Cross-Border Studies

This study programme is only available in German. --> Cross-Border Studies teaches networked thinking and reflective skills in dealing with (concepts of) language and culture as well as their social prerequisites and dimensions. The programme consists of a philological (practical language, literature and linguistics) core and provides the following combination: Slavic studies content (language, literature and culture of a Slavic language: Bosnian/Croatian/Montenegrin/Serbian or Russian or Slovenian) is combined with the content of another philology of your choice (language, literature and culture: German or English or Italian or from the interdisciplinary focus on multilingualism). This philological core is linked to an interdisciplinary approach; students can choose a focus from the following (subject) areas: applied cultural studies, business administration and entrepreneurship, digitalisation, diversity education and peace studies, women's and gender studies, geography, history, media and communication studies, sustainable development.

Living costs€1,240 a month in Klagenfurt, rent included

€14,880

Living costs from SiT estimate from livingcost.org city data (Nov 2026), converted from USD at the ECB reference rate of 30 Oct 2026 (1 EUR = 1.1172 USD)

Typical requirements in Austria for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

• A completed qualification that gives access to Master's Degree study.
• Academic transcripts and any programme-specific assessment the institution asks for.
• Your advisor checks the final requirements for your education system and intake.

Confirm the accepted English-language evidence with the institution for the selected intake.

A typical checklist for this degree level. Your advisor gives you the final list.

The central catalogue records this programme as accredited.