplinary dialog and, as a consequence, are able to position, analyze, and evaluate their research results in a self-critical manner. In the process, they achieve an enhanced awareness of their own strengths and weaknesses. Moreover, students make significant contacts for their research project, gain experience in applying for research funding, and acquire basic skills in research management.

Active participation in international scientific discourse at a conference or workshop 4.

Module 8: Scientific Basics/Core Skills of the Thesis Topic (15 ECTS-Credits) (no courses)

Prerequisites for registration: none

Learning Outcome: After the successful completion of this module, students possess the high level of interdisciplinary knowledge necessary for working on the dissertation.

Courses, as defined in the dissertation agreement, equal to 15 ECTS-Credits must be completed to develop the scientific basis/core competences for the dissertation topic.