Study programs

The fields of study at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna

Author: Christina Fasching (Red)

What can you study at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna? What fields of study are there? Here you will find an overview of all the fields of study offered at the Academy.

Diplomstudium Bildende Kunst

Degree: Mag.art.
Duration: 8 Semester (240 ECTS)
Language Requirements: No language certificate required for entrance examination; but  before the start of the third semester, proof of German B1 or A2 and additional seminar Foreign Languages for Artists (German).

Studios

  • Art and Image: Abstraction | Expansion | Figuration | Graphic | Context | Drawing
  • Art and Time: Film | Photography | Media | Performance | Video
  • Art and Space: Installation | Object | Spacial Strategies 
  • Art and Intervention: Research | Concept | Public Sphere | Environment

Bachelor in Art and Education

Degree: BEd.
Duration: 8 Semester (240 ECTS)
Language Requirements: Proof of German and English B2 before admission to the course.

Studies

  • Bachelor Art and Education – Art and Design
  • Bachelor Design in Context – Technology and Design

Master  in Art and Education

Abschluss: MEd.
Dauer: 4 Semester (120 ECTS)
Sprachkenntnisse: Nachweis Deutsch und Englisch B2 vor Zulassung zum Studium.

Studies

  • MA Art and Education – Art and Design
  • MA Design in Context – Technology and Design

Bachelor in Architecture

Degree: BArch.
Duration: 6 Semester (180 ECTS)
Language Requirements: Proof of German and English B2 before admission to the course.

Master in Architecture

Degree: MArch.
Duration: 4 Semester (120 ECTS)
Language Requirements: Proof of German and English B2 before admission to the course.

Diploma Studies Conservation and Restauration

Degree: Mag.art.
Duration: 10 Semester (300 ECTS)
Language Requirements: Proof of German B2 before admission to the course.

Study Focus

  • Paintings / Sculpture
  • Objects – Focus on Wood/ historic musical instruments 
  • Paper / Photographs / Books / Archive material
  • Mural Paintings / Architectural Surfaces
  • Modern and Contemporary Art

Diploma Studies Scenography

Degree: Mag.art.
Duration: 8 Semester (240 ECTS)
Language Requirements: No language certificate required for entrance examination; but  before the start of the third semester, proof of German B1 or A2 and additional seminar Foreign Languages for Artists (German).

Master in Critical Studies

Degree: M.A.
Duration: 5 Semester (150 ECTS)
Language Requirements: Proof of German B2 before admission to the course.

Doctoral Studies

Doctoral Studies in Philosophy
Doctoral Studies in Technical Sciences
Doctoral Studies in Natural Sciences
PhD in Practice