Poverty and Social Exclusion

Focus

Even the most economically and politically successful societies in the West fail to sustainably eliminate poverty and eradicate social exclusion. Poverty and social exclusion thus remain an inherent part of our societies. These issues represent key societal questions because they particularly raise questions about the good life and a just human society. The academic study of poverty and social exclusion is therefore also paradigmatic for socially engaged and responsible science. It demands a high level of critical research, including reflections on knowledge production, the power of discourses, and the value of education, and is thus part of a university’s self-reflection.

The Center for Ethics and Poverty Research consolidates relevant courses at the University of Salzburg for the interdisciplinary supplementary studies “Poverty and Social Exclusion.” It cooperates with other university institutions, such as the “Focus Area Law, Economy, and Working World.”

Target Group

This supplementary study offers students from all disciplines the opportunity to cultivate relevant skills and attitudes in line with a humanitarian ideal of education. It is especially aimed at students who wish to address poverty-related topics in their qualification papers (Bachelor’s, Master’s theses, and dissertations).

Structure & Requirements

Basic Module (12 ECTS)

For the Basic Module, courses amounting to a total of 12 ECTS credits from the supplementary studies course offerings must be completed. Courses from the student’s own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective courses. An exception to this rule is courses from the cross-sectional module on socio-ecological crises, which cannot be credited within the area of free electives.

The following courses or courses from the following areas must be completed for the Basic Module:

• • Philosophical Foundations (3 ECTS)
  • Geographies of Poverty and Inequality (3 ECTS)
  • Sociological Foundations (3 ECTS)
  • Social Law Foundations / History of Poverty (3 ECTS)

Advanced Module (12 ECTS)

For the Advanced Module, courses amounting to a total of 12 ECTS credits from the supplementary studies course offerings must be completed. Courses from the student’s own field of study may only be chosen if they are not part of the mandatory or elective courses. An exception to this rule is courses from the cross-sectional module on socio-ecological crises, which cannot be credited within the area of free electives.

The following courses or courses from the following areas must be completed for the Advanced Module:

• • Normative Ethics (6 ECTS)
  • Additional elective courses from the course offerings, including areas such as History, Social Geography, Sociology, and Theology (6 ECTS)

Course Registration

Registration for individual courses is done via PLUSonline.

Note: For courses you take as part of the supplementary studies, select “Free Registration” in PLUSonline (if the option is available) during course registration:

Certificate

After successfully completing the above-mentioned courses, the following certificates can be requested:

• Basic Module Poverty and Social Exclusion: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic Module amounting to 12 ECTS credits.
• Supplementary Studies Poverty and Social Exclusion: This will be issued after successful completion of the Basic and Advanced Modules amounting to a total of 24 ECTS credits.

IMPORTANT: It is possible to include supplementary studies and specializations in the Bachelor’s, Master’s, or Diploma examination certificate (naming of free electives). Regulations can be found in your curriculum, or you may need to reach an agreement with the chair of your curriculum committee beforehand.

Requesting a Certificate

Once you have completed the required courses, submit the completed exam pass and the corresponding certificates to Dr. Helmut P. Gaisbauer (). After verifying the documents, the certificate will be issued on behalf of the Vice-Rectorate for Education and Student Experience and will be sent digitally to your university email address.

Issuing the certificate is no longer possible after graduation. Therefore, please make sure to apply for the certificate at least a few weeks before graduation.

If it is not possible to print the transcripts from PLUSonline, only submit the completed exam pass.

Download Exam Pass

• Exam Pass Basic Module Poverty and Social Exclusion (12 ECTS)

• Exam Pass Supplementary Studies Poverty and Social Exclusion (24 ECTS)

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Dr. Helmut P. Gaisbauer
FB Philosophie an der Katholisch-Theologischen Fakultät

ZEA – Zentrum für Ethik und Armutsforschung
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