Master thesis

Here you will find the most important points at a glance if you are interested in a master thesis/master seminar in the field of urban and environmental psychology:

Urban and Environmental Psychology offers the opportunity to attend a master's seminar every winter semester
To apply for this, please send an overview of your grades as well as a short justification/research idea (maximum 300 words) to env.psychology@univie.ac.at.
We prefer to supervise projects on the following topics: Biological Conservation, Environmentally Friendly Behavior, Nature & Health.
Annual application deadline: July 1

Master's theses supervised to date

Franziska Michalewicz	The Role of Coping Strategies in the Relationship Between Climate Anxiety and Pro-Environmental Behavior Intentions in Young Adults – An Experimental Study
Antonia Bosl	How is climate change anxiety associated with pro-environmental behavior and mental health, and which role do coping strategies and efficacy beliefs play? A survey study among young German-speaking adults
Robert Bunzl	Green universities: predictors of pro-environmental behaviour in university staff
Veronika Ellensohn	Towards sustainable Universities: The effect of perceived self-determination and leadership on employee’s pro-environmental behaviors at the University of Vienna
Carolin Eller	Wie sind Values, Pro-Environmental Behavior und die Stages of Change miteinander assoziiert? – Praxisimplika-tionen für die Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie der Universität Wien
Patricia Stehl	From Childhood Exposure to Blue Spaces to Adult Environmentalism: The Role of Nature Connectedness and Current Nature Visits in an Austrian Sample
Christina Barz	Linking implicit biodiversity preferences in forests to biospheric concern and nature connectedness