Master’s programme Interdisciplinary Master's Programme in Human-Animal Interactions (E)

Content and focus of the degree programme:

Since the academic year 2021 the students have been able to enrol in a research-oriented master’s programme in Human-Animal Interactions for an introduction to and in-depth examination of current research questions in the relevant natural sciences and humanities disciplines. These include ethical questions as well as topics in behavioural and cognitive biology, comparative medicine and neuroscience as well as research questions from the fields of animal welfare, animal husbandry, psychology and philosophy of science. The programme is offered by the Messerli Research Institute in cooperation with the Department for Animal Welfare Science, the Domestication Lab and the clinics and other departments of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, the Medical University of Vienna and the University of Vienna.